A music written by an East Kilbride pensioner greater than 40 years in the past has impressed a brand new illustrated e book which is elevating much-needed money for youngsters's charity CHAS.
Harry Hagan, now 83, from Stewartfield, wrote a well known Glasgow music referred to as, Sam the Cranium.
The story of Sam is centred round a cat who roams round Shettleston terrorising these he comes throughout.
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The music was picked up just a few years later and recorded by Alastair McDonlad for his album, Scottish Lauglines.
Nevertheless it has additionally been lined by the likes of the Scottish band Gaberlunzie and by the People group, The Wherries.
Nonetheless, years after Harry, who was painter and decorator to commerce but additionally performed and wrote music, penned the music it has been introduced again to life by Arran-based artist Jill Hargan.
She approached Harry, who grew up in Glasgow's East Finish, and his household about illustrating and publishing a brief image e book that includes the phrases of Sam the Cranium.
Now on sale in Waterstones in East Kilbride and Glasgow's Sauchiehall Avenue, the colorful e book has already raised £1000 for CHAS - a charity chosen by Harry.
He informed Lanarkshire Stay: "Having lived within the East Finish of Glasgow for a few years in Sam’s residence patch of Shettleston, I now reside in East Kilbride.
"I’m very happy that in spite of everything these years, Sam’s story continues in a improbable e book superbly illustrated by Jill Hargan with all income from the e book going to CHAS."
Harry's daughter, Caroline, is equally delighted that the music beloved by so many has been given a brand new lease of life.
"I labored in faculties for a few years and it was superb what number of kids of all ages knew the phrases to the music in addition to adults, " she stated.
"Dad has at all times been very creative and performed the guitar and keyboard and wrote songs in his spare time - he is at all times been musical.
"The music has been recorded just a few occasions, picked up by Scottish People bands nevertheless it was Jill, who's an extremely gifted artist that contacted us.
"She requested dad to choose a charity and it was at all times going to be a kids's charity. Jill needed to leap by hoops to get the e book revealed and he or she had labored extremely arduous to get it printed.
"It is simply nice that in spite of everything this time dad's music might be launched to a complete new era of individuals and that the e book is on sale in our residence city of East Kilbride."
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