Cornwall Air Ambulance reaching for the charts with new album celebrating second lifesaving helicopter

Cornwall Air Ambulance is hoping to hit the charts with its own album, as part of the Heli2 Appeal to bring a second lifesaving helicopter to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Named after its title sea shanty track, ‘Sing it Home’ is aiming to bring the community together through music to celebrate the arrival of the second AW169 aircraft.

Pre-sale is now live, and if enough copies are pre-ordered the album could reach the UK album charts.

Available as a digital download, the compilation album features a range of Cornish musicians who are singing to save lives – some with a personal connection to the charity.

One of the singers featured on the album and title track is one of the charity’s very own Critical Care Paramedics, Jeremy Griffiths, as part of his shanty group Falmouth Shout.

Jeremy said: “It’s an honour to be featured on Sing it Home with Falmouth Shout. Owning a second helicopter will help us attend more patients by air, 19-hours a day, 365 days a year, and ultimately save even more lives. The track and the album are a great way to bring the community together to make that mission possible.”

The album includes Cornwall Air Ambulance’s new song Sing it Home, which is about helping to bring a second helicopter to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, along with Blades in the Sky and Thank You, from two of the charity’s previous Christmas campaigns.

Other artists featured include The Oggymen, Kana, Falmouth Shout, Tom Cary, Shane Solomon, The Stowes, Barrett’s Privateers, the Boscastle Buoys and former patient Lottee Brown.

Tim Bunting, Chief Executive at Cornwall Air Ambulance, said: “We are your charity, for the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and we want to bring our community together. Owning a second lifesaving helicopter will help us to provide an even more resilient and capable service for you, and what better way to celebrate that than by bringing people together and singing to save lives as part of our Heli2 Appeal. Thank you to every single person who supports the charity, we can’t do this without you.”

Pre-order the album now and help Cornwall Air Ambulance bring a second lifesaving helicopter to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well hopefully making the charts.