LEWIS BARFOOT - Home - LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl [NOV 1]

LP - Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.  

HOME is the latest album from multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Lewis Barfoot and is the follow up to Lewis's debut album Glenaphuca, released in March 2021. Born of mixed Irish/English stock Lewis moved back to her motherland in 2019 and has settled in rural East Cork.

Lewis Barfoot’s musical journey takes a deeply personal turn with HOME as she explores her Irish heritage and delves into the haunting narratives of her Cork-born female relatives. The album sheds light on a dark past of institutional incarceration, delicately transformed by Lewis into a collection of beautiful songs. Through her evocative lyrics, and the exquisite purity of her voice “HOME” holds the power to heal the wounds of the past and inspire future generations to live fearlessly.

The songs of HOME are a mixture of ethereal folk ballads, rousing anthemic tunes, traditional folk song from Ireland and the UK, a touch of blues and a stirring a-Capella choral finale. Comparisons to acclaimed artists such as Kate Rusby, Sandy Denny, Máire Brennan and Julie Fowlis further underscore Lewis’s status as a rising star on the folk scene and a gifted and captivating singer-songwriter.

BANDCAMP - 11/12/23
“New and Notable. From Cork, Ireland, Lewis Barfoot writes mystic, majestic songs derived from regional folk, with an ambient music aura”

FATEA MAGAZINE - 16/11/23 - Mike Davies
“In addressing and bringing into the light the shameful treatment of women in Irish history and in affording voice for their emancipation and empowerment, Barfoot, might just be one of the most important voices in contemporary Irish music”

FOLKING -  23/11/23 - Graham Browne
“HOME” is a thoughtful, intelligent, and deeply personal album. It celebrates the remarkable progress that has been made by Ireland since it has confronted darker elements of its past, but also emphasises the need to remember that past. And even if the subject matter doesn’t interest you, the music is well worth listening to for its own sake. Lewis Barfoot is a very talented songwriter, a fine guitarist and is blessed with a beautiful voice. As a singer, she’s been compared to the likes of Sandy Denny, Mairie Brennan and Kate Rusby. That’s high praise but having listened to her clear and evocative vocals on Home, I’d say it’s well deserved”

AT THE BARRIER - 21/11/23 - John Barglass
“She sings like an angel, she plays like an inspired Orpheus, and her lyrics are as uncompromising as reinforced concrete…….. Lewis Barfoot has done it again.  HOME is a stunning album”

Tracklist: 

1. HOME  [04:43]
2. The Snows They Melt The Soonest  [03:09]
3. Women Of Ireland  [04:01]
4. Grandfather Rogue  [03:43]
5. For You A Stór  [03:55]
6. Búha  [03:52]
7. New Boots  [02:47]
8. Dublin City Bells  [02:22]
9. Rock Me In The Ocean  [04:40]
10. Ancestors  [03:20]