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CupFever1976 CupFever1976
Written by my brother Richard and I following Southampton winning the FA Cup in 1976, and set to the tune of the music hall song, Rawtenstall Annual Fair.
Sands of the River Sands of the River
A simple joyful 'pop-y' song in the archetypal verse, verse, bridge format. Hear Grandad Tom's harmonica enter the sound spectrum on verse 3! All intruments played by me and recorded multi-track.
Miranda and The Voyager Miranda and The Voyager
A Song For Me A Song For Me
All Those Songs About Sunny California All Those Songs About Sunny California
Lots of embedded quotes for the lyric geeks in this one, written in 1983 following a trip to California in 1980. Best as a duet, as here where my daughter Katie supplies the female part.
Cecelia (The Lady With The Ermine) Cecelia (The Lady With The Ermine)
I saw Cecelia in painting by Leonardo da Vinci when we saw the exhibition at the National Gallery in February 2012.....but did she see me? Katie sings Cecelia's words in the song.
Climbing in The Mountains Climbing in The Mountains
Cumbria Mountain Music Cumbria Mountain Music
A song about the Lake Dsitrict - probably my favourite place in the world.
Fool For You Fool For You
A song with a 'pop-y' feel, catchy tune, lucious chord changes and enigmatic closing couplet - what's not to like? Plenty probably....
From Greenwich Hill From Greenwich Hill
A song written after a visit to Greenwich Park in London and a walk up the hill, with its magnificent view of Royal College, the river, Canary Wharf - the permanent and changing things in life.
I Dreamed I Saw Lynn Hill I Dreamed I Saw Lynn Hill
Lily Avenue Lily Avenue
A song about the joys and perils of accomodation for your student son/daughter. Enjoy.
Lucky Me Lucky Me
The title says it. This version was recorded to support Halton YMCA's work with its the YMCA in Mangalore, India.
Song for Kishorn Song for Kishorn
The Cradle The Cradle
A song about life (no less!) built on a simple G, Em C, D chord repitition on the guitar. I added the piano and second guitar.
The Garth Song The Garth Song
The Last House In Erskine Street The Last House In Erskine Street
A song about slum clearance in Liverpool and one of the most enduring numbers in my canon. With its sense of 'the old ways were best' it fits a sterotype of the folk genre (how many folk singers does it take to change a light bulb, etc.)
Tooting Moon Tooting Moon
A song about the moon! - in this case a big bright one floating over my daughter's home in Tooting, south London, on a very cold New Year's night. It is in a traditional format for popular song - verse, verse, bridge, verse.
