First Take

With digital downloads Available exclusively from bandcamp and physical CDs from Louise’s website or live shows, Louise is excited to share the release of a new six-track EP, FIRST TAKE.

recorded and mixed by Michael McGoldrick, The collection features six original songs for voice and piano only, each captured in a single, uninterrupted take.

Stripped back and intimate, the EP explores themes of motherhood, life and love. the recordings are raw and uncut, offering an honest and immediate listening experience, highlighting Louise’s songwriting and vocal delivery in their purest form. This release marks a deeply personal body of work, rooted in simplicity, vulnerability, and connection.

Digital download is available now from Bandcamp or order a cD through Louise’s website here.

EP Credits

all songs written, produced and performed by Louise Rogan, Mixed and Recorded by Michael McGoldrick, Mastered by Sam Lismore at Lismore Mastering.

Tracks

01. I won’t miss (Phoebe’s Song) ~ a lullaby for Louise’s youngest daughter, Phoebe.

02. Tony’s Song ~ Tells the story of a chance meeting with window cleaner, Tony and what happens when two people share a listening ear and a kind word.

03. My Love of Valdaro ~ Inspired by a true story of the discovery of two people in Valdaro, locked in an eternal embrace. The pair became known as “The Valdaro Lovers”.

04. Spinning Plates ~ A song about the chaos life can sometimes bring.

05. Will You Hold Onto Me Tonight ~ Inspired by the quote from Helen Keller “True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart”

06. Oh My Love, I don’t Know ~ A song about two people who fall in love, but go their separate ways after discovering things may have been different had they met at another time in their lives.