Rough first go at a lullaby for my grandson

Baby Boy 2 Mp3

Initial ideas for a floral celebration track, uploaded as demo only for 555 challenge

Petite Fleurs

Part 2 of my personal tribute to the late great David Bowie.
i used a classical guitar for the main accompaniment and added strings to enhance the music.
Thanks to Eleanor Hulm for artwork on this post and 'Bring me the disco king' on the last track.
Thanks for listening.

Life On Mars

Secrets Of Sargosa

South Of Tulum

Octane

This is the final final version.....

The two of us
Standing in the pouring rain
It's so clear how much we've changed
It's been too long
Since we spoke like this
I've missed being the one you come to
I can't walk away
And I will love you forever and a day
Forever and a day forever
I can't eat if I'm without you
I can't sleep if I'm without you
I can't breathe if Im without you
nanannana

The rain falls down
Like tears on your face
I know from your sad smile
You're stuck in another place
For a moment the sun broke through the clouds
And we remembered
What real love's all about
and I will love you
Forever and a day
Forever and a day
Forever

I can't eat if I'm without you
I can't sleep if I'm without you
I can't breathe without you
Nananana

I can't eat if I'm without you
I can't sleep if I'm without you
I can't breathe if I'm without you
nanannana

Two Of US For Spotify

Part of a larger poem by Joe Armstrong .We are leaves , but each leaf has left a parting gift to us.Our challenge is to cherish the gift the departed has left for us. The song also connects us to all ages, from ancients to generations yet unborn. An upbeat mood, reflective , reconciling, helping us see death as a natural part of life. 
#celebration of life #commemoration

We Are Leaves

Music by Paul Hulm. Lyrics by Joe Armstrong. Part of a larger poem by Joe Armstrong, 'We Are Leaves'. We are leaves, each of us leaves. But each leaf has left a parting gift to us. Our challenge is to cherish the gift that the departed one has left for us. The song also connects us to all ages, from ancients to generations yet unborn. An upbeat mood, reflective, reconciling, helping us see death is a natural part of life. Image courtesy timothy-eberly-yuiJO6bvHi4-unsplash.com

We Are Leaves (Sung by Paul Hulm, abbreviated lyrics)

The basic lyrics and melody for this song came to me 31 years ago, two weeks after I had proposed to Ruth, the love of my life. Yes, that's her in the picture. I am so happy that, with my superb collaborators The Rayne and Andrea Patron, the song can at last be heard. I had forgotten about the song and rediscovered it while researching my new memoir "Saved By A Woman", the second book in my memoir series "Losing Religion, Finding Myself". The song's release on 20 October 2023 coincides with the publication of the new book. Thanks to my son John for the artwork and to Berna McColgan, who took the photo of Ruth.

Every Moment

Every Moment (Master 1)

A poem of consolation for the bereaved, nudging us to find the gift that each departed loved one has given us. All of us are leaves, and each of us will one day leave.
I wrote this in 2014 for the first annual commemoration ceremony of the Humanist Association of Ireland.
Photo by Courtney Smith on Unsplash

We Are Leaves, Written and Narrated by Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

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