While she considers her influences to lie somewhere between the likes of Tracy Chapman and Gillian Welch, Lorraine Nash’s new single Changing Tides has quite a country feel to it.
The 21-year old multi-instrumentalist with a soulful voice is one of the newest talents in Ireland releasing fresh music in 2020.
Changing Tides is the follow up to her debut single Wildflower, and was released yesterday, 16th May. Both are from her debut EP Wildflower, which will be out on 5th June.
Written last year Changing Tides couldn’t more perfectly speak to the times we find ourselves in.
Acknowledging that change is inevitable, the overarching message of her song is one of hope.
“It is about accepting the changing circumstances in our lives and facing them instead of fearing them,” said Lorraine.
Written at a time before lockdown the single conveys a more meaningful significance. Change has always come, and we will always adapt with it. While our world has changed we will forge new paths, create a community of solidarity and embrace a society that is more compassionate. It may not be the future we chose, or thought was laid out before us, but it’s the one fate has handed us and may yet be the making of us.
Changing Tides is the track that is most influenced by country music out of all five tracks on the Wildflower EP.
While her music has also drawn comparisons to Sandi Thom and Antony and the Johnsons, showcasing a diverse musical range, her vocal is perfectly suited to a palate that evokes Americana and folk tones.
Performing since she was seven years old, Lorraine is a talented pianist, guitar, harp, flute and violin player, skills that she has brought to the recording studio to create her debut EP Wildflower.
Equally at home with Irish trad, Lorraine’s original material brings an eclectic mix of music traditions to the table while ensuring that her own unique voice and élan comes through unmistakably.
Changing Tides was recorded, mixed and mastered in Cork with Herring Ahern.
