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Your Stories In Song
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Mother’s saying
When ever I took a tarty girl home my mother would always say "you can always stoop down and pick...
Margery Polley
Margery Polley of Pembury, martyred at Tonbridge 1557 (Maryan persecutions) Suggested at Tenterden...
Maid in St James
My grandmother came from a Scottish border town, aged 18, to work as a kitchen maid in St James...
Lost in the sea
suggestion from audience at An Evening with Milton Hide, 13/9/23 part of Hailsham Festival Had a...
Lincolnshire Fens
From Brancaster to Boston - found a foreign town in the Lincolnshire Fens Boston:...
Leaves
Alice (8) would like a song about the beautiful colours of autumn leaves Summer Trifle Festival...
KESR
The train ride on the KESR from Tenterden to Bodiam. using steam train rhythms. From Bob the...
Jester
Dickie Pearce - last court jester, fell off castle battlements, got state burial. Anon...
Jackson The Cat
The occassional night out can always be justified with luxery beer (£5+ a pint) if it reminds you...
Hop Pickers
As this is a fabulous converted oasthouse, perhaps a story of families hop picking through the...
Hester’s Way
Hester's Way (Cheltenham) Story in the press in 1960s that Hester was a witch and her ghost can...
Grandfather Clem
My Grandfather, Clem, was an artilleryman in the 1st World War. Haunted by memories of riding a...
Gillingham Disasters
On 11 July 1929 in gillingham kent a fire broke out at a fair killing 15 man and boys...
Flying Scotsman
You could write a song about the Flying Scotsman which was built in Doncaster. Written in our...
First Love
When I was five my first love was a six year old boy called Steven. I was sat next to him at...
Factory Workers
I've yet to hear a song about factory workers in a food factory - eg chicken. Lots of people used...
Exploring
William would like to tell you about playing hide and seek on the farm, looking for ancient...
Elvis
I was down a grave in Northern France when I heard of Elvis's death. Anon Written in Milton Hide...
Early Morning
Suggestion: Stillness and silence of an early morning walking as the sun rise, before anyone is...
Chiddingly Onion Pie Murderer
suggestion from audience member at An Evening with Milton Hide on 13 Sept 2023, part of Hailsham...
Cheese Rolling
Song subject suggestion in Milton Hide audience book: Cheese rolling at Coopers hill. Anon...
Brixham Angels
The story of the Brixham Angels - a storm at sea, fires lit by families on the beach to guide the...
Born away
The child who was born 50 miles from home Anon Broadstairs Folk Week 2023
Bonfire Societies
Tradition in East Sussex of bonfire societies holding large marches and firework events around 5th...
Birder
I'd love to hear a song about ornithologists / twitchers (there's a big difference!). My dad was...
Belle Tout
Suggestion for song inspiration Summer Trifle 2023: Coastal erosion, Seaford river moved to...
Beams
Beamed ceilings are lovely to look at but a bugger to paint! Thoughts from a Yorkshire man Summer...
Grandfather Clem
My Grandfather, Clem, was an artilleryman in the 1st World War. Haunted by memories of riding a...
Cynthia Payne
'Infamous women of Sussex' - Cynthia Payne. A bit risqué!...
Dashing Lady
The ghost of Alice Bright Lane, Crowborough JS - Crowborough U3A, 15/2/24 --------- Quote from...
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle lived in Crowborough at Windlesham Manor. His statue was dressed as an elf last...
Nutley Windmill
'Nutley Windmill is a grade II* listed[1] open trestle post mill at Nutley, East Sussex, England...
Nan Tuck
“According to local legend, the ghost of Nan Tuck, a woman from Rotherfield who allegedly poisoned...
Ashdown Forest Drive.
I drove under the arched trees, Sheltered by their golden and red canopy. I missed the bumps as I...
A Ride Away
[My Poem was chosen on the Brighton bus at present and read on Hailsham FM - Debbie Milner] . A...
Do I Regret?
[As a young Mum, I wrote this poem from my heart. - Debbie Milner] Do I regret, having my children...
Mad Jack Fuller
Builder of follies, philanthropist, patron of the arts, very wealthy man. Said to be buried in the...
Milton Hide are singer-songwriters Jim and Josie Tipler.
Their songs are story based and they have been touring the UK with their Audience Book to gather new song inspirations. They are now working on “Your Stories In Song” with the Summer Trifle group, gathering stories in Wealden – a project funded by the National Lottery.
Local legends, characters, landscape features – any story you have to share and that might be immortalised as a story in song is welcome.
Once the songs are written, the duo intend to do a return tour. The hope is that artists, musicians and writers will also create new works based on the stories stored in the archive below.
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