Eve Goodman + Sera continue collaboration with alluring new single 'Cwlwm Cariad' released 15th August via Recordiau Anian
Cwlwm Cariad
Continuing with their nature-inspired theme, Cwlwm Cariad refers to a type of moth, the ‘True Lover’s Knot’ in English. This is the second in a run of singles by singer-songwriters Eve Goodman and SERA from their upcoming collaborative album, Natur, due for release in the Autumn of 2025. It follows their first single Blodyn Gwyllt which was released in July.
Where Blodyn Gwyllt was a celebration of freedom and the summer, Cwlwm Cariad is quite different. There are no guitars and percussion here, only one piano and 2 live voices almost until the end. It is delicate and it sings of the peril often tied up in the complexities of love and relationships, the passion, the self-destruction and flying too close to the flame. The delicate moth and the human heart connected in this way.
The track was recorded on an upright piano and the duo’s voices weave together in harmony once again. Recorded at Wild End Studio near Llanrwst, North Wales, with co-producer Colin Bass. (member of Camel and also producer of the Tincian album from 9 Bach which won ‘Best Album’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award in 2015)
Background to the project:
Eve Goodman and SERA began working together after they were selected as BBC Horizons Artists in 2019. Both folk singer-songwriters, with rising solo careers and both had grown up in Caernarfon. Being part of Horizons brought them together and after just one writing session they found common ground in their connection to and curiosity around nature.
Surrounded by the beautiful North Wales landscape that is such an important part of their lives, and Inspired by the Lost Words - Spells Songs project, they began to explore the Welsh names for birds and trees, flowers and fish.
The song tendrils soon grew to touch upon the cyclical element of both nature and women. Soon enough a body of work was growing, each song a hymn of love to both.
2020 started off as an exciting year for the pair, performing on Welsh TV show Heno, then live at BBC Maida Vale Studios, and released two popular tracks (Gaeafgwsg and Rhwng y Coed) which have garnered almost 100,000 streams and were playlisted on BBC Radio Cymru. Thanks to a Ty Cerdd Lottery grant and then the Horizons launchpad fund, the two were able to make time to write the remaining tracks for their album, alongside successful solo careers and releases. They took part in the live televised song competition, Can i Gymru 2023, with Tangnefedd, then went into the studio.
Cwlwm Cariad will be released on August 15th with a music video released on August 18th. They will celebrate its release with a gig at Between the Trees Festival in Merthyr Mawr, South Wales on August 22nd. The single will be available to stream and download from all usual platforms.
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