The Song
A Wind Phone:
a disconnected phone line to call anyone that has been lost
a quiet place where grief can breathe, love can speak it's words and the wind can carry them to where they need to land.Jessica is pleased to finally share this song after winning the Lichfield Songwriting Contest and receiving a nomination as a Top 10 artist for Purbeck Rising 2025.
The track opens with the sound of a distant drone and bird song, immediately placing us in a peaceful outdoor setting. the song suggests a phone call long overdue. As the cello comes in and seamlessly lifts us into a middle section with more bird song and a sense of breath, we can believe that maybe this phone call is possible after all... As the cello and birds disappear and leave behind just the vocal and guitar, we realise that no one is on the other end after all.
This song is for anyone who has yearned to reconnect with someone lost. It encapsulates universal feelings of grief and loss through the simple fantasy of giving someone a call again.
“I originally caught a short documentary as part of BBC World Service Heart and Soul, shining a light on a disconnected phone booth in someone’s front garden in Japan - placed there to offer solace for anyone who had lost loved ones in the Tsunami of 2011.
I became obsessed with the idea.
How wonderful to imagine you could give someone a call once more? Tell them about your day?
One line within the documentary stayed with me - A caller promising to call their wife again in the Spring.
I am endlessly touched by the way this song resonates with listeners at shows, and excited to share this recorded version, which has the added magic of Grace’s emotive strings and Rich Bond’s beautiful work with the mix.”
The Phone
Upon discovering the concept, i found out that Wind Phones have popped up all over the world.
but no Wind Phone in my home town of Liverpool.
I am so proud to be building a new Wind Phone in the Gardens of The Reader at Calderstones Park, Liverpool.
I am currently seeking funding to make this project a reality via GoFundMe. The aim is to provide this reflective space for anyone wishing to send words out on the wind to someone they have lost. It will be free to access.
The project is currently pulling on the work of local artists and poets, and hopes to form a community power in the solitary feeling of grief.
in the fullness of time, I hope to offer creative writing workshops on site at The Reader.
The Wind Phone will be launched at the beginning of May through
The reader’s Open Garden day on 3rd of May, and with its own specific event.