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Undertaking the walk on a busy day when the streets are thronged with cars,

delivery bikes, locals who know exactly where they are going – and meandering
tourists who aren’t quite sure – can be slightly hazardous, I have to admit; I found
myself accidentally walking across the path of another pedestrian as I made a
beeline for one destination and stepping off a pavement without looking as I headed
for another. But most of the locations are in out-of-the-way corners where you can sit
or stand still and listen to the songs and instrumental music they have inspired.

Like everyone who has ever worked central London, I have always been aware of the
countless people who spend their days on the streets and shelter in doorways on
rainy evenings. This project is a salutary prompt to imagine what it might be like to
walk in their shoes – and a reminder that some of them are musicians and writers,

just like me.

A City Full of Stories is available free of charge to the public until 15 October. The
individual tracks can also be accessed on Soundcloud via the ASMF website.