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I was very sad to hear of the death of the man described by today's Courier as 'Dundee's Bard' Michael Marra. I would like to offer my sympathy to Michael Marra's family and friends. His death may well be a loss to the artistic community but it is a great loss to his family at a young age.
Michael Marra wrote many excellent songs which spoke eloquently of Dundee and of his life experience. I am particularly fond of his work at Dundee Rep on the Mill Lavvies. The song above comes from that play and is one which I particularly like. I also liked the way which many of the locations of songs he wrote were in the West End of Dundee. As an adopted Dundonian I hope that I am also able to draw attention to his song 'Mother Glasgow' which speaks about the city I was born in.
I was thinking that there should be a lasting tribute to Michael Marra in the city that he wrote so movingly about, and I was thinking about what it could be. I was therefore pleased to see that his family are setting up a trust fund to help bring the 'El Sistema' music project to Dundee. El Sistema is an intensive music tuition programme for children and young people I would certainly like to see it in Dundee and if it did come about I am sure that it would be a fitting tribute to a man who brought great joy with his music and who also made people think with his writing.
I hope that Michael Marra's contribution to the culture of Dundee, of Scotland, and indeed the world will be marked in a fitting manner and that in so doing some comfort will be given to his family. R.I.P.
Michael Marra wrote many excellent songs which spoke eloquently of Dundee and of his life experience. I am particularly fond of his work at Dundee Rep on the Mill Lavvies. The song above comes from that play and is one which I particularly like. I also liked the way which many of the locations of songs he wrote were in the West End of Dundee. As an adopted Dundonian I hope that I am also able to draw attention to his song 'Mother Glasgow' which speaks about the city I was born in.
I was thinking that there should be a lasting tribute to Michael Marra in the city that he wrote so movingly about, and I was thinking about what it could be. I was therefore pleased to see that his family are setting up a trust fund to help bring the 'El Sistema' music project to Dundee. El Sistema is an intensive music tuition programme for children and young people I would certainly like to see it in Dundee and if it did come about I am sure that it would be a fitting tribute to a man who brought great joy with his music and who also made people think with his writing.
I hope that Michael Marra's contribution to the culture of Dundee, of Scotland, and indeed the world will be marked in a fitting manner and that in so doing some comfort will be given to his family. R.I.P.
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