A Workington musician has released a charity single in memory of his late grandfather.

Adam Wood, 25, penned 'The Conclusion' after his grandfather passed away last December.

Norman White, of Northside, died from cancer at the age of 69. He had worked at Workington Train Station for over 40 years.

Adam said the loss "hit him harder than anything to date".

"I felt inspired and overcome with emotion to write this piece of music in my Granda's memory," he said.

"It is about loss, going to heaven and keeping them in your memory.

"About six weeks after my Granda died, I’d started to lose a bit of focus in regards to my final major university project which was due in March.

"I decided to move away from what I was doing and play some acoustic guitar.

"A few hours passed by and I’d already written 90 per cent of the song and it's lyrics which is not something that ever happens in such a short time."

He added: "It is strange how such an event can spark a piece of music that you did not sit down to write intentionally.

"It is a really surreal situation to write a piece of music that I think my Granda would have loved possibly more than anything else I have done, that is inspired by him and that he will sadly never get the chance to hear.

"This is why I don't feel I should sell this music, but rather use it to raise money."

Adam will split the money raised between three charities: Macmillan Cancer Support, Nordoff Robbins - a music therapy charity, and Youth Music - a charity that provides music-making projects for young people experiencing challenging circumstances.

He said: "The Macmillan nurses helped my Granda and they do a really good job for all those that need them.

"I chose Nordoff Robins because I believe music has the power to heal and save lives.

"It was being a musician and a composer that helped me process the emotions from the event and helped me recover by inspiring me to write that emotional piece of music.

"I chose youth music because they help get kids into music at a young age which is massively important to me.

"Getting into music at 16 made me realise my own academic potential, having not done well in school or at GCSE level."

Adam recently graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music Composition for Film and Games, at the University of Hertfordshire.

He plans to continue his studies through to PhD, but his ultimate goal is to write music professionally and help those less fortunate realise the value of education so that they can realise their potential.

"I want to inspire and encourage," he said.

Donations to Adam's charity single can be made on his website: www.adamlwood.com/charity