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The Herald

by Megson, Kieran Knowles

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about

THE HERALD
A Play with Songs
Lyrics & Music by Megson - Script by Kieran Knowles

A journalist returns to his home town to work for his local paper where he discovers the courage it takes to investigate truths, the danger of reporting realities and the pressure we put upon stories.

Songs From Act 1
What Are We Trying To Say - Generation Rent - Before I Know It - Patterns
The Conspiracy Trap - Barrington Judo Club - The Longshot
What Are We Trying To Say (Reprise)


Songs From Act 2
Next Year - A Prayer For Hope
We Are Better Than This - And Finally
Before I Know It (Reprise)

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released September 1, 2023

Kieran Knowles - The Journalist
Debs Hanna - Vocals, Accordion, Herself & The Mam
Stu Hanna - Vocals, Guitar, Octave Mandola, Himself & The Editor
John Parker - Double Bass

Recorded live at London Road Studios, Baldock, May 2023

Artwork By Stu Hanna, Photography by Andrew Noyes & Alan McArdle

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