Songwriting

This is a work in progress … and always will be …Alan is a keen amateur songwriter and will gradually plonk his songs here for all to see, download and sing.  This is not particularly well ordered as yet – there are some  some downloads and some sheet music. As time permits I’ll put all of my stuff there in the hope that it’ll give some others a fraction at least of the pleasure I’ve had writing it.  Fame. fortune, sex and drugs … probably not … just musical pleasure!

Most of these are amateur recordings made in Alan’s “Man Cave”.  They are pretty much “live” .. warts and all, as their only aim is to let those who can’t read music hear the songs and possibly enjoy them.  I’ve overdubbed a few guitars and voices, but I have not aimed for perfection (and I’m unlikely to achieve it!)

Songs of Politics and Patriotism

Most of these are amateur recordings made in Alan’s “Man Cave”.  They are pretty much “live” .. warts and all, as their only aim is to let those who can’t read music hear the songs and possibly enjoy them.  I’ve overdubbed a few guitars and voices, but I have not aimed for perfection (and I’m unlikely to achieve it!)

My Candle in the Night … Gill
My lady on the Giant’s Causeway

SONGS OF A BROKEN HEART AND ITS EXPERT REPAIR

Whispering Her Name

My Love Will Go On

Let Your Bridges Burn

Giverny Song – for Gill

From the First Day to the Last

Candle in the Night

Dead Man Walking the Void

Stony Ground

Until the End of Days

The Ring that Makes you Mine

When You Let Me Hold Your Hand

SILLY STUFF

The Gateposts of Ireland

The Sorting Hat Songs!

Soldier, Soldier – Won’t you Marry Me?

POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM

I hear Leadbelly Sing

Where Your Heart Should Be Beating

Hear my Voice

… and the Green Man Cried

They Lie

Call it Alba

Is it a Right?

The Times are Strange

Fake News

Boys O’ Brexit 

Big Nurse Sooz and Wee Morag

Heidi … don’t even think of contradicting her!

FAMILY SONGS

Nets to Haul

Wazoo

Who will Carve your Name on a Tree?

Song for Heidi

Soon, the Sun Baby

PG Teaching Programme portrait – Dr Paul Murray. Paul is a chemistry teacher at Kirkcaldy High School.

New Clothes for Old Songs – Robert Burns

To be Added – Settings of Poetry –  Hardy, Housman, Tolkien and Others