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“Everything is Alright” Ron’s song by Alexia Reed

My late husband , Ron Reed, received palliative care at Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford from October 2017 to July 2019. He found The Swan Song Project really helped him and made him more positive and able to accept the reality of his own death. It enabled us as a...

Appreciate Life – My Mum’s Song by Lindsey King

My mum, Lydia Nicoll, received palliative care at St. Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds from October to December 2018. One thing that kept her going during her final weeks was The Swan Song Project. I’m not sure how she came upon the flier about the project but I remember...

The first 10 weeks of The Swan Song Project

The first 10 weeks of The Swan Song Project In May 2017 I began the first sessions for The Swan Song Project at Marie Curie Hospice Bradford. I had been developing this project for what seemed like a long time, about 18 months since initial idea so I was very excited...

Case Study -Writing a song virtually with The Swan Song Project by Stephanie Ingham

Stephanie Ingham shares her experience of writing a song virtually with The Swan Song Project.

Yorkshire charity offers a swansong opportunity for people facing death and bereavement

The Yorkshire charity was founded in 2017 by songwriter Ben Buddy Slack after he lost his grandma and was left regretting not recording her singing. Since then, the project has supported more than 60 people to express themselves in song. Search for a song by Song or...

Marie Curie – “Songs can be the soundtrack to your life”

Musician and songwriter Ben Slack is helping people living with a terminal illness to compose songs about their lives. Working with Ben, people write and record a piece of music and then share it with friends and family if they wish to. Search for a song by Song or...

BBC News – Writing a song for family ‘to remember me by’

A Yorkshire charity is helping patients with terminal illnesses write a song they can leave behind for their loved ones. The Swan Song Project was started by Ben Slack at Marie Curie Hospice Bradford in May 2017. Vic Simborowski, who recently wrote a song with their...

Leeds man set to get national recognition for his ‘Swan Song’ charity project

A man from Leeds is set to get national recognition tonight for the work he's done through the charity - The Swan Song Project. Ben Slack set up the charity following the death of his grandmother two years ago. Search for a song by Song or writers nameThanks to our...

The Swan Song Project on Vice

The Swan Song Project founded by Ben Buddy Slack, helps individuals and their families facing end of life to process their feelings and emotions through writing and recording their own original songs. Search for a song by Song or writers nameThanks to our...

This heartwarming gesture from Chris Evans to an ‘unsung hero’ will help so many people in Leeds

Radio presenter Chris Evans has thrown his support behind a Leeds ‘unsung hero’ and his charity, by donating £25,000 live on air. Search for a song by Song or writers nameThanks to our supporters