SAMMI
I am a Singer/Songwriter and have been involved in Folk Clubs since a 14 year old child, I am also the one who runs this website.
Most of my songs here are in Demo mode.
SELF-PENNED SONGS
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A GOOD HEARTED MAN © 2023 T-N Music
I do watch people, not in a pervy way, but am a people watcher.
I saw the effect of a certain chap and hhe semews unaware of how fond of him people are.
He is indeed, a good hearted man.
Ken Arkley - this is for you chuck!
A LITTLE LOVE A LITTLE FAITH © 2020 T-N Music
ALBA © 2023 T-N Music
I miss my darling Anna so much, and this is a song of my journey to see her.
I miss Scotland big time, but living in the NE Eng, it's not a million miles away. Life and fate has brought me here.
ALONE © 1987 T-N Music
I wrote this song after date with a somewhat odd lad.
As I have reached the age that I am now, there are lot of people that have become insular, and in that vein, this lad was years ahead of his time.
Needless to say, I didn't see him again.
ANGELS DON'T HAVE WINGS © 2023 T-N Music
The lovely Marie Little is the inspiration for this song.
The fentle, tender way that bnorth Maries and the Folie Family have supported me goes beyond a mere "Thank You"
Indeed for me, Angels don't have wings, they do indeed have guitars
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BE GENTLE WITH ME © 2023 T-N Music
Never being one to be forward, and being somewhat socially awkward at times, sometimes seeing a man I thought lovely, I dare not ever approach them in fear of being rejected.
BIG DREAMS TO COAL SEAMS © 2024 T-N Music
It was only a matter of time before someone wrote a song for John Wrightson.
All I see when I look at him, is a shy wee lad - with one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard.
His songwriting is legendary , with many people doing their own versions. That says it all!
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CATHY © 1988 T-N Music
COME HOME © 2004 T-N Music
Being a Military child is one thing, being a Military Wife, another.
When they go away on detachment, it’s scary, not knowing if they will come home.
If they do come home, they drive you mad... the toilet seat is up, the car seat too far back.
Seriously, in a way, you have to rehabilitate them, not easy if they have come home with PTSD.
They often came back a changed man, not the one that left.
This is what they don’t tell you when you marry a Military man.
CONVERSATION © 1987 T-N Music
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DAMN THOSE THOUGHTS © 2021 T-N Music
DENIED © 2007 T-N Music
DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH TO HURT © 2020 T-N Music
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FATHER OF MINE © 1981 T-N Music
FEATHERS GROW BACK © 2023 T-N Music
FOR HARVEY © 2005 T N Music
A very early demo, scooped up from a tape made years ago.
Harvey Andrew's album 'Friends of Mine' is my all trime favourite album of his, reflecting both on his life, and mine.
FOOTSTEPS IN THE SNOW © 2012 T-N Music
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GYPSY © 1987 T-N Music
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HEATHCLIFF © 2024 T-N Music
HENSOL LAKE © 1987 T-N Music
My parents spilt up when I was 15, and the fallout at home was very damaging.
I had a small 50cc motorbike and used to literally get lost in the myriad of little lanes in South Wales, where I was living at the time.
I drove into a forest and found a little lake, a place of peace. Often revisited, as I sat on the grass, gazing at the calm water.
I lost my innocence there when I was 16, moved away aged 19 to Eastbourne, and life has certainly been a rollercoaster.
When I think of those I have loved and lost, and now very much alone, I often think, 'If I knew then, what I know now, I'd be, a different me'
HOW CAN I TELL YOU © 2018 T-N Music
HOW YOU USED TO MAKE ME FEEL © 1987 T-N Music
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I CAN, I MUST, I WILL DO © 2013 T-N Music
I CAN'T LOVE YOU © 2022 T-N Music
I CAN NEVER BE YOURS © 2016 T-N Music
I WANTED IT TO BE YOU © 2022 T-N Music
For those suffering from unrequited love …
I WILL WAIT © 2021 T-N Music
Oh, if only I had the confidence.
I'd rather be on the shelf than in the wrong cupboard, not that I have not had the odd silent 'crush' on a couple of men that never knew....
IF I FALL © 2022 T-N Music
Written after the loss of my eldest Daughter.
As ever, trying to do the 'Keep Calm & Carry On' I was taught to live by - dealing with the loss alone with no support. Daring nnot be be upset in case it upset others.
It can relate to any dark moments in life... but would you be there for me if I fall?
I'M STRONGER THAN THAT © 2006 T-N Music
We met up to swap cars, one last hug, and feeling of sad regret.
The marriage was over, no malice, we'd just grown apart.
I convinced myself that I could make it alone, and I have.
Another chapter.
IN MY SOUL © 1989 T-N Music
Years ago, I was in the St Nicholas and St Faith church choir. Often popping in before having to go to work.
Often, my combat boots and camouflage trouser were seen from underneath my cassock.
And the song was born.
IT'S TOO SOON FOR AUTUMN © 2004 T-N Music
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JUST WORDS © 2016 T-N Music
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LIFE'S ALRIGHT © 2019 T-N Music
LOVE ME FOR JUST ONE DAY © 2022 T-N Music
LOVE YOU SO © 2022 T-N Music
My late, estranged Daughter cut off all contact from me, so I used to write songs to her and pop them on YouTube in the hope that she would see and hear my 'letters' of love to her.
I really hope that she did, but I will never know.
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MAID MARION © 1983 T-N Music
MISSING YOU © 2016 T-N Music
MR ICE © 1987 T-N Music
MURDERER © 2020 T-N Music
MY LOVELY MAN © 2006 T-N Music
MY SILENT THOUGHTS © 2024 T-N Music
Grief bites your bum whenver it decides to.
My beautiful daughter, Anna told me that I could talk to her about anything.
I really can't.
It's my job as her Mum to protect her, not the other way round.
Some words have been updated since this demo was recorded.
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NEED YOUR LOVE © 2020 T-N Music
Another lock down song.
Sat scrolling through BookFace and reading posts inspired this song.
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ONLY CHILD © 2023 T-N Music
Being a Military child, an only child, and a child sent to boarding school - it's bound to have an effect.
That feeling of never settling, and never belonging, and coming from nowhere in particular.
When people ask me where I come from, it's the most difficult question to answer, and is usully, "Nowhere"
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PAINTER © 2023 T-N Music
POISON © 2013 T-N Music
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RAG AND BONE © 2023 T-N Music
RAGLAN © 1989 T-N Music
A long lost love.....
RED TUBE © 2019 T-N Music
ROSEISLE © 2013 T-N Music
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SCARED © 2020 T-N Music
Social Media and the Government had us all brainwashed, and scared.
I spent lock down alone, so as alwasy, music kept me from going batshit crazy.
So, in a nutshell, this song is about lockdown and missing human contact.
SEARCHING FOR STARS © 2022 T-N Music
(FOR MY DAUGHTER, NINA (1992-2022)
Of all the awful things that I have had to deal this, this is by far the worst.
Losing my eldest Daughter changed me. She believed that she would be a star.
Can't say much more on that really.
SHE WILL SURVIVE THE WINTER WITHOUT YOU © 2005 T-N Music
My youngest Daughter always seemed to have that 'lost' look, even her Teachers commented on it.
A Divorce is never easy, and for a while things were very difficult, and that's all I am going to say about that.
My Ex-Husband and I have been amicable for years, and his 2nd Wife has been brilliant.
This song is just a chapter in my life. That's all.
S-JARA © 2005 T-N Music
SLEEP ON IT © 2023 T-N Music
Being single for so long, I don't want to jump into any fire with both feet until I ger the know him and feel ready to commit to any type of relationship.
Best to sleep on it I think.
SOLDIER BLUE © 2007 T-N Music
SOMEONE LIKE ME © 2024 T-N Music
I am always caught out in surprise if anyone takes an intrest in me.
The ones I knock back are the married ones or ones in a relationship - all too common these days.
I get bashful if I really like them, so this song is my alter ego or what I called, 'My Diva Head'
Being so very awkward, I find the moment has passed, and they are soon with someone else.
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKND © 2020 T-N Music
STICKS AND STONES © 2023 T-N Music
The trouble with being a nice, kind person, some people kick against that. They transmit how they feel about themselves, in saying that I will never be able to do this or that.
Or escape the legacy of cruel words.
Words can cut deep, but I cannot be anyone else but me, and my Daughters only had kindess and love from me, and I told them how proud I was of them.
I tend to avoid negative people.
STRONGER THAN THAT © 2013 T-N Music
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TEARS THAT NOBODY HEARS © 2002 T-N Music
THAT'S WHAT FREINDS ARE FOR © 2014 T-N Music
THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIVES © 2005 T-N Music
THE LAST TIME © 2018 T-N Music
THE LOVING STILL REMAINS © 2016 T-N Music
THE POWER OF A TOUCH © 2023 T-N Music
This world has become somewhat insular, no one caring about anything but themselves.
I saw the face of a lovely lass who has not long since lost of wonderful Mum, and the song appeared.
A soft word, a gentle hug can work wonders.
THEY DIED IN THE DARK © 2023 T N Music & James Childs
I found this poem online and put music and a chorus to it, whilst reseaching the death of my Great-Great Grandfather, who was killed in a pit explosion.
William Martin died on the 11th November 1985 in an explosion underground at 'A Winnings' Colliery in Nottinghamshire.
He left his wife Mary with 10 children.
TIME © 2024 T-N Music
I bought a guitar off David Walker, and it dicated that I write a blues song...
Time is one of the two things that I ask of anyone.
Kindness & Time
Time is free to give but rarely given.
THIS OLD HOUSE © 2023 T-N Music
I never know where my Mother is.
So, when she was away (as always), I sometimes used to pop down to South Wales, where she had settled, and house sit for a week or two.
I was sat in her armchair, staring in screensaver mode at the walls, full of pictures, and started to focus on the pictures themselves.
Most of the school pictures I had sent though the years of my daughters, are framed and hanging on the walls. Getting older through the years.
The house used to be alive with people, and is not more of a sad shrine.
The song started off as pretty bitter, but as I left it a while, it became a song of tenderness for the past and all the better memories of this old house.
Needless to say, I don't house sit anymore.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD © 1987 T-N Music
TOO SOON FOR AUTUMN © 2005 T-N Music
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UNTIL NOW © 2024 T-N Music
Halloween time 2024.
I was getting ready to the Sunderland Folk Club's Halloween night, and this song fell into my head.
A very, very basic demo of a story about good overcoming bad.
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WHAT WAS I THINKING OF © 2023 T-N Music
WHISPERS IN THE BREEZE © 2007 T-N Music
WITH WHERE I AM © 2024 T-N Music
Having moved, on average, every 3 years, I am used to moving to places that I have never lived in before.
I learnt to get on with it and make the best of it.
My 2nd Section 21 in March 2024, had me yet again, searching for a home.
Not easy these days with a housing shortage, sky high rent and jumping through hoops be accepted for a house. The council and housing associations had nothing.
For the first time, I was asked to stay.
That had a profound effect on me, had I found a place that I belonged to at last?
The North east of England was one places I had never lived in before, and I fell in love with the area, and my Folkie Family.
I was lucky enough to find a home, and yes, I stayed.
WINTER © 2022 T-N Music
Living in the North East of England, getting snowed in is not uncommon in winter.
Not being able to go out, I sometimes take on 'Song Challenges'
(Ian Tyzack - challenge accepted)
A rough demo.
WHO I AM NOW © 2022 T-N Music
A so called friend who only contacts me when they want something, prompted me to write this song.
They are who they are, but they don't like the fact that life has made me into a free spirit.
WHO'S GOING TO SAVE ME © 2022 T-N Music
The short answer to that... is no-one.
WHY NOT ME © 1987 T-N Music
Born into the Royal Air Force, I wanted to join up.
I failed the interview so ended up wearing combat boots instead....
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE © 2020 T-N Music
YOU'RE NOT WORTH THAT © 1990 T-N Music
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