The Swan Song Project gives people living with terminal illness, facing bereavement or planning the final stages of life, the opportunity to write and record their own original song. Everyone has a song to tell; a story, a memory, a message, a legacy. Songs can live on forever, and The Swan Song Project helps bring these deeply personal pieces to life. No musical experience is needed.

The Swan Song Project was founded by songwriter Ben Buddy Slack. After losing his Grandma, Ben regretted not writing a song with her and wanted to see if others approaching the end of thier lives might appreciate this opportunity. The Project began at the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford in 2017 and has since written songs with people all over the country and in a wide range of circumstances surrounding end of life and bereavment. From early stages of a terminal diagnosis to peoples final days, immediatley following a bereavement to several years after.

Participants have reported:

• How proud they are of their songs
• How happy they are to have a permanent recorded message to their loved ones
• How it has helped them come to terms with their situation
• How it has helped them articulate and communicates their feelings in a way they may not have otherwise done
• And how much fun they had during the process.

In 2020, they also launched The Swan Song Project Podcast. Each episode features a different songwriter and they share on of their songs and discuss how they wrote it, share a songwriting tip, share a song that is meaningful to them relating to bereavement.

All sessions are free.