Author: Sophia

On this day…1997

On this day… in 1997 (28 June), the song ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans was number one on the UK singles chart. This song means a lot to me – I remember hearing the lyrics when it first came out and it’s one of those songs that still moves me […]

Happy World Music Day!

Happy World Music Day! As today (21 June) is World Music Day, I thought I’d share a recent poem I wrote about how I feel about music. Enjoy and stay musical.Sophia Whenever I need some cheering up And I’m feeling down or lowI can always count on my favourite songsTo make my bad mood go […]

Soul

As June is National Soul Food month (as I found out thanks to daysoftheyear.com) I thought a great topic for my blog this week would be my favourite genre of music: Soul. I grew up with Soul, Jazz and R&B music, thanks to my mum who always used to play George Benson, Lionel Richie, Michael […]

Hope

Well, what a year 2020 has been so far! It’s strange to put into words and I’m sure people everywhere are experiencing a wide range of feelings and emotions. I think that even throughout trauma and grief, music has a way of healing, and whilst the pain may still be there when the songs are […]