A SONGWRITER who found inspiration buried in the sand is releasing his single worldwide.

Dan Evans, 33, who lives in Manningtree with his wife and two children found a handwritten note on the beach by the River Stour last summer.

Dan, of Lydgate Close, said his son Alex, age six, was the one who found the crumpled-up note and brought it over to him.

He said: "He had been exploring while I was looking out at the water.

"The note looked like it was written by someone going through a tough time, and it inspired me to write my next song."

A year later, Dan said he is looking forward to seeing the song, called To The Sea, released worldwide on music platforms including Spotify, Itunes, and Amazon next week.

He said: "I took it to my producer and publisher who agreed I was onto something.

"We ended up picturing a big-sounding movie song, so it got produced that way with two great singers I know and now we plan to get it into TV, film or a play if we can.

"The song ended up sounding movie like and almost theatrical and could be on something like a Disney film."

Dan is also trying to reunite the note with its author.

He said: "I’d love to know who wrote the note and find out what happened next for them.

"Maybe there’s another song in there.

"If nothing else, I’d like to thank them for giving me such a gift of inspiration".

If the note belonged to you then message Dan on his Facebook page Danevanssongs.

To hear To The Sea on Soundcloud visit soundcloud.com/danevanssongs.