MUSICAL NUMBERS
* 1. Overture
2. Be Fishermen
3. Keeper of the Light
4. Who'll Buy My Fish
5. Kittens & Kings
6. Springtime
7. Maypole Dance
8. Take One Girl
9. Melody
10. How Can I Tell
* 11. It's Over My Head
12. Reminiscing
* 13. Only The Sea
14. For One Moment
15. I Care Nothing for Fame
* 16. Man of my Dreams
17. In Your Shadow
16. Finale (reprise)
(an orchestral backing track is available)
THE OTHER MAIN CHARACTERS.
JOSEPH SWAN @ 12yrs
JOSEPH SWAN (adult)
ANNIE SWAN (Joe.s mother)
The Forfarshire Survivors
The Bamburgh Fishermen
The Women of Bamburgh
+ Members of the Chorus
THE DARLING FAMILY:
WILLIAM (Father)
THOMASI (mother)
GRACE @ 11 yrs
GRACE (adulthood)
ELIZABETH @ 14 yrs
ELIZABETH (adulthood)
ROBIN - WILLIAM - JOB
THOMASIN - MARY ANN
GEORGE - WILLIAM (2)
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I remember the Grace Darling story from my schooldays in the late forties and only because of a very animated lesson by our History teacher with his vivid description of the 'Forfarshire Rescue' by Grace and her father, an almost Herculean task for a young girl and middle aged man to row out in a North East gale force wind, to initiate the recue of 9 passengers and crew . Herculean
So when looking for a suitable musical storyline, Grace came to mind. It took me two years to complete and another two of revision, before it saw its 'World Premiere' in York in 2010. It has not been produced by anyone since.
I would love to see 'GRACE' performed here in the North East where the story of 'Grace Darling the heroine of the Farne Islands' began, almost 200 years ago.
* The 'Overture' track is one of the originals, taken from a full orchestral arrangements I made at home on my keyboard synthesisers.
Because of the financial cost in hiring an arranger and orchestra this was the only way the producers and directors Charlotte Gray and Donna Riley of 'The York Stars (now 'We Are Theatre'), could afford to stage such a large production.
The MP3 tracks below are later 'professional productions .
Here are a few video clips
from the original musical.
'Over my Head' is sung by Grace's sister Mary when she announces her coming engagement.
Although 'In Your Shadow' is sung on this track by a female sessionist, the original song is performed by the artist Joseph Swan in the final act, as he unveils his potrtrait of Grace