Name: Don't Be Sad You Have To Go (Just Be Glad You Came) by Cole Moreton
Duration: 6 min 39 s
Description: Original song written and recorded with Jacob Moreton on guitar and keyboards in the strange lockdown summer of 2020, with additional piano and bass by David Perry.

Cover of Garth Hewitt's song describing the moment the great Mahalia Jackson advised Martin Luther King to push aside his notes at the Great March on Washington and speak from the heart, telling them all about the dream he'd had. So history was made.

Tell Them About The Dream, Martin

Words and music by Cole Moreton and Bruce Pont, The Pilgrim Mothers, 2015

You Gave Me Wings

Original recording by The Pilgrim Mothers, words and music Cole Moreton and Bruce Pont 2015

The Slamming Of Car Doors

It was a true privilege to be asked to perform a solo in the BBC Radio 4 live broadcast from Holy Trinity Platt in May 2015.  'Now The Green Blade Riseth' arranged and directed by Olly Hamilton.

Now The Green Blade Riseth (BBC Radio 4 Live Broadcast)

Original song written and recorded with Jacob Moreton on guitar and keyboards in the strange lockdown summer of 2020, with additional piano and bass by David Perry.

Don't Be Sad You Have To Go (Just Be Glad You Came)

Our tribute to our friend Garth Hewitt: singer, songwriter, campaigner, troubadour and fine soul. This song tells the story of the March on Washington in 1963 and how the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson urged Martin Luther King to put aside his written speech, which was causing people to drift off in the sweltering sun, and instead tell them what he'd said at a worship service about a dream he'd had. He pushed aside his notes and took them to church, giving one of the most notable speeches in human history. This version of the song was conceived and performed by Cole Moreton and David Perry with vocals from Claire Tabraham and sound magic by Bruce Pont.

Tell 'Em About The Dream, Martin!

Writer and broadcaster exploring who we are and what we believe in. His Radio 4 series The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away won Audio Moment of the Year at the Arias and Best Writing at the World's Best Radio awards in New York. Cole was named Interviewer of the Year for his work with the Mail on Sunday. His latest book is a debut novel called The Light Keeper.

Don't Be Sad You Have To Go (Just Be Glad You Came)

Cole Moreton

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