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Now The Time

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‘Now the Time’ is an original work composed in the folk tradition. It is an act of mourning for silenced voices and stories, attempting to transform erasure and violence into acceptance, transcendence and power. The song addresses the gaps in the folk music archive where trans and queer stories should be. It is composed in relation to Anglo–Irish folk traditions, particularly sean-nós and keening, and the neglected body of British folk songs in 5/4 time.

Overtone singing allows one voice to produce multiple tones, queering the highly gendered expectations of vocal range. When two overtone singers work in close harmony in a reverberant space, eerie and unexpected ‘lost voices’ appear as if by magic. Stamping and clapping breaks silence. Inarticulate somatic traumas of rage, pain, anxiety and grief can be expressed as uplifting, powerful, energetic forces. With two body percussionists, a vast potential polyrhythmic space is produced. We sing 'Now The Time' to generate a protective space of reflection and acceptance, a refuge from endless cycles of inward self-erasure / self-harm versus outward aggression / blame.

'Now the Time' is dedicated to all our queer and trans forebears whose lives, songs and stories have been lost to violence, and erased from cultural memory.

This recording was commissioned by @SoundandMusicUK for the 2021 British Music Collection LGBTQ+ Composers Award, and was made in the Theatre Royal, Margate.

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released May 6, 2022
Words: Clair Le Couteur
Music: Clair Le Couteur & Carli Jefferson
Recording & Editing: Lunatraktors

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LUNATRAKTORS Waterford, Ireland

Broken folk experiments by Clair Le Couteur (vocals, drones) and Carli Jefferson (vocals, percussion). MOJO Magazine Top Ten Folk Albums 2019 & 2021. Weird musical performances in the Anglo-Celtic tradition.

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