‘I help people who are dying write songs for their loved ones. It’s a privilege – and changed the way I think” Swan Song in The I Paper
“My grandma always loved music and we’d sing and play music at her house. Towards the end of her life she was in a care home. My uncle and I went to visit her one day when she was pretty unresponsive, until we started playing “Black Velvet Band” (a traditional...
Incredible new project helps terminally ill record own songs in final days
Just weeks before the end of his life Ron Reed stood up in front of residents at the Marie Curie hospice to sing (pictured below). His young children were with him, joining in with the chorus...
“Songwriting Is A Superpower” Swan Song in The Red Bulletin
“Meet the Leeds-based musician and would-be detective who’s helping the terminally ill create a legacy through song. “I was nothing, now I’m me,” Vic Simborowski sings quietly, his face wrought with emotion. Opposite him, a heavily bearded man with tattooed...
Dear Eddie Newell – A blog by Charlotte Newell
I was recommended to the Swan Song Project through my bereavement councillor at the start of December. Straight away I was incredibly interested to find out more so on the same day I sent an email and was lucky enough to have my first session with Ben the next day. My...