RIP Taylor Hawkins: 1972-2022 Taylor Hawkins was the amazing drummer who played up a storm with rock band the Foo Fighters. He shockingly passed away just before the band was due to perfor...Read More
Australia. The land downunder. Plenty of great music comes from this part of the world (just a note of disclosure – the author of this post also comes from Australia.) I realised I had som...Read More
Having attended thousands of funerals and memorials over the years when I used to release white doves at these sombre events, and being located in Western Sydney which is a very culturally diver...Read More
I’ve had requests recently for suggestions of poems about loved ones being reunited in heaven; especially parents or grandparents being back together in the afterlife. I’ve done some...Read More
The 1930’s and 1940’s were a tumultuous era in history. The Great Depression and World War 2 were major troubling events that happened during these decades making everyday life a struggle....Read More
One of the most popular pages on this website is Songs For My Grandpa’s funeral, where a few years ago one of our visitors wrote in to tell us the 4 songs his family carefully handpicked f...Read More
Everybody has heard of Elvis Aaron Presley. He was one of the most influential musicians of last century. Elvis lived 42 years on this earth and it was over a 24 year career that he recorded alm...Read More
I’m not sure if it is the instruments, the voice, the lyrics or the melody…but some songs tend to bring up lots of emotion when they are played. During a funeral or memorial, when ev...Read More
At emotional occasions such as funerals and memorials, a beautiful way to conclude the service is to release white doves. White Doves represent love, peace and spirit. As the doves fly away, ...Read More
Amazing Grace is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. It is played at funerals and sombre occasions with almost cliched regularity. Sometimes it is just the melody t...Read More
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