
November 23, 2024
I have to admit, when I received this submission through my form, my first thought was “Oh no, Abel, you’re cheating! You’re trying to make me relive one of my best memories”. But as I scrolled through the different fields, I realized it wasn’t quite a copy-paste job.
You see, Abel Hawnt released Lake Louise back in 2020, and I vividly remember listening to that acoustic ballad during lockdown. Probably the best time to enjoy this little indie-folk gem, which invites you to sit by a campfire and, more importantly, invite someone special to join you. Yeah, I thought that was the perfect moment... until now.
Because guess what? This gem now has a new version—re-recorded, with a much more polished production, and featuring a special guest who just so happens to be one of my all-time favorite indie artists: the IMC Family member Luke Beling. Honestly, you couldn’t dream of a better companion to sing about nature getaways than Luke’s incredibly warm voice, blending perfectly with Abel’s in the final part of the track.
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More info and the full article can be read in our magazine on Patreon.
The song has been added to "Niko's Music Mixtape", our monthly virtual CD on Spotify.
Abel Hawnt's take on "Lake Louise"
This song is about having dreams of exploring the world and sharing those dreams with someone else in the hope that they will come join you. If they don't, then you are confident enough in yourself to carry on pursue them alone
A bit more about Abel Hawnt
Abel Hawnt is a singer/songwriter from the south coast of England but is currently located in Edinburgh. Armed with a head full of life experiences, songwriting has served to provide an outlet for Abel to make sense of his emotions and life’s trials and tribulations. Over the winter of 2023 Abel spent four months in Northern Sweden where he self recorded an album named 'The Seeker'. Abel's music provides a folk centred, country stained, and storytelling base; built around the traditional sound of the finger-picked guitar and percussive instrumentation.
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Lyrics
So many roads to follow
So many rivers to seek
So many mountains and bays
All them stars on display
Won't you come run away with me
So many trails to step upon
So many peaks to reach
So many colors and coves
Tiny islands to roam
Won't you come run away with me
Cause I’ve been thinking
This town ain’t what it used to be
And I’ve been dreaming
Of campfires under alpine trees
And sunsets over Lake Louise
Won't you come run away with me
Too much time stuck in the city
Too many days lost to a screen
Subways and trains, tall buildings and cranes
It's gonna drive a man insane
For I need a week out in the woodland
With a lantern and kerosene
Pine cones and sparks, September dark
Won't you come run away with me
Cause I, I’ve been thinking
This town ain’t what it used to be
And I, I’ve been dreaming
Of campfires under alpine trees
And sunsets over Lake Louise
Cause I, I’ve been thinking
This town ain’t where we both should be
And I, I’ve been wandering
Well If you’ll wander round this world with me
Oh cause I, I’ve been thinking
This town ain’t what it used to be
And I, I’ve been dreaming
Of campfires under alpine trees
And sunsets over Lake Louise
And of you wandering this world with me.