I wrote this song last November (2014) after watching the 'great and good' laying their wreaths at the Cenotaph.
Tony Blair, the Middle East peace envoy, was the last straw for me.
This was recorded live at the Saturday Gwaun Brewery Session November 2014 and my many thanks go to backing musicians Steph Elder violin. David and Annette violin and backing vocals. Rob and Pat (Camel Club) second guitar and harmonica - none of them had heard the song before that recording! Apologies for the audience interrupts; it was past their bed time!



REMEMBRANCE

A song for Jan Taylor, who gave his all to help and save others.
RIP friend.

Recorded live at Gwaun Brewery session November 2014. Thanks for violins of Steph, David and Annette; Annette's backing vocals; Rob's guitar and Pat's harmonica - none of the backing musicians had heard it before!

Watercolour Sunset

Very recent, very current, will Chilcott ever be published and will we learn the truth?

Phoney Tony

Yet again our brave leaders rush us into a war with no end, instead of seeking a lasting solution by cutting off the flow of money and arms - but hey, that would hurt arms sales wouldn't it and the Saudis have all the oil and...............

Bombs Away for Dave

That late sixties dream of Blue Mink's Melting Pot, and the nightmare that now seems to be sweeping our continent, inspired the lyrics of this song. The writing was given impetus by the sad passing of some outstanding stars of my sixties generation - David Bowie, Glenn Frey and Terry Wogan to name but three.

Fading Flowers - Falling Stars

A traditional song brought up to date by friend and singer songwriter Peter Kay who kindly allows me to perform it. 
Al Coy guitar, bass guitar and vocals, Steph Elder cello.

The original White Cockade is a traditional British anti recruiting song. The cockade in question was a knot of white ribbons adorning the bonnets of Jacobite soldiers, supporters of the Stuart cause. Much more recently, about five years ago, Peter got talking to some young soldiers just back from foreign parts who were wearing a white hackle (a feather plume) in their bonnets. Heavily sunburned and with a haunted look in their eyes, they'd just got back from somewhere hot and sandy. Peter guessed Afghanistan and 
he was moved to write this powerful anti war song, which highlights the duplicitous nature of our political, so-called, leaders.

White Cockade

A sailor watches his old shipmate leaving on the tide - and wishes he was going too - It's a song about longing - to be young, free and single again, and knowing that it's too late!

Shipping Out

'The soul can have no rainbows, less the eyes have shed some tears' is the motto of Many Tears Animal Rescue based Carmarthen in South West Wales, UK. http://www.manytearsrescue.org/
Steph Elder (violin) and her mother Marianne currently foster pregnant, cast off, rejected and unwanted dogs for an animal rescue here in SW Wales. We have lost count but we know that around 200 dogs have been helped to find their 'forever homes' from Marianne's house. Sylvia Vanatta's rescue, her staff and volunteers, at Many Tears have saved and re-homed over 25,000 dogs in eleven years with no government support or funding. Following a recent undercover exposure of a 'licensed breeding premises', screened by BBC Panorama TV on 16th May 2016, regulation tightened, the establishment closed, and rescues including Many Tears are now experiencing increasing financial pressure. 

Al and Steph decided to make a song to try and raise funds for the rescue. If you would like to help please download our song Haven of Hope and if you would like to make a small (or large!) donation all proceeds will go to the rescue and help more lives to be saved.

http://www.manytearsrescue.org/donate.php            

In hope, a big Thank You,
Al - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Steph - violin

Haven of Hope

I'm sure everyone who visits the 'Folk Scene' will have encountered something like this on occasions!

Recorded live at The Ship Inn Lower Fishguard - thanks to fine backing band of Fiddlers et al !

Sweet Folk All

A song for our times March 2020 - apologies to Mr Tom Paxton!

Vocal and guitar:  Mr Alan Coy
Violin: Ms Steph Webb Elder

Alan Coy

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