'Gifted' Sunderland man tells how music shaped his life

  • 2 days ago
Mackem Folk Singer Dave Murray has described his passion for singing and composing - and sharing it with others.
Transcript
00:00I said, how did you get it? He said, oh, I just walked in with it, what have you been
00:07doing all day? And I just played them a blues riff and turned what they said into a song.
00:12And I was just there. And all these kids and all the time, all I knew was I'd been gifted
00:19and the dyslexia to me was the best thing what's ever happened in my life because it
00:24made me so grounded that I wasn't looking for anything for myself. I didn't want it.
00:29I wanted to share what I had. I'm just a guy who thinks everybody should have a chance
00:34in music.

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