The poem 'In Flanders Fields' by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae set to original music

In Flanders Fields

Bit of a manic moody song composed during lockdown! Not my usual style. With guitar added by Richard Ferguson and drum tracks provided by Matt Button.

19/02/2022

Here Again

Did you know? In 2016, The State of Tennessee passed a Resolution making the Barrett M88 the State 'Official Rifle'. As if a State needs an official rifle. While guns have their place in the defence of a country, in my view they are at best a necessary evil, and in a State with a gun homicide rate running at around 500 a year, (and gun suicides much higher) you'd think legislators would be playing down guns not glorifying them. So that's the background to this song.

Hey Tennessee

Nice soulful song with a jazz flavour.
The lyrics deal with jealousy and suspicion in a relationship.
Vocals: Emma Smith https://soundcloud.com/emmasmithmusic
Piano: Henry Armburg Jennings
Soprano Sax: Sam Miles https://soundcloud.com/sammiles-1
Bass: Sandy Suchodolski @sandysuch1
Drums: Steven A Willliams

Sugar In My Coffee

Sugar In My Coffee (feat. Emma Smith)

Michelle You Ain't My Belle

Bit of a romantic track with a lovely solo by Sam Miles on tenor sax and a sweet vocal by Emma Smith.

Note, there is nothing depressing nor dark about this one! Bit of a first.

I'm Not Gonna Change (Just Because Of You)

Humorous song about a women infatuated by her neighbour. Make sure you have password protection on your wi-fi router, people.
Sarah Moule's vocals and Simon Wallace on piano.

Wi-Fi

A song that touches on the delicate subject of senility and contains a gentle reminder to make the most of your life while you still have all of your faculties! Perhaps not very cheery but I do think it's uplifting, in a weird way. Probably not top ten material though.
Sung beautifully by Sarah Moule with Simon Wallace providing the artful accompaniment. 
The cello is electronic unfortunately, can you play a cello?

Rocketsticks

Love that went wrong - that can affect you for a long time after. A woman looks back on a first love with some sadness. This song was first entitled 'Opposites' because that's a theme running through it.

Masterfully sung by Sarah Moule with Ian Wallace on piano.

My Bitter Sweet

Satirical song in a gospel-ish style with backing vocals by the London Humanist Choir

Ken Richman