“I Need A Forest Fire,” is our interpretation of a rich and righteous James Blake track. We have been big fans of his artistry and aural weavings for many years and wanted to do a folk rendition of this striking song. The texture of its sounds stretch far and wide in atmospheric rhythms as well as the lyrics and it took some deep digging to conceptualize what Blake was perhaps trying to say... Our interpretation is this:
“We live in a time of rapidly destructive (and so often man-made) wildfires in many parts of this planet. Singing a song that says "we need a wildfire" felt cautionary-but enticing, as we explored the many metaphors that "forest fire " could represent. We came to believe it is about the burning of the ego, the take down of destructive habits and destructive relationships, even destructive sides of self. In a time where everyone is on one side of the coin or the other, in a highly polarized nation, a burning symbolizes a great reset. A death and rebirth cycle. We hope you enjoy our take on this track as much as we have enjoyed stretching into its different sounds.”
Folk & Anchor is a collection of covers. All arrangements by Rising Appalachia
Produced by Leah Song & Chloe Smith
Recorded and mixed Julian Dreyer, Echo Mountain
Mastered by Jason Richmond, Independent Mastering
Photography and videography Earthbased Media www.earthbased.media/
Album design by Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Vocals: Leah Song, Chloe Smith
Banjo: Leah Song
Acoustic Guitar: David Brown
Bass: David Brown
Fiddle: Duncan Wickel, Chloe Smith
Cello Duncan Wickel
Percussion: Biko Casini
Trumpet: Branden J Lewis
Bodhran: Leah Song
Harmony vocals: Duncan Wickel, David Brown