Hjem...

A new track... the video has aerial views of the area where I live, so I though Hjem (Danish for home) would be a nice title, in a nod to the Danish visitors Norfolk saw quite a lot of over a thousand years ago.

I found an interesting language link... Anglo-Saxon for home is 'ham' but there is an old English term for home, used occasionally in Norfolk, which is Hyem... I think this may be the origin of 'Potter Heigham' as Home to Pottery... and the Danish being Hjem. You can see the link between the 3 words, each from a different culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqE0qF_fF6Q

A Song for Bees and Summer...

This was a kind of speedwriting test for me. I had taken some footage of bees in my garden and gave myself one day to come up with something. I'm not very good at composing quickly, so this was quite a challenge for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQvvFkG61oE

Composing for Stokesby...

I thought I would try to write a piece of music for a Norfolk village. I picked Stokesby, which is a picturesque broadland village on the River Bure. It was easy to get inspired as it is a lovely village and I was able to get some nice footage.

The name has Danish origins meaning 'good grazing by the water'. Today it is a popular place to visit by foot along the riverside footpaths and by boat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEMUiUjTuLk