The Deer's Cry - Heal the Heart (2022)

The Deer’s Cry are a four piece – augmented on this song with a string section – of Celtic Harp, percussion, upright bass and banjo. An unusual combination which lends itself to gentle and reflective folk with a dollop of pop sensibilities. Today’s song is a good example of that, and it is the title track of the band’s new album which will be released on September 30th. They are a diverse bunch of musicians who have an astonishingly wide range of musical credits between them – banjoist Will MacLean also plays with the Cleverlys; bassist Patrick Atwater mostly plays in jazz groups; percussionist Bryan Brock has worked with Leonard Cohen, Melody Gardot and Dr. Dre, whilst Karen Ballew has a classical background but became immersed in the Irish music scene in Dallas which led her to take up the Celtic harp.