Songs
Lullaby
Matt Sowerby’s haunting poem about climate change set to music.
Performed by Beth Clarence.
Recorded remotely during lockdown.
Eyes As Blue As The Sky
A nostalgic ballad inspired by a line in Angela Carter’s novel Wise Children. In it, Dora Chance duets with her younger self, reminiscing about a boy she had a fling with in her youth.
Performed by Claire Moore and Anna Hale. Music and Lyrics by Thomas F. Arnold. Video Edited by Michael L Worrall.
Recorded remotely during lockdown.
Full list of musicians in the YouTube description.
The Starry Night
A song about the painting of the same name by Vincent Van Gogh. The artist reflects on this work, deeming it a failure without realising it would go on to become one of the most famous works of art.
Performed by Michael Boucher and Beth Clarence. Music and Lyrics by Thomas F. Arnold.
Recorded remotely during lockdown.
Full list of musicians in the YouTube description
The Tell-Tale Heart
From the folk musical The House of Edgar. A beat-poem retelling of the short story written by Edgar Allan Poe.
Performed by Benedict Philipp, James Alston and Eoin McAndrew.
Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016.
Full list of musicians in the YouTube description.