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SONGWRITER PERSONA
ADA!
Reflective coastal songs, heartfelt storytelling and an imaginative digital artist identity.
FEATURED: ECHOES FROM A SHELLINDEPENDENT STORIES · ORIGINAL MUSIC · A LITTLE MISCHIEF
Many worlds.
One imagination.
Welcome to the creative home of William Adams. Discover music made by hand, stories from the Dorset coast, tales for little adventurers and a growing cast of wonderfully unconventional characters.
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Music, novels, poems, pirate adventures and imaginative worlds — all under one roof.
FIVE WORLDS TO EXPLORE
Where will curiosity
take you?
01 / STORIES FOR CHILDRENCaptain Flint
Moonfleet
AI Artists
The Leafy Wood
Sleepy bears, buzzy bees and sing-along storybooks.
Explore this world ↗02 / SING-ALONG ADVENTURESCaptain Flint
& The Pirates
Original pirate stories and AI-assisted songs for little pirates.
Meet the crew ↗03 / ORIGINAL RECORDINGSGraffiti Music
Original recordings by William Adams, from swing to folk and rock.
Discover the music ↗04 / HISTORICAL ADVENTUREMoonfleet
Crimson Tide
Smugglers, secrets and peril on the Dorset coast.
Enter the story ↗05 / NEW CREATIVE TERRITORYAI Artists
& Personas
Meet Ferry Bridge, Captain Flint & The Pirates, ADA! and SMUT.
Meet the artists ↗MUSIC / ORIGINAL SONGS
THE SOUNDTRACK TO ALL OF THIS
A lifetime of
making music.
From Nautical Graffiti, Rosewood and Between a Man and a Woman to new experiments: discover original recordings and, separately, Ferry Bridge — the AI-assisted progressive-rock persona behind Nineteen Seventy Six.
Explore original compositions, collaborations and new releases.
Explore the music archive ↗Featured originals: To The Moon and Back and Undecidedly Me. Discover Ferry Bridge separately under AI Artists.
FERRY BRIDGE
NINETEEN
SEVENTY SIX
RECORDS • SONGS • STORIESNINETEEN
SEVENTY SIX
BOOKS / THE LEAFY WOOD
SMALL STORIES, BIG IMAGINATIONS
Come into
the Leafy Wood.
Meet the Sleepy Bear, the Buzzy Bee, Dancing Fox, Little Brown Hare and Dreamy Dormouse. Gentle picture books are paired with music to make storytime something special.
Hear the Leafy Wood songs ↗Books and gifts will get an updated ordering option before Shopify closes.
FAMILY MUSIC / PIRATE ADVENTURES
ALL ABOARD
Captain Flint
& The Pirates.
Meet Captain Flint the parrot and his merry crew. Songs like Pieces Of Eight and Come Join My Pirate Crew bring the nautical adventures to life with plenty of singing, stamping and laughter.
Watch on YouTube ↗FICTION / MOONFLEET CRIMSON TIDE
DORSET · SECRETS · ADVENTURE
Where legends
meet the tide.
Moonfleet Crimson Tide is an illustrated historical adventure by William Adams, illustrated by Noah Warnes. Young John Treverton is drawn into a world of smuggling, intrigue and dangerous secrets.
Discover the paperback, music and immersive audio story featuring a full cast, songs and sound effects.
Explore Moonfleet ↗AN EXPERIMENTAL CORNER
Meet the other voices.
New creative projects mixing original writing, character-building, performance and AI-assisted music production. The process and credits will be made clear on each release.
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DARK COMEDY & MUSICAL TALES
SMUT
Smiling Man Under Tree. Mischievous songs, eccentric characters and more than a little black humour.
FEATURED: SAM THE DONKEY◉
STUDIO NOTEBOOK
Experiments
New sounds, alternate arrangements and future characters — a place to see what emerges next.
MORE TO COMEA NOTE FROM WILLIAM
Made with curiosity.
Shared with joy.
I'm William Adams — a Dorset-based songwriter, musician and storyteller. Over the years I've written songs, made records, created musical children's books and imagined adventures for readers of all ages.
This is a place for all those projects to live together. Have a look around, listen to something new, and perhaps discover a story you weren't expecting.
Say hello ↗For performances, storytelling sessions, songwriting workshops and general enquiries.
FROM THE ORIGINAL ARCHIVE
Original music & illustrated stories
Songs from the Leafy Wood
Written by William Adams · illustrated by Noah Warnes · music by Graffiti