This episode hears from Val Dijkman and Shirley James, two of the Here We Are project songwriters,  talk about their experiences of being in the project and being involved in writing the moving song 'Feather.' And arranger Corrina Hewat discusses her reaction to first hearing Feather and then how she went about creating her stunning arrangement.

You can watch the video of the performance of Feather at 
https://youtu.be/Zr6IS_El1NE

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

Lyrics by Shirley James, Val Dijkman, Andrew Lorrain-Smith, Sophie Bancroft and The Pathhead Choir Songwriting Group 
Music by Sophie Bancroft and Val Dijkman 
Choir arrangement by Corrina Hewat 

We played in the burn catching trout for the tea 
Alone in the woods just you and me 
Together we grew like Adam and Eve 
And the children arrived with laughter 

A feather floats down, without a sound 
As I sit here and remember 
Is it you, can you see the memories of you and me 
A feather floats down 
I miss you 

We travelled the world enjoyed being free 
Discovering more about you and me 
The grand-children came our lives became full with time to enjoy them growing 

A feather floats down....... 
You were never supposed to leave 

Seasons pass by, our garden grows on 
I sit by our tree still hearing our song 
Chill in the air but love keeps me warm as I treasure our time together 

A feather floats down, without a sound 
As I sit here and remember 
Is it you, can you see the memories of you and me 
A feather floats down 
I miss you 

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/