young people Charlie has met. “Poppies” is a bio- graphical tale based on the life Charlie’s Grandfa- ther Tom, who was part of the British Expeditionary Force in World War 2. He was one of the soldiers, who were taken off the beaches of Normandy and went on later to fight in Africa, Italy and France. As a child Charlie remembers spending time with him…
“I used to join my Grandfather when he went poppy selling in Sheffield City Centre, every November. I used to love speaking to the veterans from both the world wars, they had so many interesting and amazing stories to tell.” This song has great emotio- nal appeal for old soldiers and their families. Some have even said that they see it as a modern anthem for the poppy day appeal, which moved Charlie enormously. Charlie’s guitar and cello interpretation of “I Hope You Dance” a song originally recorded by American singer LeAnn Womack & Sons of the De- sert, led to an immediate offer of an appearance at the 2006 Ely Folk Festival and other events. When Charlie is pressed for her favourite track, you could expect she would choose one of her intimate origi- nal songs, but no…
Charlie picked “Outbound Plane” by American singer/ songwriter Nanci Griffith because of the uplifting band arrangement Charlie achieved with Chris and Sam. She did however confess that “The Lighthouse’s Tale”, an interpretation of the Nickel Creek song, was a close contender for favourite. Charlie went to watch the band playing live at the Memorial Hall in Sheffield and was so mo- ved by the song that she vowed there and then to record it herself. “Naked” is a song by Chesterfield based writer and performer Jay Turner (of duo Mundy- Turner) about his relationship with his lovely wife Cath. It’s a beautiful, tender love song about bearing your soul and loving someone despite their faults. Talking of relationships, Charlie has made a point of supporting and promoting other young artists that she has known and admired for some time and working with them on projects such as her recent album. In addition to the young peo- ple already mentioned, Charlie was keen to work with an up and coming photo- grapher Jake Oakley, who did the photography for the album.When asked why she was so keen to work with young people that she has known for years, the answer was simple and straightforward:
“It’s partly a matter of trust. I’ve known Jake now for so many years that I have total confidence in their ability to produce exactly what I need. Besides, I enjoy working with people I like.”
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