go your own way - independent funeral ceremonies

Here is some music that has been chosen to be played at funerals I have conducted.

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A heart full of love - from Les Miserables

Abide with me - Katherine Jenkins, Fron Male Voice Choir

Adagio in G Minor for strings - Albinoni

Air on a G String - Libera

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Always look on the bright side - Monty Python

Amazing Grace - Il Divo, Michael Ball, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Elvis Presley


And the Birds Were Singing (Birdsong and music) - Alain Morisod

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Angels - Robbie Williams

Annie's Song - John Denver

An Octupus's Garden - The Beatles

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel

Ashokan Farewell - Band of HM Royal Marines

Australian National Anthem

Ave Maria - Katherine Jenkins, Mario Lanza

Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton

Banjo Clog - Squirrel Butter

Because you loved me - Celine Dion (Up close and personal)

Begin the Beguine - Joe Loss/Chick Henderson

Betheljoy's Sunflower - The Fairy Garden

Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan

Blue in Green - Miles Davis

Blue is the Colour ( Chelsea FC )

Bolero - Ravel

Bring him home - from Les Miserables

Bring me sunshine - Morecombe and Wise

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

Brown Boots - Stanley Holloway

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Can't give you anything - The Stylistics

Can't help falling in love - Elvis

Canon - Pachelbel

Carnival of the Animals - The Swan - Saint Saens

Carnival of the Animals - The Elephant - Saint Saens

Carry you home - James Blunt

Cavalleria Rusticana - intermezzo ( Deerhunter theme) - Mascagni

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

Clair de lune - Debussy

Clarinet Concerto in A - Adagio - Mozart

Clarinet Concerto in A Major k622 - Mozart

Climb every mountain - (Sound of Music)

Close to you - The Carpenters

Come fly with me - Frank Sinatra

Come Sunday - Johnny Hodges

Con te Partiro (time to say goodbye) Andrea Bocelli,  Katherine Jenkins

Concierto de Aranguez - Joaquin Rodrigo

Conquest of Paradise - Vangelis

Crazy - Patsy Cline

Crockett's Theme - Jan Hammer

Dambusters' March - Central band of the RAF

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Danny Boy - Eva Cassidy

Delibes: Lakme Flower Duet - All Angels

Down to the river to pray - Alison Kraus

Dream Catch me - Newton Faulkner

Edelweiss - Vince Hill

Emperor - Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto 2nd Movement

Endlessly - Renee Flemming

Ernie - Benny Hill

Eternally - Jimmy Young

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

Fantasia on Greensleeves - Vaughan Williams

Feelin' good - Nina Simone

Fields of Gold - Sting, Eva Cassidy

Fingal's Cave - Mendelssohn

Flower Duet (Lakme) - Katherine Jenkins

Flying Home - The Lionel Hampton Orchestra

Forever Young - Alphaville, Youth group

Four Last Songs: Im abendrot by Strauss sung by Renee Fleming

Four Seasons - Spring - Vivaldi

Four Seasons - Winter - Largo - Vivaldi

Friends will be Friends - Queen

Going home ( Hovis) New World Symphony - Dvorak's

Gone too soon - Michael Jackson

Goodbye - Lionel Richie

Handel's Largo from Xerxes

Hangin' on the telephone - Blondie

Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez

Highland Cathedral - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Honour Him - Hans Zimmer - (Gladiator)

How great thou art - Susan Boyle

Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen

I do it for you- Bryan Adams

If I ruled the world - Harry  Secombe

I vow to thee my country - BBC Concert Orchestra

I'll build a stairway to paradise - Rufus Wainwright

I'll see you in my dreams - Joe Brown

Imagine - John Lennon

I miss you - Miley Cyrus

In my Life - the Beatles

Inspector Morse Theme - Barrington Pheloung

I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

I've had the time of my life - (Dirty dancing)

Jerusalem - Fron Male Voice Choir

Jerusalem - Waynflete Singers

Jupiter - Holst

Lara's theme - (theme Dr Zhivago) Maurice Jarre

Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams

Layla - Eric Clapton

Lean on Me - The Soldiers

Le Onde - Einaudi

Le Reve - 3eme tableau - Saint-Preux

Let it be - The Beatles

Let there be love - Nat King Cole

Life goes on - Gerry Rafferty

Little bird - Annie Lennox

Little Willow - Paul McCartney

Love is all around - Wet Wet Wet

Love never dies - Katherine Jenkins

Macarthur Park - Richard Harris

Make me a channel of your peace - All Angels

Make you feel my love - Adele

Maple leaf rag - Joshua Rifkin

Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson

Melodies of life - ( Final Fantasy IX) - Nobuo Uematsu

Memory - Elaine Paige, Barbra Streisand

Miss you nights - Cliff Richard

Misty - Erroll Garner

Misty - Johnny Mathis

Moon of love - Showaddywaddy

Moonglow (Theme from Picnic) -Morris Stoloff

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

Moonlight Sonata - Piano Sonata No. 14 - Beethoven

Moon River - Andy Williams, Danny Williams

Morning has broken - Cat Stevens

My heart will go on - Celine Dion

Mights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

Nothing compares to you  - Sinead O'Connor

Nothing's the same - Gary Moore

Now we are Free (Gladiator) - Mylene Class

Nuages - Martin Taylor

Ode to Joy - (Beethoven) - Orchestral

On The Street Where You Live - Mario Lanza

On your shore - Enya

One foot in the grave - Eric Idle

Orchestral suite nr3 in D BWV 1068 Air ( Hamlet) - Bach

Our Shangri-la - Mark Knoffler

Over the rainbow - Judy Garland, Eva Cassidy, Susan Boyle, Connie Talbot,

Over the rainbow/Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Parachute Regiment Quick March

Pencil Full of Lead - Paulo Nutini

Piano Concerto nr 21 2nd mvmt - Mozart

Piano Sonata nr 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight) - Beethoven

Pomp and Circumstance - Elgar

RAF March Past

Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

Riverdance - ( Anuna)

Rocket Man - Elton John

Rule the world - Take That

Sailing by - BBC Four shipping forecast theme

Samba Pa'ti - Santana

Shine on you crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

Simply the Best - Tina Turner

Smile - Frank Pourcel

Smooth operator - Sade

So far away - Carole King

So long, Farewell - The Sound of Music

Song For Guy - Elton John

Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

Speed your Journey ( Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)- Fron Male Voice Choir

Spiegel im Spiegel - Arvo Part

Spirit in the Sky - Doctor and the Medics

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Stargate ( movie theme)

Summertime - Sasso

Swan Lake Ballet Suite Op 20 - Tchaikovsky

Swing low sweet chariot - Eric Clapton

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Tender - Blur

Thais Meditation - Massenet

That's life - Frank Sinatra

The Blue Danube - Strauss

The Boy from Ipanema - Shirley Bassey

The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack

The Good, the bad and the ugly - (Theme)

The Impossible Dream - Matt Monro, Michael Ball

The Lady in Red - Chris de Burgh

The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams

The Lord is my shepherd ( Vicar of Dibley theme) - The Choir Boys

The Lord's Prayer - Andrea Bocelli

The man with the child in his eyes - Kate Bush

The March of the Siamese Children - The King and I

The Pearl Fishers - Bizet

The Red Beret - Massed Bands of the Parachute Regiment

The Rose - Bette Midler, Bryn Terfel

The way we were - Barbra Streisand

There you'll be - Faith Hill (from Pearl Harbour)

There's a place for us - Phil Collins

These are the days - Queen

This woman's work - Maxwell

Time to say Goodbye - Blake, David Jaggs

Tiptoe through the tulips - Nick Lucas

Together in electric dreams - Philip Oakey & Georgio Moroder

Too Young - Jimmy Young

Turn turn turn - The Byrds

Twilight Time - Eddie Layton

Unchained Melody - Fron Male Voice Choir

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

Walk of Life - Dire Straits

Watching The Wheels - John Lennon

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong

When I fall in love - Nat King Cole

When somebody thinks you're wonderful - Fats Waller -

When You Say Nothing - Alison Krauss

Whispering Grass - The Inkspots

While my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison

White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn

Who wants to live forever - Queen

Wind beneath my wings - Michael Ball, Bette Midler, David Jaggs

You are everything - The Stylistics

You are not alone - Choirgirl Isabel, Michael Jackson

You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder

You don't have to say you love me - Dusty Springfield

You'll never walk alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers

You're Beautiful - James Blunt

You're my best friend - Queen

You're so cool - Hanzs Zimmer (True Romance)

Your Song - Elton John, Ellie Goulding