Firefay and Alison O’Donnell have reunited once again for a follow-up to their incredible 2014 album ‘Anointed Queen‘. To quote from Thomas Blake’s review of Annointed Queen, “a collaboration between ethereal London-based baroque folk quartet Firefay and 70s survivor Alison O’Donnell is a match made in psych-folk heaven.”
At the time of that album Mellow Candle’s, Alison O’Donnell had been working with the likes of Owl Service and Dublin’s United Bible Studies. Thomas adds: “Firefay, meanwhile, are gathering something of a cult following with their unique, medievally-nuanced blend of English and French traditions. A combination of the two must surely be a recipe for the perfect period-piece, a glimmering throwback to the innocent days of Steeleye Span and Mr Fox, right?”
After hearing the opening track on their new album The Travels of Janus (released last month), that last comment above makes total sense. Check out Coming to London of Wily Will, also our Song of the Day, a gorgeous slice of psych-folk:
Order digitally via Bandcamp: https://firefay.bandcamp.com/track/coming-to-london-of-wily-will
I’ve read that there will be a physical release but it’s been held up (COVID etc.)