The final EP in the “Maiden, Mother, Crone” trilogy of EPs.
The “Maiden, Mother Crone” trilogy looks at pagan imagery within modern narratives on women.
THE MAIDEN
The Maiden is an emergent character – only allowed to “be” in a context
of innocence and naivity. Her battle is to become what she is, despite any
negative judgements over what are considered transgressions from the archetype
(naivity, innocence, nascent sexuality).
THE MOTHER
The Mother character wrestles with balancing societal expectation with what she
herself wants from her life. She is the character society often feels completely
entitled to judge, touch, and regulate. As a result she is the moral body and
struggles with both external assessment and with what to do when her attempts to
do what is expected of her not work out as planned.
THE CRONE
“The Hag”, or Crone was once seen as wise, but the elderly today are often
simply marginalised or overlooked entirely. The “Crone”'s invisibility
however, has another side. She can be as political as she likes, and many of her
songs are just that. The Crone is more outside the gaze of what is expected of
women (attractiveness), compared to the other two figures, so is allowed to
speak her mind. It is a voice within her voicelessness , and an identity that
she herself has some power to construct.