Hear a charming tale from Whitby Abbey’s earliest years, about Caedmon the cowhand. Unable to read or write, Caedmon nonetheless awoke one morning with a supernatural gift for putting scripture to music and singing it – becoming the first named English poet, and earning himself a place among the brotherhood of monks.

Singing in the Stable - how a 7th-century cowhand became the first named poet in England

My new EP Underground is out soon, and I am going on tour with Simon Waldram and Kevin Hewick, which is amazing and mad.

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Singing in the Stable - how a 7th-century cowhand became the first named poet in England

Singing in the Stable - how a 7th-century cowhand became the first named poet in England