The album, funded by Hull City Arts Unit through Larkin25 and The Philip Larkin Society, was released on 10 June 2010 as part of the activities commemorating the 25th anniversary of the poet’s death.
The bands and singer-songwriters involved were each asked to select a Philip Larkin poem and create a musical setting or interpretation of their chosen poem. They were then given a day in Fairview Recording Studio, in Willerby, to record and mix their song.
The contributors rate among the best contemporary songwriters working in (or associated with) this city; the place where Larkin chose to spend the last 30 years of his life.
These are their songs: they speak for themselves.
1. ‘Mr Bleaney’ by Man-made Noise
2. ‘At Grass’ by Kristian Eastwood
3. ‘Annus Mirabilis’ by MyOneManBand
4. ‘This Be The Verse’ by Edwina Hayes
5. ‘Toads’ by Horse Guards Parade
6. ‘Far Out’ by Awash with AntleR
7. ‘The Dance’ by The Holy Orders
8. ‘Home is so Sad’ by Kingdom By The Sea
9. ‘The School in August’ by The Cardboard Cutouts
10. ‘Femmes Damnées’ by James Orwin
11. ‘Is it for now or for always’ by Black and White Tango
12. ‘Continuing to Live’ by The Notebook
13. ‘How to Sleep’ by Grace Olivia Sterrett
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