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Granfalloon is the project of songwriter and producer Richard Lomax. Why Bury Me in the Graveyard? is taken from the Granfalloon’s album Calendar – Chapter II.
This undercurrent of vibrating tension is provided by the string section, arranged by Lomax and played by Lucy McLuckie and Hazel Watson. The rhythm section of Daz Woodcock and Elliot Barlow (Sea Fever) round out the cinematic feel of the song.
Lomax first embarked on writing songs for a proposed year-long journal in 2014… a maddening yet rewarding journey that documented the fever dream of a chaotic year in the form of fifty-two pieces of music. Almost 10 years after its initial conception Lomax released Calendar – Chapter II as a collaboration with fellow songwriter Lobelia back in October 2023. Chapter II (perhaps logically) is the follow up to 2022’s Volume I album, taking those fifty-two ramblings, ideas, half-baked thoughts and overcooked dreams and turning them into what will become a trio of albums.
Why Bury Me in the Graveyard? dates back to 2014 with a demo recorded at the time available here . Lomax explains the origin of the song, “I remember falling into a long discussion with my friend Charlotte about burial practices and she introduced me to this idea that she was keen on. That instead of being buried in a cemetery or cremated when she died, Charlotte wanted to be planted as a tree. It’s certainly a romantic notion. And one filled with all the “good intentions of doing good” that we crave in this environmentally conscious age. I liked the notion. It seemed like fertile ground for a song.”
Previous releases from Chapter II; Travelling Song and Emily’s Garden gained support from various outlets and saw Lomax rounding out a successful year in 2023 by being named Best Male Solo Artist in the UK by Listen With Monger.
You can catch Granfalloon live over the next few months with more dates to be announced
Feb 15 Wharf Chambers, Leeds
Mar 23 The Grayston Unity, Halifax
Apr 03 Band On The Wall, Manchester
Apr 20 The Ramp, Bolton
Aug 01 Kendal Calling
Granfalloon can be found via his website. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
All words by Paul Scott-Bates. More of Paul’s writing on Louder Than War can be found at his author’s archive. Paul’s website is hiapop and you can follow him on Twitter, and on Facebook here.
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