Song List

About My Music
Two minute account of what I do

Apricot Madness
Translated into Turkish as Zirdeli – Zidali, this is a song about the Şenol, the man who used to own the DIY store and the Zirdeli Café in the village of Esentepe, North Cyprus. We used to have such wonderful evenings!

Broken-Hearted Angel
We have Angels in Diss... carved into the external faces of structural timber of two of the ancient buildings. Imagining that they are guardian angels for us, stupid humans, their job must be heartbreaking.

Canary
Success, failure and picking yourself up to start again. Norwich City F.C.?

Carpenter's Café
Farmers-market in North Cyprus

Change
A combination of two songs by Les Richards, Time and Tide & Very First Morning. The cycle of time rolls on regardless. All the more reason not to waste a moment.

Child’s Play
DIY always sounds so easy – but, is it?

Cry of Paine
A song to celebrate the bi-centenary of Tom Paine who was mentioned in Barak Obama’s inaugural speech. What would Tom think of the world that his ideas helped to create?

Dark-Haired Woman
Mysterious, dreamlike song of love found and lost. Lyric from Roger Dyer.

Debtor’s Dream
The Banks rob us far more efficiently nowadays. Lyric from Roger Dyer was originally entitled Hire Purchase Blues, which is, of course the theme.

Departure
Parting from loved ones

Esentepe
The beautiful island of Cyprus, Kubris to the Turks, has been divided since 1974. Today, nearly 46 years on, recognition of North Cyprus is long-overdue.

Fair Tirade
Two days after 9/11, this song “came” to me, listing the woes of the world

Friendly Strangers
Although this song is inspired by the lovely people we have met whilst camping, the sentiment applies in many situations

Grains of Sand
A tune originally for Slow Dance, finds a similar theme, with a twist!

Harleston Town
The local paper said “The Town is Dying” – not in my experience!

Hash House Harriers
Heydays... North Cyprus version

Her Secret
Written for a 60th birthday but so applicable to many ladies I know

Here and Now
My favourite place and person

Hoots Bar
Fun with music in North Cyprus

Indian Corn
Until I went brushing for a local shoot, I had no idea of its local importance.

Jewel in the Crown
Reflections on vulcanologists’ warnings and corporate greed

Just the Mile
Life turns sour but his goon-show humour and philosophy save our hero

Kirton Creek
An imaginative tale based upon the mysterious wreck in the River Deben

Listen and Learn
We all learn in a different way. Here are a few scenarios.

Long-forgotten Blues
Banter between myself and a few other local Old Boys gets out of hand

Nora and Nancy
Set in 1920’s Ireland, this is the true story of my friend’s Uncle Frank

Norfolk Winter Follies
Countryside observations

Ox Against the Storm
In his final years, Tanaka Shozo’s fights in vain to protect his villagers from industrial pollution. They are eventually compensated, but he does not live to see it.

Paddy's Shield
The V.C. awarded but not bestowed

Port Hardy Inn
Observations of British Columbia

Tom and the Queen of Oz
Tom Paine’s revolution turned out as Donald Trump is inaugurated.

Sand Boy
A new character is created to retell the legendary murder of Louie Bryant

She’s Here Now
The phone call, email and relief as the newborn arrives - later than expected

Soldier’s Daughter
While our soldiers keep the peace overseas, their families struggle at home

Spin Doctor
He has to make us believe in the truth - as our rulers wish us to see it

Sweet Girl
This was Majorca Music Man – too long a-title! Holiday romance that lasted.

There Used To Be…
Store wars and mobile phone masts come to the Market Towns of Norfolk

Timeless Town
Vandals steal hands of the Church clock and wreck the Christmas lights

Weather Report
A parable about obsession