Love your special folk, love your vocal!!

@eve-murtagh: Thankyou! I'm about to have a listen to your music now... :)

Ohhhh! So sweet! Love those vocal harmonies. Incredible voice. So unique

A song about the uncompromising mercy of the natural world and inspired by the incredible true story of Indonesian lamplighter Aldi Novel Adilang. In 2018 he was swept out to sea when a storm knocked his floating wooden hut from its mooring, and spent 49 days adrift the ocean before being rescued by a passing vessel.

My Boy

Ten ships go passing by, oh deep water and salty brine. 
Oh keeper oh keeper light become clear
No stars or maps will lead you here

Cool water under my skin, cool water let me in.
Oh bitter winds wrap around my feet and lay me down in the deep

I’m a boy trapped in the waves, I’m a boy longing to be saved
I’m a boy cast out at sea, by my boat and my moon I’ll be free 
By my boat and my moon I’ll be free.

Cold hands are slow to move, small and lost beneath the moon
Like morning birds follow the sun, let these feet return to their home

I’m a boy trapped in the waves, I’m a boy longing to be saved
I’m a boy cast out at sea, by my boat and y moon I’ll be free 
By my boat and my moon I’ll be free.

My Boy

I wanted to share this version because I love music in its most raw state, sometimes the simplicity keeps it honest!   
recorded at fourty4studios, Eltham 

LYRICS

I'LL WAIT AROUND FOR YOU, JUST AS LONG AS YOU WANT ME TO,
AND ALL THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD, LIKE THE WAKING DEAD,
I KNOW THEY SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU.
SO JUST KNOW, WHEREVER YOU GO, I'M HAPPY TO WAIT HERE,
I'LL WAIT HERE
I'LL WAIT HERE
I'LL WAIT HERE

IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF LOVE YOU RUN,
YOU NEVER STOP FOR ANYONE,
AND IT'S NOT, THAT YOU WANT TO LEAVE ME HERE,
IT'S JUST YOUR GOD FORSAKEN FEARS,

I CAN SEE THE ACHING OF YOUR HEART,
I SAW IT FROM THE START,
IT'S WHAT CAPTIVATED ME,
THE WAY YOU WORE IT ON YOUR SLEEVE,

SO YOU KEEP RUNNING AROUND,
YOU'RE NEITHER LOST NOR FOUND, 
THIS THING IS DRIVING YOU, YOU'VE GOTTA MOVE WITH IT,
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

I'LL WAIT HERE
I'LL WAIT HERE
I'LL WAIT HERE

I'LL WAIT HERE (acoustic)

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First official single off the upcoming album 'Leaves, Earth' 

Out NOW via No Safe Place Records

Leaves, Earth

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“Some of the most moving and enthralling folk tunes we’ve heard.” TONE-DEAF

“These walls from Anna Cordell is spellbinding” Happy

"This breathy, dreamy folk-pop makes us wonder why we haven't heard much of Anna Cordell before. It's got a distinctly Australian feel, thanks to her unaffected voice, and the lavish arrangement courtesy of producer Marty Brown makes it sound classy as hell. Cordell is the kind of artist who has the potential to be a firm favourite with Aussie audiences, we can't wait to see what happens." Double J

“Anna Cordell’s rich folk music straddles that place between light and dark where true human emotion exists,”  Dan Watt, Beat magazine

“Delicate and haunting, this song comes from a patient and knowing heart and will stir a yearning in yours.” Caz Tran, TRIPLE J

“Amid the masses of talented songwriters and folk singers in Melbourne, Anna Cordell is emerging as something exceptional. Her songwriting is mature, dynamic, melodic and honest. Her wistful but commanding voice, accompanied by fluid nylon string guitar deserves to be widely heard and celebrated.”     Ruth Hazelton

Anna Cordell creates warm yet deceptively complex folk music. Her voice is rich and tender yet lyrically her music is filled with angst and conflict an emotional impact that is heightened by her penchant for the minor key.

I'LL WAIT HERE (acoustic)

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