Inspired by Brian Froud’s enchanting book, Good Faeries, Bad Faeries, 'The Liminal Lady' is a character who originated in my childhood daydreams who embodies the space between imagination and reality. Over the years, this character has shifted, morphed, and even temporarily disappeared. Now, it's time for her to make her debut in the real world. While I feel a sense of nervousness about this introduction, I am excited to share The Liminal Lady with you.
Like songwriting itself, The Liminal Lady enables people to rewrite their narratives. She exists to provide an escape from reality, but also crucially helps us to make sense of it.
‘What’s really true?
Reality's no defence.
This world can colour you blue -
You've gotta leave it to make it make sense.'
A field recording of my cat, Bumble, can be heard throughout this performance as the underlying beat of the song. Throughout the writing process of the entire EP, the presence of Bumble's purr acted as a soothing bridge between the harsh atmosphere of reality and the imaginary realm in which I was restructuring some difficult experiences. As animals have always been healing for me, and I know many others who have also found this to be true, it felt important for me to incorporate this element of domesticity into my music.
Picture: ‘The Liminal Lady’, edited by Kat Endacott
Further Reading
Froud, B. (1998) Good Faeries, Bad Faeries. UK: Simon & Schuster.