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Richard the Third Records Released 4th July 2023 cat number RCD2023
A collection of English folk rock songs about Cornwall and Devon
- John de Vere
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- The Siege of Plymouth
- The Battle of Torrington
- William Scoresby
- Eighty Four Years of Age
- Cornwall’s Forgotten Heroine
- Rumours of War
- Captain Richard Scott
10) From Torquay Joyce Packe
Recorded in South Devon Mixed 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.