Rebekah Holt - Remember Me

 

Rebekah Holt is one of our open mic regular attendees and last year played this song around Remembrance Day, citing the story of her Grandad who went to war and came home a changed man. She never got to know the man he was previously and felt inspired to write this song in his memory: yes, we remember those who fell and continue to give their lives in service to this country, but need to also remember those who return with mental scarring that remains for their lifetime. We took to the studio to try and capture this sentiment in a recording. Holt approaches this subject so tenderly, telling the story of her Grandad's experience in a low, sombre register. Her gentle finger picking alludes to the fragile nature of the human mind. The song expands in sound during the middle 8 as the lyrics cry 'never again', and ends appropriately with a subtle final salute. On this Remembrance Sunday, let us take a moment to be still and honour the sacrifice of so many for the freedoms we have today.