The Last Ship

Today's the day ......................... for Sting

A few nights ago, just by chance, we found ourselves watching a programme on the TV about something called The Last Ship.

It was during a whole evening of programmes devoted to the singer/songwriter Sting. The Last Ship  was a musical that came about from an album of new songs by the same name, written by Sting in 2013 and based on his own childhood experiences, particularly his relationship with his father who had been an engineer in a family of shipwrights.  It tells the story about community and the demise of the shipbuilding industry in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, with the closure of the town's Swan Hunter shipyard. 

I've never been a huge fan of Sting but I really enjoyed this programme.  The storytelling was superb and the songs were brilliant - with quite a few other well-known musicians like Jimmy Nail and Kathryn Tickell as part of the cast.  

Will managed to find the CD online and it arrived today .......................