Ian’s Blog 24th December 2023

 Ian’s Blog 24th December 2023

There is a very detailed review of the Legendary Ten Seconds’ third Ricardian album on Michael Doherty’s music blog

https://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-legendary-ten-seconds-richard-iii.html

Ian’s Blog 17th December 2023

 Ian’s Blog 17th December 2023

There is a really in depth review of the Tant le desiree album on this music blog 

https://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-legendary-ten-seconds-tant-le.html

Ian's Blog 10th December 2023

Ian's Blog 10th December 2023

Phil Swann who lives in Kingsteignton, has produced a new Swann Sands album called Spirit of Discovery. I wrote the lyrics for one of the folk rock songs on the album:- https://open.spotify.com/track/6nQTqYHevHLL8uz4GhRhAL?si=abd3798c67ac44e1

 Ian’s Blog 3rd December 2023

I have now finished reading Philippa Langley’s new book and I am now convinced that the Tudor version of history about the missing Princes of Edward IV is wrong.

 Ian’s Blog 26th November 2023

It’s quite nice to see that the music I recorded for the Mortimer History Society is still being used. You can hear one of my songs at the beginning of this video:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg6ExqPbLWY&t=2s

 Ian’s Blog 19th November 2023

It was very exciting to listen to Matt Lewis interviewing Philippa Langley about her Missing Princes Project on the Gone Medieval Podcast. Here is the link to it:-

https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/view

I am now reading Philippa Langley’s new book about this subject and have just watched the channel 4 documentary which tells us about the new evidence that has been discovered. I won’t go into too much detail but I will mention some of my thoughts about all of this.

I believe that Thomas Moore’s narrative about the murder of the Princes of Edward IV cannot be relied upon and I don’t believe he meant it to be used as true history. In fact I believe that he never finished writing it and it wasn’t published in his lifetime.

With respect to the bones found under the stairs at the Tower of London I think that they are highly unlikely to be from the period of the late 15th century and I find it hard to believe that the bodies of the Princes would be buried in such a location where there would be lots of people about to witness such a strange burial.

Two pretenders claiming to be the sons of Edward IV during the reign of Henry VII seems to me to be rather odd as opposed to a much more likely scenario that they were Edward V and his younger brother Richard. Why on earth would the Earl of Lincoln support an imposter if Edward V was dead. If Edward V was no longer alive then the Earl of Lincoln would be attempting to seize the throne for himself at the battle of Stoke as he had a stronger claim to the throne than Henry VII and I would argue that this Earl was legally entitled to be King if the sons of Edward IV were both dead.

Here is another thought. It seems very strange that after Henry VII made Richard of York sign a confession that he was actually called Perkin Warbeck, that he didn’t execute him straight away but allowed him to be treated well in his court. Was it because of his Queen who was the sister of Richard of York? 

I would imagine that some historians will find it hard to accept a rewrite of the history books but I expect that with the passage of time Philippa Langley’s discoveries will gradually be accepted as the true version of history. When I think about the actions of the people at the time in question then it makes much more sense if it was Edward V at the battle of Stoke and it was his brother Richard attempting to claim the throne from Henry VII.

It also needs to be stated that there was another Prince in the tower who was the son of George Duke of Clarence. Richard III did not imprison this Prince but Henry VII did and eventually had him executed.

 Ian’s blog 12th November 2023

The Ragged Staff tune from the Tant le desiree album has been included in this show. It is the second track and includes the narrative that was written for it by Sandra Heath Wilson:-

https://kpiss.fm/episode/clean-nice-quiet-11-04-2023#

 Ian’s Blog 5th November 2023

I have produced a new digital version of the Tant le Desiree album which is now available on Bandcamp. This new digital version includes the narratives which were written and read by Sandra Heath Wilson and these were not previously available in digital format via Apple music and Spotify etc. 

Although the album was originally released several years ago the recorded narratives were only included on the CD version of the album.

Here is a link to the album on Bandcamp where the narratives can be heard at the beginning of track number 2 (The Ragged Staff) through to the last song number 15 (The Road to Middleham). There is no narrative for the 1st song on the album:-

https://thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com/album/tant-le-desiree

 Ian’s Blog 29th October 2023

There is a link to the song ‘List of the Dead’ on this webpage

https://murreyandblue.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/list-of-the-dead/

The song was originally included on the Sunnes and Roses album and it is now one of the tracks on a new compilation album released by Aldora Britain Records.

 Ian’s Blog 22nd October 2023

My song called ‘That Noble King’ about Richard III was included in this podshow. You can hear my song just after 1 hour and 1 minute into the show.

https://www.mixcloud.com/Ragshop/hudson-valley-rag-shop-october-17-2023/

Ian's Blog 15th October 2023

Jules Jones came over to my house to do some music recording with me on Tuesday morning. I recorded her playing tambourine on two songs and also some singing on my new tune about the dissolution of the monasteries. Later in the week Lord Zarquon completed the recording of this song. This means that seven songs are now finished for my next album which has the title of Wonder Songs. If Lord Zarquon can complete the recording of three more songs then I will have enough tracks for the new album.

Yesterday one of my songs about science fiction was played by Ian Semple on his radio show. You can hear my song at about 45 minutes from the beginning of the show.

https://www.coastfm.co.uk/player/episode/7545095d-92e6-42f6-92a3-7fab712b9f5b?fbclid=IwAR2q9UQtuz5PGLShD1jaQIxQ_JxSojdGZnkNCHSR_P2GBD-N3gLhCQ_DyI8

 8th October 2023

Last month I was on holiday in Yorkshire and I visited several English Heritage sites. These included the ruins of three abbeys and it inspired me to compose a song about the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII.

Manuscripts lost and precious books destroyed

The power of a King so brutal and royal

Magnificent ruins of broken stone

Broken by King Henry on the English throne

This dissolution by Cromwell was planned

So much culture was lost throughout the land

Stained glass lost the abbeys were destroyed

The power of a King so brutal and royal

Magnificent ruins of broken stone

Broken by King Henry on the English throne

Reformation ran out of control

With vandalism playing such a leading role

The lead was removed so the roofs were destroyed

The power of a King so brutal and royal

Magnificent ruins of broken stone

Broken by King Henry on the English throne

Romantic ruins where the tourists go

Such as the one called Rievaulx

 Ian’s Blog 1st October 2023

My song called Back in Time from the History Book Part One album is the opening track on the Acoustic Routes radio show number 465. It features the vocals of my friend Jackie on the chorus.

https://www.mixcloud.com/acousticroutes1/acoustic-routes-show-465/?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=notification_new_upload&utm_content=html

The album has recently been released via Bandcamp. Although this album was originally available back in 2019 I decided to release it via Bandcamp as this website provides an option to sell CDs.

 24th September 2023

My song called John De Vere about the siege of St Michaels Mount was included on Strummers & Dreamers show number 518 on Cambridge 105 Radio on 11th September 2023. The show was repeated on Blues and Roots Radio on Monday 18th September 2023 and Wednesday 20th September 2023. You can hear my song being played at about 25 minutes, 40 seconds from the beginning of the show via this link

https://www.mixcloud.com/StrummersandDreamers/show-518-rhys-wilson-lockdown-folk-live-preview-21923/

 Ian's blog 17th September 2023

Lord Zarquon has recently completed the recordings of some songs for the next album by The Legendary Ten Seconds. I have used one of these songs for a new video on youtube. The song is about what you can see in a fabulous doll’s house belonging to the lady who has a website:- https://www.angeliqueminiatures.co.uk/

Here is a link to the video:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmciKwh75EU&ab_channel=legendarytenseconds

The ghostly lady all in white

Seen in the candle light

A bear next to a tapestry

Look closely and you will see

The lady with ginger hair

By the fireplace in a chair

The dog sits at his master’s feet

From the lute a song so sweet

The ghostly lady all in white

Seen in the candle light

Dressed in blue a cavalier

Listen and you might hear

Music coming from that room

From the harpsichord a lovely tune

Food on the table in the hall

A shield and sword on the wall

In the doll’s house many rooms

The dolls wearing fine costumes

A mouse runs across the floor

Can you find the hidden door

 Ian’s Blog 10th September 2023

There’s a very nice review of the Cornish and Devonian album on a blog called Listen with Monger dated 6th September 2023.

https://listenwithmonger.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-legendary-ten-seconds-album-review.html

 https://thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com/album/history-book-part-one

History Book Part One on Bandcamp

 The Cornish and Devonian album by the LTS

Cornish and Devonian album on YouTube

Recorded in South Devon

Mixed and mastered in Marldon, Devon by Lord Zarquon

Album cover created by Graham Moores

All songs composed by Ian Churchward except track 2, music composed by ian Churchward and the lyrics written by Sir Walter Raleigh and Ian Churchward

Ian Churchward vocals, guitars, bouzouki and Mellotron sounds

Lord Zarquon keyboards and drums

Jay Brown bass guitar on tracks 3, 4 & 6

Jules vocals on tracks 4 & 7

Bridgit England vocals on Rumours of War

Martyn Hillstead drums on the Siege of Plymouth

Phil Swann slide guitar on the Siege of Plymouth

Ashley Dyer trumpet on Rumours of War

John de Vere is about the siege of St Michaels Mount during the reign of Edward IV.

Sir Walter Raleigh is a song about one of the most notable gentlemen of the Elizabethan era during the 16th century.

The Siege of Plymouth is about Plymouth, Devon during the English civil war of the 17th century.

The Battle of Torrington is about Torrington, Devon during the English civil war of the 17th century.

William Scoresby is about an Arctic explorer, scientist and explorer who died in Torquay, Devon.

Eighty Four Years of Age is about an elderly lady who walked from Cornwall to London during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Cornwall’s Forgotten Heroine is about Emily Hobhouse who was an anti-war activist.

Rumours of War is about the South West of England on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War.

Captain Richard Scott is about a US army officer giving evidence in Paignton, Devon about a mutiny that occurred in the town of Launceston, Cornwall during the Second World War.

From Torquay Joyce Packe is about the Torquay secretary who was a court reporter during the trial in Paignton of the US soldiers of the 581st Ordnance Ammunition Company. The soldiers were accused of murder charges during the mutiny that took place in Launceston during the Second World War.

After defeat at the battle of Barnet

John de Vere fled to France

He’d escaped via Scotland

With such sorry circumstance

He would still oppose King Edward

And gain support from the King of France

Who was a universal spider

Was this John de Vere’s last chance

John de Vere the Earl of Oxford

Then turned to piracy

A privateer in the summer

In the channel’s narrow sea

At the end of September

He sailed to the Cornish coast

St Michael’s Mount he took by force

Of it’s capture he could boast

An embarrassment for King Edward

Though not a threat so the King believed

The King’s man in Cornwall

Was placed in charge of the siege

John de Vere offered bribes

So that supplies could be received

The King’s man was corrupt

Of this King Edward was displeased

John Fortescue the chief justice

Was dispatched to gain a victory

Along with him he would bring

The master of the royal artillery

Free pardons and rewards were offered

To the men under John de Vere’s command

One by one his men deserted

John Fortescue gained the upper hand

John de Vere then surrendered

There was no prospect of success

For many years he was in prison

For his Lancastrian faithfulness

Angelique Miniatures

I have made a video to help promote a new Wars of the Roses novel written by an author called Philip Photiou who lives in Plymouth, Devon. The novel is called the Lamb of God and follows on from his previous novel called the Wrath of God. The new novel covers the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury. I enjoyed reading this book although I would stress that the battle scenes are quite gruesome in places. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-2T1bU_wHg&ab_channel=legendarytenseconds

 Astounding Songs by the Legendary Ten Seconds 25th April 2023

Richard the Third Records R30123

1] Before the Golden Age - 1930s science fiction song

2] That Noble King - a song for Richard III

3] He Got it Wrong - a failed love affair song

4] As Long as You Get Your Way - a song about no giving just taking

5] The Semi Acoustic Interlude - instrumental

6] Keep Us Free - a song for Ukraine

7] The Despatch Rider - a song about a first world war despatch rider

8] Battle of Jutland - the first world war naval battle as a song

9] Omaha Beach - a USA infantry division during the Normandy landings in WW2 in a song

10] A Horseman Came Riding One Day - a fairy tale song

11] Platinum Jubilee - a song about Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee

12] The Valiant Squires - a song for the squires of the Duke of Gloucester in the fifteenth century

Ian Churchward - guitars, mellotron sounds and vocals

Lord Zarquon - keyboards, bass guitar and drums

Phil Swann - mandolin, bouzouki and guitar

Martyn Hillstead - percussion

Ashley Dyer - trumpet

Bridgit England - vocals

Violet Sheer - vocals 

Jules Jones - vocals

All songs written by Ian Churchward except for the Despatch Rider written by Annie Routley and Ian Churchward, and A Horseman Came Riding One Day written by Martyn Hillstead and Ian Churchward

Recorded in South Devon throughout 2021 and 2022

Mixed and mastered by Lord Zarquon

Album artwork created by Graham Moores

I have recorded a very self indulgent comedy album of songs which is called the Rejects of Lord Zarquon which might make you laugh.

Plantagenet Miniatures

 The Sagas of the South West album was released on 19th December 2022

 

Richard the Third Records catalogue number R3SAGASW1

 

1 Cornish Folklore – Tales of King Arthur and lost Atlantis

2 Doctor of Divinity – Alexander Barclay as the chaplain of a church in Ottery St Mary

3 Princess of Aragon – Prince Arthur's bride to be arrives in Plymouth in 1501

4 The Spanish are Coming! – The English fleet leave Plymouth to fight against the Spanish Armada

5 Sir Cloudesley Shovell – Disaster on the rocks and reefs of the Isles of Scilly in October 1707

6 Jack Rattenbury – The story of Jack Rattenbury who was born in Beer in 1778

7 Haytor Granite – A song about the granite tramway of Haytor completed in 1820

8 He Sold his Wife – James Cole sells his wife for a two gallon jar of gin at the New Inn

9 They Kept on Marching! – The Salvation Army in Victorian Torquay

10 Mutiny in Launceston – Racial intolerance in the USA army in England in 1943

11 Jolly Summer Scarecrows –  A summer scarecrow competition in Torquay

12 Jack Rattenbury version two – Bridgit England sings an alternative version of this song

 

All songs composed by Ian Churchward except Jolly Summer Scarecrows composed by Elaine Churchward and Ian Churchward

 

Ian Churchward – Guitars, Mellotron Sounds, Mandola, Mandolin, Bouzouki and Vocals

Lord Zarquon – Keyboards, Mellotron Sounds, Bass Guitar and Drums

Jay Brown – Guitars, Keyboards and Tambourine

Jules Jones – Backing Vocals

Elaine Churchward – Backing Vocals

Ashley Dyer – Trumpet on Princess of Aragon and The Spanish Armada

Martyn Hillstead – Drums on The Spanish are Coming!

Phil Swann – Finger Picked Acoustic Guitar on Jack Rattenbury

Rowan Curle – Backing vocals on Cornish Folklore

 

Recorded in Torbay during 2021 and 2022

 

Album artwork created by Graham Moores