Ian’s Blog 31st August 2025

Although Lord Zarquon has been very busy recording his next album he has been able to find enough spare time to finish one of my science fiction themed songs. This song is called The Shadow Out of Time and is based upon the science fiction story of the same name written by HP Lovecraft. This story was first published in the mid 1930’s in the pulp magazine Astounding Stories. I am aiming to release a science fiction/astronomy themed album at some stage in the future.

Ian’s Blog 24th August 2025

On Thursday evening I played the guitar and sang with Elaine at the Old Commercial in Bishopsteignton where there is a Red Rock acoustic music evening. I sang the lead vocal on our song about the annual scarecrow competition which is in Babbacombe and St Marychurch. Elaine sang with me on the chorus. Elaine sang the lead vocal on a song called Town After Town and the Beatles song Ticket to Ride. The Town After Town song was composed in 1987/1988 when I played in a band called The Morrisons. I composed the music and the lead singer of the band composed the lyrics. We attend the Thursday Red Rock acoustic music evenings once or twice a month. We alternate this with sequence dancing lessons which are also on Thursday evenings.

Ian’s Blog 17th August 2025

I have used some of my photos of my recent visit to Middleham for my Ricardian Churchward song on youtube:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwnltU9t9lY

Ian’s Blog 10th August 2025

I have put one of my new Ricardian songs onto Soundcloud:- https://soundcloud.com/the-legendary-ten-seconds/ricardian-churchward

Ian’s Blog 3rd August 2025

Here is a link to some new music recorded by Lord Zarquon https://theprophetsofzarquon.bandcamp.com/track/as-above-so-below-exclusive-pre-album-release-track

Ian’s Blog 27th July 2025

A Morris dancing group called Shakespeare Morris recently used a song from my Further Adventures Of album on Tik Tok. The song that they used was composed by myself and Martyn Hilstead and is called The Morris Dancers, This is the link to the website of Shakespeare Morris http://www.shakespearemorris.org.uk/

Ian’s Blog 20th July 2025 We arrived back home in Torquay yesterday evening after our holiday in Yorkshire. We stayed in a small village called Lofthouse. On Monday we visited Rippon and it was interesting to see the tomb of the third Sir Thomas Markenfield who fought for Richard III at the battle of Bosworth. There is a connection to the Markenfield family ( who were based at Markenfield Hall near Rippon ) and the Coldridge investigation. This is in respect of the research about the tomb of John Evans and the Edward V stained glass window in Coldridge. Prior to John Evans being granted a considerable estate in Coldridge this had been given to Robert Markenfield by Richard III in 1484. Robert was the brother of Sir Thomas Markenfield.