Old Moll uncovers forgotten folk story in new single ‘Silver Hare’
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Bristol-based artist Old Moll returns with a darker, bolder sound in her new single, ‘Silver Hare’.
Taking inspiration from the Dartmoor legend she’s named after, ‘Silver Hare’ is inspired by the folk story of Old Moll of Chagford, who, it was said, could turn herself into a hare.
With swelling synths, fuzzy guitars and powerful vocals, Old Moll uses the story of the silver hare to touch on the darker undercurrents of existing as a woman in today’s world.
‘These ‘witch-hare’ stories, where a woman transforms herself into a hare, are common across Britain’, says Moll.
‘This particular story from Dartmoor fascinated me because it’s a rare example of a witch-hare story where the woman escapes at the end. I loved the idea of the hare living on and on, roaming across the moors and appearing in the night to women that need her.
‘I’m fascinated how folklore can be a vehicle to discuss what we face today,’ continues Moll.
‘Hares are an animal that sits in folk memory alongside witches, magic, grief, and persecution.
‘I hope the song calls to mind our collective power as women, and our ability to create change and a better future for us all.’
For fans of Marika Hackman, Florence + the Machine, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, ‘Silver Hare’ is a rousing call to put down your responsibilities, open the door, and run free with the hares of the wild and moonlit moors.
Old Moll returns to the stage on 4th April at the Croft in Bristol.
About Old Moll
Named after a legendary witch from Dartmoor, Old Moll catches stories and folklore that fell through the cracks of history, using them to examine urgent issues in our society. Audiences are invited to ask themselves the hardest questions in the softest ways through strange new stories: what a standing stone would say to a billionaire, or what’s hidden inside the last acorn on Earth.
Starting as a solo acoustic project, Moll released her debut single ‘Winter in the Summer Country’ in 2023, followed by ‘Second Sleep’ and Welsh language song ‘Môr Hafren’ in 2024.
Moll’s sound drifts from dark, smoky folk to bright, heady indie, tied together with ethereal, searching vocals. Old Moll has been captivating audiences across Bristol and South Wales and transporting them to other realms, whether it be Neolithic grandeur or the mysteries of medieval sleep.
Old Moll is now joined onstage by Will Palmer on bass, George Turner on keys, Osh Carroll on drums and Ben Veale on guitar, forming a charismatic 5-piece: and has played extensively on both sides of the Severn including Bristol stalwart venues Louisiana and Exchange, Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach and Swansea Arena.
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