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An Insight Into Songwriting With The Swan Song Project We recently helped Mick O'Loughlin to write and record an original song, 'The Queen of The St Vincent de Paul', in memory of his younger sister Elaine.
Upon finishing the song, Mick said:
"Dealing with the process of her death has been a tough process, but with the help of Ben, we've managed to put a song together...it's really been a great trip and a great help so thanks to Ben and all at Swan Song."
Ben added:
"This song has been a lot of fun to help write and we have been podcasting the whole journey. For all of our sessions we have had the mics on and hope the finished product gives an insight into Mick processing his grief and how we put songs together."
We look forward to sharing the whole podcast series shortly. Please keep an eye on our social media channels.
The Creative Entrepreneurs Impact Playbook Now Available In our May newsletter, we shared that Ben Buddy Slack had joined a team of change-makers to create a best practice playbook for others wanting to use their creativity to make a positive impact in the world.
18 creative entrepreneurs from South Africa and the UK, who represented a wide range of creative disciplines, collaborated on the playbook.
If you wish, you can now download a copy of the playbook for free here.
Fundraising Update We are a charity and rely on donations, large and small, to provide our unique songwriting service free of charge.
Can you help us to continue our work: celebrating lives, making memories and leaving legacies?
Swan Songs mean so much to participants and their families. Vic Simborowski's wife Corinna said the following about her late husband's song 'Shades of Love':
"I listened to it several times after he died and found it comforting. I also had it played at his funeral as the closing music and it was very poignant for everyone there to hear his voice."
Our Fundraising Manager Gemma Cross would love to hear from you if you are able to support in some way. Email gemmacross@swansongproject.co.uk.
Sovereign Health Care was one of our initial funders and we are so grateful for their continued support.
This will help us to keep providing our songwriting service, in person and virtually, to terminally ill and bereaved people free of charge.
Monetary Support From Moto
We applied to the Moto in the Community Trust and were delighted to recently receive a grant of £150.
Shop To Support Swan Song
One way that you can support our work is to purchase a Swan Song T-shirt here for £10 plus P&P. Available in sizes small to XXL with a choice of light or dark blue.
Another way is to use Amazon Smile. Login to your Amazon account using this link, make your purchases and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items to our charity at no extra cost to you.
Francis Talks About His and Michael's Night Walk For Swan Song A huge well done and thank you to two of our youngest supporters Francis and Michael McSharry who recently completed a 10k night walk with family and friends in memory of their grandma Carolyn.
In this short video, filmed ahead of the night walk, Francis shared more about their challenge. Francis and Michael have raised over £200 to date on Just Giving, far exceeding their original target of £10!
If you would like to boost Francis and Michael's fundraising total further, you can do so by clicking the button below.
Swan Song Podcast New Episodes New episodes of our songwriting and bereavement podcast are available. In episode 71, Ben speaks to indie/folk artist Manuka about her song 'Darling Come Home' written for her brother.
