Lullabies for the Land

18 harp arrangements

In July 2024, Eleanor realised that she needed to do something to cope with the grief and frustration that she was experiencing over the devastating genocide by Israel of the Palestinian people, in particular the horrific pain endured by innocent children. She teamed up with artist and designer Dima Nowarah and together they created Lullabies for the Land, a book of 18 easy and intermediate harp arrangements that celebrate culture, diversity and stand against the cultural erasure that indigenous people experience all around the globe. 

The book was funded by a short but extremely well supported Crowdfunder, that enabled a fantastic 400 copies of the 54 page book to be produced, to a very high level, in Norfolk at Swallowtail Print. It was really important to Dima and Eleanor that the book looked and felt really special, so as to become a cherished work of art for a lifetime, for those who had helped to fund the project as well as new supporters.

The Collaboration with Dima

DIma and Eleanor are both nursing mothers with young children, united in their empathy for mothers birthing and nurturing young children in dire circumstances inflicted upon them. This mutual sadness and desire to do something positive to honour these women led to many powerful late night sessions where the two artists would join forces even throughout the night, between feeds, talking and encouraging one another whilst working on the arrangements for the book, keeping track on the Crowdfunder and maintaining momentum through dark days of worrying and despair. Dima encouraged Eleanor and praised her notation efforts and likewise Eleanor was spurred on by the beautiful images that Dima was sharing with her, for the cover and inside pages. The two artists were really collaborating at every turn and offering each other comfort and encouragement.

Buy the book

If you'd like to buy the book, please click here to go to the Shop page to view the soft cover book and the PDF digital version.

What's next for the project?

The album of the Lullabies for the Land book will be ready to release early in 2025! 

Eleanor will continue to perform Lullabies for the Land and to promote the book, in the UK and around the world. If you have, or know of, a group that would like a presentation or concert of the book, or to discuss a hybrid performance where aspects of the lullabies book are featured but in a wider context, don't hesitate to get in touch with Eleanor: info@eleanorturner.com 

Dima and Eleanor hope that sales of the book, in its soft cover and digital formats, continue to thrive, as every penny from these sales goes to the two charities, the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund and the Middle East Children's Alliance. They are also looking into producing a second edition in which the lullabies appear in a different format: chords, lyrics and possibly guitar tab.  

Thank you for your continued interest in this meaningfulproject.

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