Swan Songs

All of these songs have been written by people facing end of life or bereavement with support from our team.

We give everyone who writes a song with us the option of having their song shared here or kept private.

All of these songs have been shared with the writers permission.

I Flew High

Written by Trevor Parkin, Susan Parkin & Al...

Lovely Day

Lovely Day

Written by Gill Hirst, Dan Hirst, Sophie Hirst, Emma Hirst...

Maroc Junior

Written by Jess Nelder, Rosie Nelder & Tom...

Lucky Us

Lucky Us

Written by Delia Stovin & Julia Waldron.Lyrics WE...

Hear My Voice

Hear My Voice

Written by Joanna Leser, Jess Baker & Ben Buddy Slack....

I Tip My Hat

I Tip My Hat

Written by Roger Smith & Al Bampton.Lyrics  ...

My Swallow

My Swallow

Written by Sarah Hague & Jamie Roberts.Lyrics All it...

Jo’s Song

Jo’s Song

Written by Pam Hart, David Hart & Holly Taymar.Lyrics...

From Above

From Above

Written by Hulley Stead, Tom Edney & Ben Buddy...

Lillia

Lillia

Written by Emma Webster, Julia Waldron & Mark...

Flower Girl

Flower Girl

Written by Lynn Reid & Julia Waldron.Lyrics You said...

The Bus Stop

The Bus Stop

Written by Pat Haddick & Lisa Marie Glover.Lyrics...

Happy Man

Happy Man

Written by Richard Thompson, Rob Crisp & Ben Buddy...

Big Red

Big Red

Written by Lilly Thompson & Tom Edney.Lyrics My dad...

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Written by Kate Frazer & Tom EdneyLyrics We met at a...

Pictures of You

Written by Anne-Louise Butler, Lisa Marie Glover & Ben...

Time

Written by Earnest Horner, Guitar by Ben Buddy Slack,...

Carry On

Carry On

Written by Trevor Sugden Guitar by Ben Buddy Slack. Fiddle...

Cowgirl

Written by Christine Nelligan & Lisa Marie...

Mr Robin

Mr Robin

Written by Cara Beckman & Lisa Marie Glover.  Lyrics I...

Ee By Gum

Ee By Gum

Written by Kate Marchant, Lisa Marie Glover & Ben...

Shining Star

Shining Star

Written by John Lister, Sam Hodgson & Ben Buddy...

Memories

Memories

Written by Cathy Ben-Ameh & Ben Buddy Slack. Lyrics...

Ormi

Ormi

Written by David Harnett, Bev Harnett, Sam Hodgson &...

Under My Wings

Written by Debbie Anderson, Lisa Marie Glover & Ben...

The Lost Years

Written by Will Harris, Sam Hodgson & Ben Buddy Slack....

Hi Dad

Written by Andrew Lawrence, Sam Hodgson & Ben Buddy...

Not Me

Written by Barry Lambert, Sam Hodgson & Ben Buddy...

The 49ers

The 49ers

Written by Paul Van Heeswyk & Ben Buddy Slack at...

Shades of Love

Shades of Love

Written by Vic Simborowski  & Ben Buddy Slack at...

Love

Written by Brenda Eddisson, Samantha Stewart & Ben...

Find a Feather

Written by Lilly Simpson, Ella Simpson & Ben Buddy...

Love is Blind

Written by Katie Lloyd & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

Lydia’s Song

Written by John Masters, Recorded at St Gemma's Hospice,...

John’s Song

Written by John Hirst & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

1985

Written by Mohammed Aziz & Ben Buddy Slack at St...

My Inner Self

Written by Peter Rushworth & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

No Singing Nanu

Written by Veronica Scott & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

It’s Me

Written by Carol Johnson & Ben Buddy Slack at...

Hospice Family

Written by Victoria Kent, Kathy Roebuck & Ben Buddy...

Song for Ginny

Song for Ginny

Written by Alan Livett & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

God’s Garden

Written by Lesley Goody & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

I’m So Lucky

Written by Shazzia Hussain & Ben Buddy Slack at Marie...

Interested in writing a song with us?

We can support anyone living with a terminal illness, planning their end stages of life or dealing with a bereavement to write and record their own original song.
Please visit the "Writing A Song With Us" Page and submit the short form and we will get back to you as quickly as we can.
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”Working with Ben was a very special experience. The time I spent with Ben was fun, informal, yet hugely creative. It felt unique and I feel blessed to have had this opportunity.”

“It’s a really sound form of therapy. It gives you an opportunity, in the same way that I had with the clinical psychologist here; it was a way of getting your thoughts out and getting them into an order that you can share with other people. It’s a way of clarifying your thoughts and in a very tangible way and a very permanent way”

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