Our Kath

Our version of Wendy Stewart's arrangement of a Celtic Blessing.
We recorded this as a tribute to a very old friend but it's also for anyone who needs a bit of support and encouragement at the moment.

May the Road Rise Up to Meet You

A Dark Place

This was the first song The Beatles recorded on their first ever LP Please Please Me.  It was very loosely based on Somewhere (There's a Place for Us) from West Side Story and was upbeat and bouncy.
By contrast our version is laid back and stripped back - which is how we prefer things these days,,,

There's A Place

Time passes, stuff happens and gradually the things once considered important have taken their place in the scheme of things.
Bit by bit I've realised that whether we like it or not yesterday's gone, tomorrow never actually comes and all we have is today.
This song is a reflection on how it has always been like this.

Still Here

A new song reflecting on both the transience and permanence of life.

Chris Kelly Days With You

Written by Ian Davison, one of Scotland's most prolific songwriters whom we sadly lost in 2016.
We learned this from the singing of Archie Fisher, another veteran of the Scottish folk scene

A River Like You

It's 50 years ago  today since we lost our Dad. He was a shipyard worker in Sunderland and part time firefighter during the Second World War.  War injuries ended  his local dancing reputation as 'The Charleston Kid'.
I put together this little tune called 'Joe's Jig' in his memory. I hope it set his feet tapping!

Joes Jig

Kathys Lament

A Miner's Lullaby written by Matt Mcginn. Coorie Doon is a Scottish term meaning snuggle down.

Coorie Doon

A song about growing up in Sunderland in the 1950s and 60s. If you were there you'll remember. If you weren't, this is what it was like.

Sunderland Echo

As Time Goes By

Based in NE England Jim and Marilyn Gibson are a husband and wife duo who play acoustic guitar, electric bass and, more recently, Celtic harps. Also incorporating vocal harmonies they perform an eclectic mix of standards, folk songs,  interpretations of varied material from artists they admire, and a growing repertoire of their own original material. Just for fun!

Contact email jim.a.gibson@icloud.com

Jim & Marilyn Gibson

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