Throughout 2012 Songs From The Howling Sea is running a second series – tales from the 5 Olympic Boroughs. Entitled ‘Folk Olympics’, each instalment is hosted at Londonist.com.
The Folk Olympics songs are available for free download for a limited time only, here.
Here you will find a collection of London songs inspired by its history. From June 2010 -June 2011 I began to showcase the Old East End of London. For a year I posted weekly videos telling factual tales and then wrote and released a song inspired by the same story. These instalments are all laid out below, London songs are free to download.
‘The Howling Sea’
52 songs over 52 weeks culminating in this last London song, ‘The Howling Sea’. From The Tower of London to the banks of the River Lea, from Victoria Park to the tides of the Thames. East London life. Songs From The Howling Sea. I hope you have enjoyed the content as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Play song above, view video for story.
Lyrics available here
This post has been removed for upcoming inclusion in my new project ‘Folk Olympics – Songs From The 5 Olympic Boroughs.’ Olympic songs hosted exclusively at Londonist.com
This post has been removed for inclusion in my new project ‘Folk Olympics – Songs From The 5 Olympic Boroughs.’ Olympic songs which can be viewed exclusively at Londonist.com
‘The Taste Of Light And Song’
I thought I’d tie this week’s installment in with current events and who could ignore the Royal Wedding? No 49 London song ‘The Taste Of Light And Song’ is inspired by another Royal celebration. Play song above, view video for story.
Lyrics available here
This post has been removed for inclusion in my new project ‘Folk Olympics – Songs From The 5 Olympic Boroughs.’ Olympic songs which can be viewed exclusively at Londonist.com
‘The Widow’s Son’
To celebrate the Easter Weekend here’s a London song in memory of an old East End tradition continued to this day at the ‘Widow’s Son’ pub in Bow. Play song above, view video for story.
‘Me, My Girls And I’
This song ‘Me, My Girls And I’ is inspired by writer Wilkie Collins’ private affairs. The author of ‘The Woman in White’ and ‘Moonstone’ isn’t normally associated with London’s East End. But then again during his lifetime he wasn’t associated with a double life, two ‘wives’, an opium addiction and a ghostly twin. Play/download London song above, view video for story.
Lyrics available here
‘Sometimes A Crow Sings Like A Lark’
‘Sometimes A Crow Sings Like A Lark’ is inspired by the tale of Bow resident William Bury. Murder does seem to pop up now and again on this London history blog but I never thought I’d utter the word ‘Dundee’. But then again I suspect Bury never thought he’d be eternally tied to the place either. Pardon the pun. Play/download London song above, view video for story.
Lyrics available here
