Chelsea Stewart sings the W.B Yeats song in the 'Donovan' Style. With Aaron Cupples on guitar.

Song Of Wandering Aengus

River Crombie (AUS)

Before life brought River Crombie to Hamburg he lived some time in the mountains east of Melbourne. The stillness and quietude of this landscape developed the soul of his music and lyrics. Although he is an exquisite guitarist his songs have a poetic simplicity to them. His soft voice wakes a longing for the good old days. One thinks of Paul Simon, Nick Drake or John Martyn. At Melodica everyone will discover that River Crombie is the real folk!

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River Crombie - Time Beyond Me

my culloden

Mayfield 2

Hi, I'm Chelsea Stewart, a singer/songwriter from Gippsland, Australia.

I've been writing songs for as long as I can remember. I didn't really start recording them until around 1997 when I met Aaron Cupples and borrowed his 4 Track recorder.  Since then there have been hundreds of songs created in my mind, body, spirit and soul.

I'm still going through the process of recording them all, but for now I've grouped the recorded ones into playlists.  The playlists order them according to the time in my life they were written. 

In the early 2000's I collaborated with Aaron Cupples to write, perform and produce 'The Land' album, a sentimental folk/pop journey.  Some of my songs were recorded as part of 'The Land' and they have been grouped here as 'Revellarkive'.  Revellarkive is my spirit name!

The songs that make up 'My Culloden' were recorded live by Steve Fraser at Little Gold Studio in Brunswick, Melbourne in the winter of 2007, with a few vocals dubbed over later. The songs capture the emotions of a perceived 'defeat' of the heart, hence the reference to that great defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden in 1746. 

'Romancing The Stoned' was created at the kitchen table whilst living in Brunswick in 2009, using Jane Camilleri's laptop, and Steve Fraser's guitar 'Blackie'. The album tells tales of desire, heartbreak and a bushfire.

'New Holland Rose' is a compilation of traditional folk songs.  The title refers to my ongoing struggle with growing up and living in Australia, whilst feeling that my real home is the United Kingdom and Ireland.

'Alright Stacey' was a time around 2012 when I was struggling  to find meaning in my life, but found comfort in binge drinking and the British comedy, Gavin and Stacey.  I discovered that neither of these things solved my problems, but they made me feel alright, hence the name 'Alright Stacey'.

In 1999, I sang lead vocals on 'Matic Kuhntastic' an album by my brother, Tristan Stewart.

I met Van Walker in the winter of 2008, and I sing back-up vocals on his 'Last Record Store' 'Greetings from Penguin Tasmania', 'Ghosting' and 'Healing Descent' albums.

Contact: revellarkive@gmail.com

Mayfield 2

CHELSEA STEWART

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