The moon rose over the Somme…..
I am a number without a name
Crouched in the trenches with shadows of men
And I know that I'll kill or be killed in the end 
That doesn’t make me a soldier

Written by: Sam Starrett
Vocals/Guitar                         Sam Starrett
Keyboards/Backing vocals   Richard Laird
Violin                                      Tracey McRory

Soldier

'Passchendale' written and performed by Tracey McRory

Passchendaele

'The Lost Boy' written by: Jo Lottegier/Richard Laird/ Tracey McRory tells the story of George Llewelyn Davies, who along with his four younger brothers was the inspiration for playwright J. M. Barrie's characters of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. George was killed in Flanders, Belgium on the 15th March 1915, he was just 21 years old. 
Richard Laird            Vocals/Piano
Tracey McRoy           Violin/Harp/ backing vocals
Marcas Ó Murchú      Flute
Michaela Devine        Backing vocals 
Recorded at Blast Furnace Studio, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland


The Lost Boy

The Garden of Reflection, “a symbol of the new reality whereby previous enemies are working together and building a new society based on the celebration of diversity''
This piece of music was commissioned in 2015 and performed at the opening of the Garden of Reflection in Derry/Londonderry in June 2015. Written by: Tracey McRory and Richard Laird (Songshed) This instrumental reflects on the stories shared, courage shown and the deep pain and hurt that remain within our community.
The ripple effect our individuals stories have on others..... 

Ripples

The journey of a Coeliac Wasp...... Alone and shunned by the other wasps he has no friends. He sometimes hangs about bakeries just to watch the cakes... He is sad he can't be like the other wasps. But surely it's ok to be different? He may be alone but he is still able to dream and  fly!!   
Written by: McRory/Laird (A very serious piece of music :-))


The Coeliac Wasp

The world was stark
as if time was frozen
and an emptiness cried out across the void
I saw a grey sky dull the web of Heaven
and rain tears down on an undeserving heart
then I heard a voice
it seemed to whisper that you were with me
and I thought i felt your breath against my face
(Laird/Starrett/McRory)

Calling An Angel Back Home (Laird/Starrett/McRory)

Tracey McRory and Richard Laird were commissioned by The Office of the Northern Ireland Executive  and the Irish Government to compose ‘The Messines Suite’ in 2017. They performed this piece with Royal Navy Belgian Band along with Darren Milligan at the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Belgium on the 7th June, 2017  in the presence of Prince William Duke of Cambridge, Princess Astrid  and  Taoiseach Enda Kenny. This was a special performance to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Messines. ‘The Messines Suite’, reflects both musical cultures on the island of Ireland, the final piece within the suite called ‘The Long Road’, this expresses the synergy between both these divisions leading up to the capture of the village of Wytschaete on 7th June, 1917.

Ripples

Songshed

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