Frankie’s Story.

We are asking Questies to share stories with us about the creative arts and how they have shaped our lives - Frankie from our Creative Writing group has sent us this - enjoy.

Hi Quest

My experience into the world of lyrics started during Covid.

A good friend of mine passed away during Covid and my brother was in ICU for 6 weeks also with Covid.

I couldn’t go to my friend’s funeral due to restrictions at the time. I followed the hearse and sat outside the cemetery. The family streamed the service. I sat in my car watching my friend’s funeral on my phone. How could this be? I wanted to be there but was just outside. Not a good goodbye.

I also couldn’t go the hospital to see my brother. It was touch and go so many times. I wanted to be with him. I had to stay at home.

My mental health was very bad and I sat in my flat due to the, ‘stay at home’ restrictions.

 I’ve been a writer for some time, so one afternoon I wrote a poem for my brother. For him, only sharing my feelings, my thoughts.

At the time, I thought that was the end of my poem.

Shortly after I saw an advert from a music producer which said, ‘Do you have a story to tell, would you like to put it to music.’ This resonated for me, and of course, my poem, so I got in touch. We put it to music! As the theatres were closed and there was not much work for artists we were lucky to find a top vocalist to record the song. I then released the song, ‘Dancing & Free’ as a charity song for the hospital who looked after my brother.

So you see, even through all this torment, a good result and a new venture for me. Since then I’ve written a few more songs.  In my old age I became a lyricist. This wasn’t a plan, it just started.

By the way, my brother recovered but now has long COVID.

Frankie

You can listen to Frankie’s track by clicking on the link: Dancing & Free (feat. Amy Di Bartolomeo)

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