Northerner, This is a very partisan question but as you are based in the North East have you considered any of the many fine songs of our region.
This may just be my own experience,but "Byker Hill" is a beautiful song that I have not heard sung live for a tidy while.
I know that it's written from a male perspective but the finest version I ever heard was by a Woman.
So how about it?
(There are of course many others if this particular example does not appeal.)