Category Archives: BJDSongs 2025

Song Week 2025 – Week 32: A direct response to the prompt from the Song A Week songwriter’s community. Again a drum led track. Comment on a world in which too many people think it is acceptable to harm others.

Song Week 2025 – Week 32: Writing in a different way over the next few weeks. Starting with a drum track, layering up the instruments then adding the lyrics & melody. A song about a steady guy in a bit of a tangle with the ladies or is it about driving cars? Your call.

Song Week 2025 – Week 28: Recorded at Airtight Studios, Manchester, on July 8th 2025. This version of Train Song is performed by Bernard Dady & Peter O’Hare. Bernard on piano & lead vocals, Peter on acoustic & electric guitar. Drums, bass and female backing vocals are taken from the live set recording and feature Graeme Genty, Chris O’Hare and Julia O’Hare. Produced by Danny Kehlenbeck & Cam Davey

Song Week 2025 – Week 27: Recorded at Airtight Studios, Manchester, on July 8th 2025. This version of Train Song is performed by Bernard Dady & Peter O’Hare. Produced by Danny Kehlenbeck & Cam Davey

Song Week 2025 – Week 24: The Northlands was the very first song that I ever submitted to the Song a Week songwriter’s circle, back in April 2021. It was written at the beginning of that month. The video is still on my channel. I have re-recorded it using my improved performance and production skills but you might still prefer the original.

Song Week 2025 – Week 24: The technology we use today was once the stuff of science fiction movies. Its coming to get you…….

Song Week 2025 – Week 21: Are we following preordained paths through our lives or is everything that happens a matter of chance? As long as there have been humans we have wrestled with this question.

Song Week 2025 – Week 20: Sometimes songs just work better stripped back (and a little faster). Version 2 of This Time.

Song Week 2025 – Week 19: Inspired by watching TV and movies about missing people I think. The lyrics just grew out of nothing as I played.

Song Week 2025 – Week 18: I reached the top and had to stop or something akin to that