Our Song of the Day may seem like a timely one, ‘Light Up London Town’ is the uplifting third and final single taken from the acclaimed 2019 debut album ‘The Wildest Rose’ by guitar and bouzouki player Odette Michell.
Michell is one of the brightest new names to have emerged full-grown on the country’s folk scene in recent years. Mike Davies, Folk Radio
Featuring Toby Shaer on Irish Whistle and contributing backing vocals and violin by Stu Hanna, ‘Light Up London Town’ is a gentle-handed yet poignant overview of the ill-fated gunpowder plot of 1605 – and of the political and religious climate of the time.
Depicted as villains within our present historical understanding; there was also an element of desperation behind the men’s actions. Odette says of the song: “I’ve been asked by people whether I was deliberately making reference to our country’s current political unrest, given the echoes of dissatisfaction felt both then and now, for albeit different reasons – but I’m merely the storyteller, and it is truly a great story.”
Watch the accompanying video by Rob Bridge of Redwood Music Photography.
Visit Odette’s website for details of her upcoming tour dates:
Photo Credit: Redwood Photography