Transforming Communities

“This Is Our Home” – ‘Round Here song for Tottenham

We are thrilled to announce the launch of brand-new music videos for ‘Round Here, as part of our work with Historic England across six of their High Street Heritage Action Zones.

In July, in Tottenham, musicians Elliott Morris and Jamal Jones worked with Vale School & The Brook School to write and compose a brand-new song about the High Street.

“This Is Our Home” was born out of workshops between the musicians and members of the local community, celebrating icons of Tottenham’s heritage: the old roller disco hall, the 149 bus, the market and the pubs.

On 13 July, the song was premiered as part of Haringey Schools Music Festival in the Park.

Biographies

Elliott Morris is a guitarist and singer/songwriter from London. Elliott is half-Scottish, raised in Wales and Lincolnshire. Elliott is excited to collaborate with talented youngsters and compose music for performance together.

Jamal Jones is a creative person with a passion for music from Haringey, an area where a lot of famous artists and producers have come from. He’s excited to bring fun and energy to this project and to gain new experience working with new people.

Video produced by Con Divers and Harriet Mellor.

Jamal Jones said: “The performance was good, it was what I was expecting and the workshops were very good too. There were some participants that got excited every time they saw me when we had a workshop. Their teachers said it was different to what they normally do, and they now know that music is a place that they can go to if they need to. I don’t think they’d met a producer before or seen behind the scenes so it’s good to be able to share something new with them.”

Lyrics – This Is Our Home – by Elliott Morris, Jamal Jones and pupils from Vale School

Can you feel the energy?
Can you see everything grow?
New life is bursting through
But still this is our home

I meet the 149
Like an old friend
Climb on board the top deck
Takes me back to when

The roller disco hall
Was still the old film house
It became the nightclub
at the edge of town

I remember it all

Can you feel the energy?
Can you see everything grow?
New life is bursting through
But still this is our home

The colours and the smells
Of the market draw me in
The bustle and the buzz
A new day begins

Everywhere seems different
the houses, pubs and shops
there’s beauty in the changes
I hope it never stops

I’ll remember them all

Can you feel the energy?
Can you see everything grow?
New life is bursting through
But still this is our home

Can you feel the energy?
Can you see everything grow?
New life is bursting through
But still this is our home

This is our home
This is our home
This is our home
This is our home

Can you feel the energy?
Can you see everything grow?
New life is bursting through
But still this is our home

This is our home

Listen to the all the tracks here:

Watch the music videos here (released between 1-6 November, 2022).

‘Round Here is commissioned by Historic England as part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zones’ Cultural Programme, led by Historic England, in partnership with Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Cultural Programme aims to make our high streets more engaging and vibrant places.