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VOICE FILES OF STORIES

Ever keen to find new fields in which to display my incompetence I have begun to add streaming audio files of my stories, read by me. Just click one of the buttons to hear the story. More audio files will be added regularly. Please let me know what you think of the idea. If there is a story you would like me to read for this section, or if you would like to read one for the section yourself, please tell me.

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PLAY BLIND DATE
10 Mins. 30 secs.

PLAY CELIA'S SHRINE
11 Mins. 13 secs.

PLAY LETTIE
11 Mins. 22 secs.

PLAY KNIGHT ERRANT
12 Mins. 32 secs.

PLAY CINDERELLA'S SLIPPER
10 Mins. 8 secs.

PLAY ELLEN AND AUBURY
9 Mins. 30 secs.

PLAY THE HAND OF GOD
13 Mins. 16 secs

PLAY WITCHCRAFT
8 Mins. 50 Secs.

PLAY UBERMENSCH
8 Mins. 7 Secs.

PLAY LINDY
11 Mins. 12 Secs.
Recorded live at UKAlive 2005
(original version prior to rewrite)

PLAY SUIT SINGLE LADY
10 Mins. 3 Secs.

PLAY LILAC WEDDING
8 Mins. 3 Secs.


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EXPERIMENTAL RADIO PROGRAMMES

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CONVERSATION MILL RADIO PROGRAMMES

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GUEST SONGS

Rick Hayter is a major talent on the London Folk Club circuit, as yet unrecognised. He writes his own songs, which are reflective, often nostalgic, sometimes slightly melancholy, but always superbly crafted and guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat. His guitar technique is impeccable. His only failing is his modesty and underestimation of his own talent. When he's doing his one-man show in the Albert Hall remember that you heard him here first.

Padstow Bay
written & performed by
Rick Hayter.

PLAY PADSTOW BAY



previous guest songs

GIRL ABOUT TOWN
written and sung by
Miriam Clancy
PLAY GIRL ABOUT TOWN


MY APOLOGIES
performed by
Abel, Rawls & Hayes
PLAY MY APOLOGIES

STRANGE FRUIT
sung by
Billie Holliday
PLAY STRANGE FRUIT

Words

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
sung by
Mary MacGregor
PLAY TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS

Words

THE WORD OF GOD
sung by Kathy Mar
PLAY THE WORD OF GOD

Words

CHOCOLATE JESUS
written & sung by Tom Waits
PLAY CHOCOLATE JESUS

THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER
sung by Dame Vera Lynn
PLAY THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER

KAREV YOM
sung by Evi Landay
PLAY KAREV YOM

Words

THE BEST IN ME
(lyrics by Steve Hardy)
PLAY THE BEST IN ME

SOMETHING IN RED
sung by Lorrie Morgan
PLAY SOMETHING IN RED

ON THE SUNNY ROAD
written & sung by Emiliana Torrini
PLAY ON THE SUNNY ROAD

MEMORIES OF YOU
written & performed by Rick Hayter
PLAY MEMORIES OF YOU



previous guest songs continued

FAMILY OF WOMAN
written & sung by Linda Shear
PLAY FAMILY OF WOMAN

AN ORDINARY TOWN
written & sung by Dave Carter & Tracey Grammer
PLAY AN ORDINARY TOWN

AMSTERDAM
sung by Yvonne Werner-Mees
PLAY AMSTERDAM

Words

OIL AND WATER
written & sung by Jo Serrapere
PLAY OIL AND WATER

THERE I MUST LIE
sung by Mad Rush
PLAY THERE I MUST LIE

AT SEVENTEEN
written & sung by Janis Ian
PLAY AT SEVENTEEN

RICHARD COREY
written & sung by Paul Simon
PLAY RICHARD COREY

LUKA
written & sung by Suzanne Vega
PLAY LUKA

Words

MARY WAS AN ONLY CHILD
written & sung by Art Garfunkel
PLAY MARY WAS AN ONLY CHILD
Words

THE STREETS OF LONDON
written & sung by Ralph McTell
PLAY THE STREETS OF LONDON

Words

HISTORY LESSON
written & sung by Leon Rosselson
PLAY HISTORY LESSON

HER MOTHER'S DAUGHTER
written & sung by Dori Previn
PLAY HER MOTHER'S DAUGHTER

PEARL'S A SINGER
sung by Elkie Brooks
PLAY PEARL'S A SINGER

Words

THE PATRIOT GAME
performed by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
PLAY THE PATRIOT GAME

Words

PAPA
Sung by Emily Blunt
PLAY PAPA

Words

BODEGA ROSE
Written and sung by
Kesang Marstrand
PLAY BODEGA ROSE

Words



VIDEO CLIPS

A few video clips on YouTube of the author making a foo... I mean reading his work. Please don't expect perfection in delivery!

A TIME OF INNOCENCE
read by the author
WATCH A TIME OF INNOCENCE

SUIT SINGLE LADY
read by the author
WATCH SUIT SINGLE LADY

SHELL
read by the author
WATCH SHELL

DRUSILLA
read by the author
WATCH DRUSILLA

A CRY FROM THE HEART
read by the author
WATCH A CRY FROM THE HEART

BEST VIDEO CLIPS EVER

These are just two of the best and most moving clips that I have seen on the Internet. They deserve a wider audience.

Hey Ho, So It Goes
sung by Tracy Grammer
WATCH HEY HO, SO IT GOES

History written in sand
The winner of Ukraine's Got Talent
WATCH UKRANIAN WINNER

This is an unusual video from the David Horowitz Freedom Center telling the history of the State of Israel from the Jewish perspective.


History of
The State of Israel
WATCH ISRAEL HISTORY