Simon Orton Releasing 'Davey's Story': A Heartfelt Tribute To His Late Brother
Australian independent artist Simon Orton will release his deeply personal new Christian single, 'Davey's Story,' on 28 August 2026, a song centred on faith, disability, caregiving, grief, healing and the Christian hope of eternal life.
The release forms part of a growing music ministry with a clear purpose: to use music to help people move through trauma, pain and grief towards healing, hope, faith and a renewed sense of plan and purpose for their lives - spiritually and emotionally.
'Davey's Story' is particularly personal for Simon and his family. The song is dedicated to his parents, Jenny and Peter, whose love, faith and lifelong care helped carry Davey through more than four decades of significant disability and serious health challenges. It is also dedicated to Simon's siblings, Mary, Leonie and Andrew, who shared the journey of loving, supporting and caring for Davey throughout his life.
The song reflects the experience of loving and caring for a child living with significant disability, while navigating the emotional and spiritual tension of praying and believing for healing, enduring years of caregiving, and ultimately facing the grief that comes with losing someone deeply loved. For Simon and his family, that faith was shaped over more than four decades of witnessing what they regard as multiple miracles that contributed to Davey's survival through serious health challenges. Those experiences strengthened their belief in prayer, healing and God's sustaining presence, even while living with the ongoing realities of disability, uncertainty and loss.
At its heart, the song is also a tribute to Christian families, parents, siblings and carers who quietly carry the physical, emotional and spiritual demands that can accompany caring for a child or family member with significant disability. Rather than avoiding the difficult questions surrounding grief and faith, 'Davey's Story' explores the space where hope for healing meets the reality of loss, while holding firmly to the Christian belief in salvation, eternal life and the hope that suffering does not have the final word.
Simon hopes the song will particularly resonate with families and carers currently walking through these challenges, as well as those who continue to carry the memories and grief of similar experiences from their past. The personal story behind 'Davey's Story' also provides an opportunity for meaningful media discussion around caregiving, disability, grief, Christian faith, healing, miracles, resilience and finding purpose after profound loss.
