Being Serafina: the stunning new album from Little Lore inspired by the work of Tennessee Williams

Being Serafina is the new musical project from acclaimed, London-based singer-songwriter, Little Lore aka Tricia Duffy. Released in June this year the album is named after the central character in Williams’ celebrated play from the 1950s, The Rose Tattoo.

Little Lore: “Being Serafina began as an academic experiment. I wanted to explore whether method acting techniques could be used as a songwriting device. My initial idea was that I could use the Method to write a collection of songs from multiple different character perspectives, perhaps drawn from fiction or characters of my own invention. But projects have a habit of unfolding in unexpected ways. I signed up for method acting classes and to start the process purely, from an acting point of view, I selected a monologue from a play I loved. The Rose Tattoo, by Tennessee Williams. I have been obsessed by Williams’ writing since I was a teenager. I loved and admired his ability to capture such rich female characters. As a homosexual man born in 1911, he understood how it felt to be oppressed.”

“The project began and my first song arrived, written from the perspective of the main protagonist in The Rose Tattoo – Serafina. It’s a song called ‘Did You Exist?’ that sees Serafina questioning everything when she learns that her deceased husband, the love of her life, was having a long-term affair before he died. She is devastated and confused and as I ‘became’ her, I felt it all. And so began an intimate love affair of my own, with this beautiful, vulnerable, funny and flawed character, Serafina. I had a crazy notion that maybe I could go deeper into character and write an entire album from her perspective. Being Serafina is the result. The album draws on a wide range of genre influences from the folk Americana people know me for along with prog rock, punk and blues peppered into the creative process.”

A burgeoning presence on the UK Americana and singer-songwriter scene, Little Lore has received many plaudits, both for her astute, observational songwriting and for her warm, heartfelt vocals. Add into the mix the lush instrumentation and sumptuous production from her principal musical collaborator, Oli Deakin, and the result is nothing short of magical.

Renowned New York-based producer and multi-instrumentalist, Oli Deakin, (who records under the name of Lowpines) produced album and, as with previous Little Lore releases, provides much of the instrumentation.

Being Serafina will be released in vinyl, CD and digital formats on 12 June 2026 via: https://littlelore.bandcamp.com or can be pre-saved via: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/littlelore/being-serafina?ref=release