As the film adaptation of Raynor Winn’s book arrives in UK cinemas this month, I thought it timely to publish a short video about the evolution of my song, ‘The Salt Path’, which was written after I read the book during the first UK Lockdown, in Spring 2020.
Do you remember that first month, from March into April? The weather was amazing but we weren’t allowed to wander far from home. It made Winn’s book even more compelling as her descriptions of nature and the great outdoors are so vivid and evocative. Reading it became a vicarious walk as well as an emotional journey.
I hope you enjoy this short video. Does anyone else recall these sky drawings (they happened at least once during Lockdown in our area) by a creative pilot, attempting to spread some joy? This one was filmed over Bristol; I wonder if they happened all over the country?
I haven’t watched the film of ‘The Salt Path’ yet. I guess I will but I never pictured the author and her partner ‘Moth’ as Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. That might be a bit too ‘Hollywood’ for this quintessentially English journey. We shall see..
Journey of Song 