I was invited last year to contribute a song to the HomeStage folk Christmas session and chose the Carol 3 Ships. I did so in memory of the 31 people who had drowned in the Channel, trying to make the crossing from France to seek Asylum in the UK a few weeks before.

Their names are here, read at a vigil for them a few weeks ago; outside the Derwentside detention centre in County Durham.

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Following the vigil and the news of a repeat occurrence last month in the Channel, where 3 more people drowned, I’m releasing the song to download and stream on Spotify/Apple/Deezer/ and Tidal with collections going to Refugee Action a central organisation that campaign for governmental policy reform and support the work of on the ground charities that support people seeking asylum throughout the UK – SDCAS is one example of many (also where I am involved) in Southwark, South London….

Read the full blog article by downloading the single, also featuring 3 b-sides.

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