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.
Tag Archives: east end songs
Wk.52 The End Of An Era
‘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
Wk.5 Thomas Burke’s ‘The Chink & The Child’ I
‘Sunshine From The East’
Now for something tricky. I found a great old story set in London’s East End and thought, why not write a trilogy! This week it’s the first instalment of three songs based on a 100 year old short story written by Thomas Burke incredibly entitled ‘The Chink And The Child’ and set in London’s East End. This is called ‘Sunshine From The East’.
Play/download song above, view video for story. Lyrics available here
