We went for a walk this afternoon, after lunch in the Giant’s Rest pub, and happened to pass through a churchyard. There a tombstone caught my eye, and I paused in the misty rain to run my hand over the metal, trace the words and read the story. It broke my heart. It does againContinueContinue reading “Stories to break your heart, from an English country churchyard”
Author Archives: Cole Moreton
Now there’s an album …
Introducing The Light Keeper album, a set of songs written in response to the story of Sarah, Jack and Gabe.
Singing in the room where it happens …
This isn’t a tribute to Hamilton, although that is an astonishing piece of work. Wonderful. No, this is about the privilege of telling a story in the room where the action takes place, and singing songs inspired by that story there too. The video is below, have a watch. When I started out writing TheContinueContinue reading “Singing in the room where it happens …”
“Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth …”
Seven songs found or re-found in the last seven days, just for fun and the sake of it. This latest weekly list is a little more mellow than the last, or melancholy if you prefer. I do. The lonesome note. A wonderful song about Samson; the aching and longing of a tune you may haveContinueContinue reading ““Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth …””
Have a listen …
Seven songs found or re-found in seven days including the Doors at the disco, a Welsh language samba record, Fela Kuti with the late Ginger Baker and an old-time radio ad about the atom bomb, kids.
Cole Moreton 