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Over the years, some of my songs have aired over the radio waves in places as far apart as Australia and North America, with Merseyside in between.
MCPS and PRS royalties trickle in regularly and make interesting reading.
The Look Out! show has been broadcast as a complete performance on Southampton radio station Voice FM, complete with narration and sound effects.
I have recently uploaded some tracks to " BBC introducing....", which is a BBC website supporting unsigned, undiscovered or under the radar musicians and offering the chance of BBC radio airplay. It could be a long wait, but who knows?
St. Crispin's Day commemorations
My song "St. Crispin's Day" was featured on the website for "The Road To Agincourt" during 2015 -2016. This project commemorated the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt in a series of plays, presentations, exhibitions and lectures in and around the Hampshire locations most associated with the events of 1415.
The Mayflower commemorations
There was going to be another big project in 2020, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers from Southampton, but like everything else the event has been postponed due to the Coronan Virus situation.
When it actually goes ahead, the commemorations will involve multiple events in towns and cities in the USA, the UK and The Netherlands. I have already put my foot in the door, by submitting my song "The Mayflower" to the various parties involved for consideration. Very positive reactions so far!
Henry V was in Southampton preparing to take the crown of France, when a plot to murder him was hatched in Itchen Ferry village, a small community on the river bank next to where I Live in Woolston (the village was destroyed in WW2, but that's another song!).
The Pilgrim Fathers hired the Mayflower but unfortunately bought the Speedwell, which rapidly fell apart and leaked like a sieve. Records seem to indicate that the Speedwell was built in Southampton, but we don't celebrate that. If you go down to Plymouth, you can stand at the Mayflower gate where they finally sailed from. There's a commemorative plaque there now. The Southampton Mayflower memorial records their first departure for America, from the old Town Quay.