Live cover version from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 20 September 2001

Roddy Frame & Edwyn Collins - Mr Bojangles (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London - 20 Sep 2001)

Roddy Frame performs an acoustic version of Jessie Rae's 'Inside Out' on 6 Music Radio on 9 September 2014.

Roddy Frame - Inside Out (6 Music Radio Session 9 Sep 2014)

Down In The Dirt

I'm tired of this race
Let's take the view in
Go down the track slow
You've got a lot to say
But I'm not listening here in the back row
Cause I know

It's the same line
We hear all the time
Here in the back row
Here in the back row
And it's an old game
We play it over again
So I'm here in the back row
Here in the back row

You say it's for my good
Why do I feel I'm under attack though
I've worked harder than I should
I think I've earned my seat in the back row
And I know

It's the same line
We hear all the time
Here in the back row
Here in the back row
And it's an old game
We play it over again
So I'm here in the back row
Here in the back row

One day maybe I'll come back around
Plant my feet onto solid ground
I got reason but I've lost my rhyme
I know it's coming back again in time

Reality is strange
We're living in a live maniac show
So while the world's insane
I think I'll hide out here in the back row
And I know

It's the same line
We hear all the time
Here in the back row
Here in the back row
And it's an old game
We play it over again
So I'm here in the back row
Here in the back row

Back Row

He told me he would ‘love me always’ but that was a lie! This song is about freedom. About walking away when things don’t feel right. 

I have thought about this song for such a long time. I wanted to write something that wasn’t just another song, but something that gave you hope.
This is the song you play when you suddenly doubt yourself. It’s the song you play for courage to walk away from something or someone. 
It’s the song you play at night when you are alone with your thoughts, and the voice in your head casts doubt on your most difficult decision. 
Karma!

Lyrics - 

It’s only been a month
Anniversary 
Enough was enough
I set myself free

I’m calling your bluff 
I’m sure your ex would agree 
Remember you told me she was crazy 
Learning a lot about you lately 

Turns out we’ve both heard the same empty promise 
Scars in all the same places
Everyday you’d say i’ll love you always 
Everyday LYA

You said this love was for the rest of your life 
Warning signs yeah they couldn’t get any higher
I should have seen it coming in those eyes 
Set your promise on fire  
Guess that makes you a liar 


Was good while it lasted 
Said nobody ever 
One day I might come back to ya
How about never 

Still feel it in my gut 
Sure your ex would agree 
Remember you told me she was crazy 
Learning a lot about you lately 

Turns out we’ve both heard the same empty promise 
Scars in all the same places
Everyday you’d say i’ll love you always 
Everyday LYA

You said this love was for the rest of your life 
Warning signs yeah they couldn’t get any higher
I should have seen it coming in those eyes 
Set your promise on fire  
Guess that makes you a 
L.Y.A.

L.Y.A (Love you always) (Liar)  OUT NOW

Christmas pop song, Springsteen, Spector, Wizard influence. Out on all platforms 19.11.2025.

Weatherman says that snow'll be fallin'
NORAD's tracking Santa on his sleigh
Hope he makes it in time for Christmas Day
Cos we've been waiting all year long
For this magic time to come
I hope it brings you all that you want
And we could make it better by spending it together
I'll be coming home to you darling
From more than half a world away
Hope I get there in time for Christmas Day
And if you feel unsatisfied
Waiting for the moment to arrive
Make a little room to spare inside
fit in one more present and I could be in heaven
I'll be coming home to you darlin'
I love you more than any words can say
Hope I make it in time for Christmas Day

IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

The track follows the unraveling of a relationship during a trip back home to Cork, where my partner and I hoped to reconnect with the spirit of the land but instead found ourselves drifting apart. Recorded at Frying Pan Studios in Tasmania with Chris Townend (Portishead, DMA's), it explores themes of belonging and love lost, shaped by the landscapes and stories that made me.

The Winding Stair

The Beacon is a reflective, folk-leaning single that closes Helen’s year with stillness, warmth and emotional clarity. It blends soft acoustic textures with shimmering harmonies and a grounded, emotive vocal performance. Inspired by a quiet moment inside a cathedral—where the coloured light shifted across the floor and was attracting the attention of passers by —the track explores what it means to return to a place that recentres you. With themes of truth, calm and inner clarity, The Beacon mirrors the gentle power of coming back to yourself. 

This song was entered into the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge in 2024 and marks the start of a new musical chapter for Helen.

The Beacon

The Infatuation Blues

Arrival

Cinema

Welcome to my Soundcloud Page. I am a songwriter based in St Helens, a town in the Northwest of the UK.
You will find songs in a singer-songwriterly vein, written and recorded by me, taking in a range of musical genres,  alt/indie rock songs recorded by The (Now Legendary) Maybees in the 1990s, some classical sounding music by The Lucem Symphonia, as well as banging EDM/electronic tunes by Casaubon and a few mixes of a collaboration with Bentcousin,. Unknown Unknown is another alias I have used for one release and Firenze Anemones is a new project. Most recently, I have collaborated with Massachusetts composer Betsy Breitborde on The Ghosts of Christmas Past.
Whether it's plainly a demo or a painstakingly mastered recording, I hope you enjoy what you hear. Please leave comments and don't be afraid to get in touch, I am always interested in getting feedback and connecting with other lovers of music. If you want to download anything, many of the finished recordings are available on Bandcamp and an increasing number are on all of the usual digital platforms. If you use other platforms, you can find music from me (and some others) there under the names:
Terry Naylor
Casaubon
The Lucem Symphonia
Firenze Anemones
Unknown Unknown
Bentcousin Terry
Atlantic Zipwire


Happy listening!