overview
The Worm is an avant folk project, rooted in the stories of a fictional, time-travelling character, created and acted out by Amy Lawrence (they / them), a performance artist from Cornwall. With music played on cello, harp, recorders and percussion, Lawrence crafts a strange, enchanting soundworld as The Worm, shaping an inimitable form of abstract roots music enriched by inventive storytelling.
The project’s live performances form the intrinsic cornerstone of this creative universe, incorporating music, costume, clowning and spoken word recitals inspired by opera and dance from the early 20th century. The recording output of The Worm seeks to document the vitality of this performance experience, with raw, simple music guided by a naïve, intuitive production approach.
Attesting to these ideals of dramatic vitality and aesthetic simplicity, ‘Pantilde’ is the bewitching new album of otherworldly folk music by The Worm. Focused on recounting the everyday lives of villagers inhabiting an alternative Celtic landscape, ‘Pantilde’ vividly captures an imaginary oral history through ethereal musicality and fantastical lyricism. Intimate, homespun arrangements often led by either recorder, cello or harp are accompanied by winsome ballads, heart-melting arias and surreal lullabies that give wondrous voice to this fabulated narrative arc.