We have a video out today for the track ‘Mercedes Gleitze’ from our album ‘Part Machine’. You can watch it here! If you want to learn more, check out the text below.
Mercedes Gleitze was a real powerhouse - the first British woman to swim the channel, and a groundbreaking female athlete in an era when it wasn't exactly common.
Helen was inspired to pick up her flute and write this tune after reading her biography. She handed it over to the band, who added fiddles, banjo, drums and wobbly bass synth stabs to create an awesome mish-mash of trad music and drum and bass!
The song was released on our second album 'Part Machine' - out last year via Skye Records, but we felt it deserved a video of its own.
This was made by the amazing Glenda Rome, who's blown us all away with her enthusiasm and creative input.
The live footage is from our set at Fringe By The Sea 2022, and the underwater fiddling and whistle playing was filmed at the Eye Cave beach in Dunbar. The other swimming footage comes from the seas around Shapinsay, Orkney.