Today one of relatively rare examples of Americana that originates in the UK. You’d think there would be a lot more, and whilst we have a number of “regulars” it’s always good to expand that number. Little Lore is the recording name for the solo project of Tricia Duffy who hails from Portsmouth, but now resides inland in the riverside borough of Chiswick. Which brings us to today’s song – ‘The River’, which has an origin in a natural disaster: “This song was inspired by two enormous storms that battered the UK in November 2023 causing great damage and floods. I had been invited to become songwriter in residence on Johnson’s island- an artists’ studio located in the mouth of the Grand Union Canal and the River Brent. A week before the residency the whole island was flooded including the artist’s room I was due to use. When I got the call letting me know that it was looking 50/50 for the residency to go ahead, I sat on the sofa with my guitar and I thought – damn that river has two sides. And the song came from there, with that phrase and the little guitar riff coming first, unusually for me as I am almost always a lyrics-first kinda gal. The song reflects on the incredible beauty of the river and the destruction it can reap when the right combination of high tides, gravitational pull from the moon and storms collide. I love how Oli interpreted the song – and the addition of violins and cello really evoke the feelings of the water.”
Oli is Renowned New York-based producer and multi-instrumentalist, Oli Deakin, (who records under the name of Lowpines) who is Little Lore’s principal musical collaborator and again produced the single and the forthcoming EP ‘River Stories‘ and provides much of the instrumentation.
