Rakish – “Lightly Come or Lightly Go”
Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Rakish’s song “Lightly Come or Lightly Go,” from the duo’s forthcoming album Now, O Now. Now, O Now is set to be available on October 11. The album was produced by Rakish; recorded by Eli Crews at Spillway Sounds; mixed by Dave Sinko; and mastered by Dan Cardinal of Dimension Sound.
“Lightly Come or Lightly Go” is Maura Shawn Scanlon on fiddle and vocals; and Conor Hearn on guitar and vocals.
The video of the duo playing outside on old abandoned railroad tracks – at the back of row houses – was filmed, recorded, and edited by David Benedict.
Blending the historic poetry of James Joyce into a contemporary song style in a display of what they do best, Rakish has created a very pleasing, spirited song. It’s a lively fiddle and acoustic guitar jam.
The song “Lightly Come or Lightly Go” is our adaptation of an early poem by James Joyce. In the collection it comes from (called Chamber Music) it’s titled “XXV,” so the title comes to us from the first line of the first stanza. Taking this relatively old text and bringing it to life with the music that we write, which itself is very influenced by traditional celtic music, is a joyous discovery process. There is some melancholy to the poem, but also a good deal of hope, so it becomes a good writing prompt to try to compose something musical that deals with everything in that emotional register. – Rakish
Find the music here: https://lnk.to/rakish-now-o-now
And also here on Bandcamp: https://rakishmusic.bandcamp.com/album/now-o-now
Enjoy our previous coverage here: Song Premiere: Rakish “Lonely Hotel Room”