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