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The Darkening Fair

by Louise McCorkindale

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About "The Darkening Fair":

“My dad wrote a short poem called “Lonesome Road”, which intrigued me but I never thought to ask him about it until it was too late. That mystery haunted me over the years, so I wrote a song about it to try to resolve it. In writing the song, that internal mystery became something external which could be seen and named and I now know what the poem means for me, but it will always frustrate me that I can’t ask my dad what it meant for him. The track was recorded without a beat, to express the untethered state of being that it describes, and I am very grateful to Vitaliy and Ben for embracing the challenge of recording it this way. I would like to dedicate the song to my dad, and to anyone else who has looked back at the darkening fair.”
Louise McCorkindale

“Lonesome Road” by Bill McCorkindale was published in “The Mirror And The Maze”, a collection of his poems printed in 1979 by Rainbow Books, Aberdeen

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Louise McCorkindale started songwriting as half of Aberdonian duo Only A Ghost and is now releasing some of her solo work, recorded in remote collaboration with musician Vitaliy Tkachuk in Odesa, Ukraine. The result is an almost gothic, distinctly European fusion of classical, folk and electronic elements, reflecting the timeless and intimate nature of the songs, which explore universal themes with minimal production. Louise attributes her style to the long north-eastern winters, and being at an age when contemplating one’s own mortality is unavoidable. Her writing is reminiscent of Vashti Bunyan, and Leonard Cohen, and will be of particular interest to fans of Linda Perhacs, Margo Guryan and Sibylle Baier.

Vitaliy Tkachuk is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. At home in any genre, from metal to classical, he specialises in improvisation and jazz. He has balanced the darker aspects of these songs with beautiful rhythm tracks and emotional solos, and jokingly describes the style as “sad but beautiful”.

Sarah Baganz is an artist working in a variety of media, from digital art to clay, and is also a transpersonal arts counsellor, and a lecturer at the Tobias School of Art and Therapy. In the videos, Sarah has put her art and process in service to the emotional message of each song. The combination of Louise’s writing, Vitaliy’s music, and Sarah’s art, creates powerful and beautiful pieces of moving art.

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released November 11, 2023
Songwriting: Louise McCorkindale
Guitar: Vitaliy Tkachuk, via Musiversal
Cello: Ben Trigg, via Musiversal
Voice: Louise McCorkindale
Mixing and Mastering: Vitaliy Tkachuk
Production: Louise McCorkindale and Vitaliy Tkachuk
Artwork and Video: Sarah Baganz
Photography and Graphics: Sajan McCorkindale and Morag McCorkindale

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Stereogram Recordings Edinburgh, UK

We are an Edinburgh based record label run by JEREMY THOMS with press and PR by journalist INNES REEKIE.
Artist roster includes LOUISE McCORKINDALE, CHRIS REEVE,
THE VINTAGE CALVINOS, THE CATHODE RAY, JAMES KING & THE LONEWOLVES, ROY MOLLER, ST.CHRISTOPHER MEDAL, THE FABULOUS ARTISANS, BAND OF HOLY JOY, LOLA IN SLACKS, NEW LEAF, MILTON STAR, THE EASTERN SWELL, STOOR and THOSE UNFORTUNATES ... more

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