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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 37m

'Music expresses that on which it is impossible to be silent.' Song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom tells the forgotten story of how the European Convention on Human Rights came to be, through the eyes of David Maxwell Fyfe, its British artisan. #songsofthepeople #ECHR75

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 16h

Tickets are on sale for Dreams of Peace & Freedom marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights alongside LJMU's Living Library of Human Books. #ECHR75

📍Museum of Liverpool
🗓️ 1st November 2025
⌚14:00 (1hr 10)

Book tickets 🎟️⬇️
book.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/museumoflive...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 20h

'The law is a living thing... it must grow and change to meet the changing needs of society.' This reflection by David Maxwell Fyfe in his closing at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials is superimposed on a monument to Magna Carta, which was regularly updated and reissued. #ECHR75

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 1d

A contract (or 'tack') for perpetual tenure of his family's farm was found among David Maxwell Fyfe's personal papers. The story of their eviction during the Highland Clearances is told in Dreams of Peace & Freedom II.

Watch ⬇️ #soundon

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 1d

As part of our Autumn of Remembrance, reawakening the memory of those who rebuilt peace after WWII, we are delighted to be bringing Dreams of Peace & Freedom to Newcastle today

🗓️ 7th October 2025
⌚18:30 (1hr 10)

🔗Get in touch via our website for further details

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 1d

4th November marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights. In a @UKHouseofLords debate in March, marking #ECHR75 Baroness Goudie celebrated ECHR as 'more than a legal instrument, it's a moral compass'.

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 2d

In the run up to #ECHR75 on November 4th, we are highlighting memories of our telling of David Maxwell Fyfe's story. At Runnymede on Magna Carta Day 2022, we launched our Magna Carta Progress to educate, commemorate & celebrate ECHR, .

Find out more ⬇️
www.songsofthepeople.co.uk/magna-carta-...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 2d

'Rights & concessions, freely, quietly' Dreams of Peace & Freedom I weaves lines from Magna Carta with David Maxwell Fyfe's reflections on natural law @americanbar.org 1957. As ECHR75 approaches on 4th November, we are reawakening its history in song.

Listen ⬇️
youtu.be/c2b3Jhn5lZM?...

Dreams of Peace & Freedom I

Provided to YouTube by Ditto Music Dreams of Peace & Freedom I · Sue Casson Dreams of Peace & Freedom ℗ Sue Casson Released on: 2024-11-04 Arranger: Sue Casson Author: Tom Blackmore Author: Sue…

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 2d

'Music can change the world' Sue Casson's song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom tells the forgotten story of how the Convention on Human Rights & Fundamental Freedoms in Europe came to be through the eyes of David Maxwell Fyfe, its British artisan. #songsofthepeople #ECHR75

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 3d

Our #ECHR75 commemoration concludes with Autumn of Remembrance. 80 years from the end of WWII as fewer are alive to share memories of what they were fighting for Tom Blackmore reawakens memories of those who rebuilt the peace.

Read his blog ⬇️
songsofthepeople.co.uk/post/forgotten

Forgotten

Tom Blackmore reflects on how to reawaken memories.

songsofthepeople.co.uk

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 3d

We're looking forward to performing our song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom to celebrate #ECHR75 at Friends Meeting House in Manchester as the Conservative Party Conference begins.

Find out more and book last minute tickets 🎟️⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dreams-of-...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 4d

As part of our Autumn of Remembrance, reawakening the memory of those who rebuilt peace after WWII, we are delighted to be bringing Dreams of Peace & Freedom to Newcastle next week

🗓️ 7th October 2025
⌚18:30 (1hr 10)

🔗Get in touch via our website for further details

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 4d

So natural is the fairness of this land, that human hand should strive to be so fair' Albion from Dreams of Peace & Freedom I evokes an idyll of natural law. As ECHR75 approaches, we are reawakening its history with our song cycle.

Watch Albion 🎞️⬇️
youtu.be/grkU8AhzcX0?...

Albion | Excerpt from The Human's in the Telling

YouTube video by Songs of the People

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 6d

Today we were in Manchester getting ready for our performance of Dreams of Peace & Freedom at the Friends Meeting House this Sunday.

Find out more and book tickets 🎟️⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dreams-of-...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 6d

On childhood holidays to Dornoch in Sutherland David Maxwell Fyfe heard stories of injustices done to his family during the late Highland Clearances at his grandmother's knee. This fed his life-long commitment to human rights. #songsofthepeople

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 6d

'Uncle Hugh's report to the Napier Commission', a story of injustice done to David Maxwell Fyfe's family during the Highland Clearances threads through a traditional Scottish melody with words by Jim McLean in Dreams of Peace & Freedom II.

Watch ⬇️ #soundon

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 7d

We're heading north to the 'birthplace of human rights' to finalise a day marking ECHR75 Museum of Liverpool on 1st November with a performance of Dreams of Peace & Freedom and LJMU's living library showing how it continues to impact lives today.

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www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/muse...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 8d

'Don't say forever...' As the 75th anniversary of the signing of ECHR on November 4th approaches, we are reawakening memories of those who rebuilt peace after WWII. Dreams of Peace & Freedom Introduction shows how easily we forget.

Watch Forgotten 🎞️⬇️
youtu.be/3r1mo-ImZag?...

Forgotten | #ECHR75 | Songs of the People 🎶

YouTube video by Songs of the People

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 9d

During our Autumn of Remembrance we are reawakening the memory of the history of ECHR in the run up to the 75th anniversary of its signing on 4th November with performances of our song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom.

Discover performance dates ⬇️
www.songsofthepeople.co.uk/autumn-of-re...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 9d

Our #ECHR75 commemoration concludes with Autumn of Remembrance. 80 years from the end of WWII as fewer are alive to share memories of what they were fighting for Tom Blackmore reawakens memories of those who rebuilt the peace.

Read his blog ⬇️
www.songsofthepeople.co.uk/post/forgotten

Forgotten

Tom Blackmore reflects on how to reawaken memories.

www.songsofthepeople.co.uk

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 12d

As part of our Autumn of Remembrance, reawakening the memory of those who rebuilt peace after WWII, tickets are now available for Dreams of Peace & Freedom at Coventry Cathedral

📍Coventry Cathedral
🗓️ 19th October 2025
⌚17:30 (1hr 10)

Book here 🎟️⬇️
www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/events/dream...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 12d

Tickets are on sale for Dreams of Peace & Freedom marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights alongside LJMU's Living Library of Human Books. #ECHR75

📍Museum of Liverpool
🗓️ 1st November 2025
⌚14:00 (1hr 10)

Book tickets 🎟️⬇️
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/muse...

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 12d

Our #ECHR75 commemoration concludes with Autumn of Remembrance. 80 years from the end of WWII as fewer are alive to share memories of what they were fighting for Tom Blackmore reawakens memories of those who rebuilt the peace.

Read his blog ⬇️
www.songsofthepeople.co.uk/post/forgotten

Forgotten

Tom Blackmore reflects on how to reawaken memories.

www.songsofthepeople.co.uk

Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 13d

Tickets are available for Dreams of Peace & Freedom on World Quaker Day next week @FriendsMtgHouse in Manchester. Performance followed by a Q&A.

📍Friends Meeting House, Manchester
🗓️ 5th October 2025
⌚14:05 (1hr 10)

Book tickets 🎟️⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dreams-of-...

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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 13d

Our song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom 'a magnificent work about freedom, democracy and freedom ' (MusicalTalk) is now available to stream.

Find links to all platforms on our linktree ⬇️🔗
linktr.ee/dreamsofpeac...