Bonny Light Horseman share new single recorded at Levis Corner House in Ballydehob

Bonny Light Horseman - a trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman - have signed to Jagjaguwar and today released their debut single for the label, the cathartic and resonant 'When I Was Younger'.

The group's debut single for the label was produced and recorded at Levis Corner House in Ballydehob, Co.Cork.

The band visited Cork city last year as part of their performance with the RTÉ concert Orchestra as part of the Sounds From a Safe Harbour line-up, a festival curated by The National's Aaron Dessner.

'When I Was Younger' by the folk trio as part of their 2023 visit to the revel county last September.

The new single is a nostalgia fuelled, reflective track- sentimental but not overly morose.

The track deals with themes of motherhood and maturity. The band says: "There’s a whole genre of trad songs with this ‘domestic frustration’ sentiment, like ‘Single Girl Married Girl,’ ‘Wish I Was A Single Girl Again,’ etc. This song is inspired by those, but we wanted to write it as a duet, to tell two sides of a story,”

Continuing the group shares:  “We recorded it live, so you can hear coughing, cars, and the whole audience did that wordless wail with us in the middle. It felt like a primal collective shake-off. Next morning we were collecting our things from the pub and the owner Joe was out front in flip-flops sweeping up the cigs from the street singing, ‘When I was younger, I used to dress fancy…

'When I Was Younger' also is accompanied by a lyric video, which features footage from the bands performance at the iconic Ballydehob bar.

The band also announced a headlining U.S. tour, including two nights at NYC’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, as well as summer festival performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts, Red Wing Roots, and more.

Check out the lyric video for 'When I Was Younger Below':