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Hailing from a rural town in England’s East Midlands, Lloyd Taylor-Clark relocated in 2020 to the former logging town of Bend, Oregon. His debut Swan Songs is a lustrous, lyrical folk record comprising nine homemade demos, informed by 60s and 70s touchstones such as Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan, Connie Converse, and Donovan, as well as the poetry of Louise Glück and Mary Oliver. Companionship with nature is a clear common thread running through many of his influences, both musical and literary. In Lloyd’s own writing, the birds and trees of two continents intertwine, observed from windows and preserved in memory.