David Ashworth

Sun Sea & Clouds YouTube video by David Ashworth

For those who couldn't make it to Maryport Arts & Literature Festival here's a clip from my presentation. youtu.be/9P9qrQ0NNjI?...

All Sweet Sounds and Harmonies TRAILER YouTube video by David Ashworth

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Culture across waters

The fifth in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery In my last article I was writing about the interplay between sun, skies, clouds and water and I quoted from Coleridge in a poem where he writes: sounds possessed with inward light.…

Sounds possessed with inward light The fourth in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery I was fortunate, when growing up, to have a bedroom with a west facing view. It was a small room with a small window but it did look out over an unbroken view of a large sky. That large sky was over towards the western coast of Cumbria, and there were some truly amazing sunsets.

Sounds possessed with inward light

The fourth in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery I was fortunate, when growing up, to have a bedroom with a west facing view. It was a small room with a small window but it did look out over an unbroken view of a…

A Tale of Two Paintings 

The third in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery In this article, I am thinking about the concept of Destiny. My dictionary defines ‘destiny ' as the things that will happen in the future, over which we have a limited control.…

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The Shadow from the Substance

The second in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery Maulds Meaburn is a small village just south of Appleby.  The river Lyvenet, essentially a small stream running through the centre, could be crossed here by a wooden…

Stepping Westward

The first in a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery On their travels in Scotland in 1803, William & Dorothy encounter a woman by a lake who encourages them to continue their journey westward: … stepping westward seemed to be a kind of…

Light Over Water – Journeys of Discovery

Coming soon on my website - a series of articles under the title of Light Over Water - Journeys of Discovery The journeys of discovery I’m referring to comprise a retrospective look over a lifetime of music making, some thoughts on how arts and culture are…

Looking forward so much to Jessa Liversidge Sheffield gig in a couple of weeks! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/.../carole-k....

Many thanks for sharing this! We are working closely with @ageuk.bsky.social and Sheffield's "People Keeping Well" to provide local live music events for the elderly in our community - and others who might find it a challenge to get into the city centre.

A very, very busy Autumn lined up. Today tickets go on sale for the 'Sounds on Saturdays' concerts I'm helping to organise. Some great music heading to Sheffield in a few week's time ...

That's humanism Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.

Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

That's humanism! Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.

Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

Looking forward to seeing/hearing York Guitar Quartet in action in Sheffield in October ...

That's humanism! We've teamed up with our patron Stephen Fry, to explore humanist ideas about some of life’s big questions in four animated shorts.

How do we know what’s true? Narrated by Stephen Fry, #Thatshumanism shows why science, experimentation, and evidence are the most reliable ways to understand the world. Watch the video: humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

That's humanism! We've teamed up with our patron Stephen Fry, to explore humanist ideas about some of life’s big questions in four animated shorts.

Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

Cocker Valley Stories 7: Innominate Tarn – journey’s end … no more could the restless brookEver turn back and climb the waterfallTo the lake that rests and stirs not in its nook,As in the hollow of the collar-boneUnder the mountain’s head of rush and sto…

Finally, the top of Haystacks – our journey’s end. We have walked from Cockermouth to the source of our river, through a rich and dynamic landscape ... some reflections on the river of life cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/c...

Getting Afloat in a Basket Rupert Ashmore writes: Reading Angus Winchester’s article about Dick Hall, the Quaker grocer from Cockermouth who wrote about the fells under the pen-name of Hobcarton, I was struck by his descript…

Those of us with long memories will recall Angus's website article from February 2024, where he leaves Dick Hall floundering in a coracle in Workington harbour. Rupert continues this journey in his own home made boat - sailing out into the Solway ... cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/g...

Cocker Valley Stories 4: growth and decay Childhood is the once-in-a-lifetime chance to claim places, making them one’s own in a way which slips away in later years. Anyone writing a book about the places of their youth brings their …

Cocker Valley Stories 4: growth and decay cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/c...

In Quieter Ways/An Undertow of Loneliness The “In Quieter Ways” collection is an exercise in stripping back the layers, a ‘less is more’ approach to making music. A solitary acoustic guitar, given the space to breathe; playing …

A solitary acoustic guitar, given the space to breathe; playing simple languid phrases which emerge from a prevailing silence.https://davidashworth.wordpress.com/in-quieter-ways-an-undertow-of-loneliness/

Seeing things clearly – rose-tinted spectacles, change, and passing it on Marion Bowman writes:  Nostalgia is a natural refuge in these occasionally scary times of a world being challenged by AI, war, and dramatic climate change.  But when we embarked on our La…

Nostalgia is a natural refuge in these occasionally scary times of a world being challenged by AI, war, and dramatic climate change. However ... cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/01/25/s...

Responses to Landscape: a live performance event As many of you will be aware, our Project was launched with a multimedia performance to a sellout audience at Kirkgate Arts Centre in Cockermouth in September 2023. We were aware that quite a numbe…

Responses to Landscape: a live performance event cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/r...

Responses to Landscape: a live performance event As many of you will be aware, our Project was launched with a multimedia performance to a sellout audience at Kirkgate Arts Centre in Cockermouth in September 2023. We were aware that quite a numbe…

Responses to Landscape: a live performance event cockervalley.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/r...

Cocker Valley Stories 3: looking forwards, looking backwards David Ashworth writes: During my early years, the world around me was essentially flat. The market town in North Wales where I lived was on the coastal plain. Trips elsewhere were mainly visits to …

Cocker Valley Stories 3: looking forwards, looking backwards cockervalley.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/c...

Landscape, memory and being human Marion Bowman writes: Memory is a slippery business. How reliable is it? It can be conjured through all the senses, the emotions, the good and the bad in life. It can come from many sources and tak…

Landscapes make us human and we make landscapes that are living things, not just memories. It’s what we have in common. It’s a relationship to cherish. cockervalley.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/l...

A tale of two Rannerdales cockervalley.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...

All Sweet Sounds and Harmonies TRAILER YouTube video by David Ashworth

As I prepare to begin recording some new works, a fond look back at making music earlier in the year. Still glides the stream... youtu.be/ZvgvXVgPKjk?...

A tale of two Rannerdales cockervalley.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...