Jim Powell wrote his first song which, in retrospect, sounds identical to Rock-a-Hula Baby, at the age of 12.

In 2010, he worked with independent producer Pete Rowe to record demos of sample songs from two concept albums. The first, From Memphis to Nashville, covers the varied musical styles of the southern states of America and their historical and racial roots. The second, No Man’s Land, is written from the perspective of a woman of about 40, whose life has been a mixture of career success and romantic disaster. Two songs from these sessions are available to play here.

What Will Survive of Us is Love [thank you, Philip Larkin] (sung by Matt Kilford and Carrie Rossiter)    

I Can Do Soft (sung by Carrie Rossiter)