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Musical Inspiration
Posted on Sep 03 2009 at 11:20 AM
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15th July 2009

Sometimes I find that inspiration can come from the strangest and most unexpected of sources.  A recent example of such inspiration is from a couple of weeks ago when I took my 3 year old daughter to see a play/puppet show at The Lowry.

It was a production by Long Nose Puppets called "Flyaway Katie" based on the book of the same name by Polly Dunbar. It's a fabulous flight of fancy about a girl who's feeling grey and a bit bored at home one day when she takes inspiration from a bright and colourful picture on her wall.  The lovely imagery from the book is reflected in the puppets but to make the production EVEN better there's music too.  I assume that the music was written specifically for the production - but apologies if I have this wrong.

The whole thing was captivating for both me and my daughter and I was only too pleased to buy the CD of the music that was available in the foyer afterwards, which I thought would make good listening in the car for my daughter.  However, a few weeks later guess who is listening to it - me, of course!  I even have it on my ipod.

Unfortunately, I don't think that the cd is on general release, but I think you can get it from the company's website.

It's the combination of words and music (a bit folky) that have appealed to me and I have put the words below - perhaps they lose some of their power without the music but I thought I'd share it with you anyway.  Perhaps you will be inspired to go and see one of their shows or buy the CD for yourself (BTW I have no financial interest in these products, I just like them!).

Flyaway Katie (by Long Nose Puppets - sorry if this is incorrectly credited)

You may need some black and white
Shades of grey when things aren’t right
Imagine though if that was all we see

Love and life
Fun and friends
Blues and greens, yellows and reds
The mutli-coloured hopes that fill our dreams

Fly, fly away Katie
Don’t let yourself be dull and grey
The world’s as bright as day Katie
So wonderful
A place to play

You may need some black and white
Shades of grey when things aren’t right
Imagine though if that was all we see

Love and life
Fun and friends
Blues and green, yellows and reds
The mutli-coloured hopes that fill our dreams

Fly, fly away Katie
Don’t let yourself be dull and grey
The world’s as bright as day Katie
So wonderful
A place to play

Fly away, Fly away, Fly away, Fly away

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