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The Cigar Girl - an original song about the life and murder of Mary Rogers, inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's The Mystery of Marie Rogêt. Performed at the Royal Oak - downstairs

The Grey Selkie (trad.) - a child ballad, performed in Edinburgh

The Ballad of William Barton - an original call and response song I wrote while working as a ghost/dark history tour guide. This is the story of a man who made a deal with the devil... Performed at an open mic in Berlin 

The Storm - an original song I wrote about a wanderer who becomes lost in the Cumbrian fells and a magic and inexplicable encounter he has there. This song was inspired by local folklore, slate bothies and the occasional losing of my way in the fells once the weather has taken a turn. Performed at The Royal Oak - downstairs.

Adieu False Heart - Arthur Smith © Unichappell Music, Inc (1938)

Swings and Roundabouts - an original song I wrote on a farm in arctic Norway, about calling out as nature goes quiet

Butterfly Jig-ing in the sunshine

Ruth Hamblin
Email: ruthclara76@gmail.com

Background artwork © 2026 Leanne Moore
Album artwork © 2026 Ruth Hamblin

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