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Laura veirs the panther 2021

Laura Veirs shares two versions of 2016 song "The Panther"

01 April 2021, 14:47 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Laura Veirs has unveiled two versions of new song "The Panther", which was originally recorded by herself in 2016.

"The Panther" is Veirs' first new outing since last year's My Echo album, and arrives with a Ukelele version as well as the original.

Veirs recorded the original track herself back in 2016, and named it after a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.

She says of the song, "I am sharing these songs now because I like them and think listeners might find them interesting, especially because they are such radically different musical treatments of essentially the same lyrics. I also want to share them now because this song adapts words from one of my favourite poems. Since many of us around the world are still in quarantine, I think listeners will be able to relate to the plight of Rilke’s panther. There are times in life when we find ourselves trapped, either by external circumstances or by self-limitation, or both. Hopefully in those times we can realise that our state of confinement will change and pass, like all things, eventually."

Laura Veirs' "The Panther" song and ukelele version are both out now. She's due to play London's Union Chapel on 19 October. Find out more.
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