This episode hears about Jean Durrand's,  one of the Here We Are project songwriters,  experience of being in the project and being involved in writing  'I Remember.' It also features beautiful creative writing pieces written from lines in 'I Remember' by Val Dijkman and Shirley James, and hears from Gina Rae about writing her arrangement of this amazing song.

You can watch the video of the performance of I Remember at 
https://youtu.be/fB8WYwkosGA

 I REMEMBER (a song created from The Pathhead Choir Songwriting Project - Here We Are) 

Lyrics by Jean Durrand with Sophie Bancroft, Val Dijkman and Shirley James and The Pathhead Choir Songwriting Group 
Music by Sophie Bancroft 
Choir Arrangement by Gina Rae 

Beautiful blue, terracotta smooth, holes worn through by the sea 
Close my eyes, carry me back to the tide 
Hold you in my pocket, feel you in my hand, link to where I belong 
Close my eyes, carry me back in time 

Take me there where the salty air 
And white spray catches my breath 
Wild and free when you call to me 
I remember…. 

Lazy summer days, cooling waves, gold sand, glistening skin 
Close my eyes, carry me back to the tide 
What will be, shaped by the sea, bringing clarity to my mind 
Close my eyes, carry me back in time 

Take me there where the salty air....... 

On a shore full of promise treasures can be found 
Far beyond where the land meets the sea 
Where the birds fly up high and sunlight paints the sky 
Waves bring me moonbeams 

Take me there where the salty air 
And white spray catches my breath 
Wild and free when you call to me I remember…. 

HERE WE ARE - The Pathhead Choir Songwriting Project 
saw Sophie Bancroft guiding a group of Pathhead Choir members aged 60+ to write original songs for The Pathhead Choir to perform. These songs were then arranged and notated for the choir by Pathhead Music Collective musicians and arrangers, rehearsed and performed by The Pathhead Choir, conducted by Sophie and choir co-leader Gina Rae, with Dave Milligan on piano. The choir gave three concerts around the Lothians in June 2023, performing eight new, original pieces. 

Full information about the project, and sheet music and choir arrangements can be found at https://autumnvoices.co.uk/projects/the-pathhead-choir/