… , History Muses, by our own Ashley Mantle. This episode features Ian Churchward of the Legendary Ten Seconds talking about their music.
Ashley says:
“History Muses is a brand-new podcast in which I talk to history creatives, essentially anybody who uses or is inspired by history to create something, be it books, films, music, artwork and everything in between. I aim to discover how history stimulates their work, what they love about history and how they go about creating their work. As an author myself I find the creative process fascinating and I hope that others will enjoy hearing about it, too.
In the first episode I talk to Ian Churchward, singer, guitarist and lyricist of the band The Legendary Ten Seconds. Ian writes medieval themed folk music, mostly about King Richard III but he has delved into a variety of historical topics, from the Norman Conquest to the First World War. Ian discusses his early forays into music, when he first picked up the guitar during the punk era of the late 1970’s and how his interest in folk music developed in his subsequent bands. Then, in February 2013, he watched the Channel 4 documentary Richard III: The King in the Car Park which charted the amazing discovery of the battle-scarred remains of the infamous Yorkist king in a car park in Leicester. For Ian, as with many others watching, the discovery of Richard III’s remains was lifechanging. Ian was inspired to write a set of lyrics about Richard III to go with a tune he had created but hadn’t been able to find the lyrics to. This became the song The House of York. From there, he came up with the idea of creating a concept album based on the life and times of Richard III which became the Loyaulté Me Lie album and spawned a host of other Richard III and Wars of the Roses related albums
Along the way, we learn how Ian comes up with his lyrics, how he writes and creates the music and then records it. He discusses what it is about Richard III that fascinates him and he has a few words to say about the recent findings of Philippa Langley in the Missing Princes project. Ian also considers his non-Ricardian albums, such as the Mer de Mort album, based upon the Mortimer family, which he penned for the Mortimer History Society, and his albums based upon the history of his hometown of Torquay. Also included are extracts from some of Ian’s songs so the listener can get a sense of his style.
In the next episode, I will be talking to historian and author Matthew Lewis.
The podcast is available here: https://shows.acast.com/history-muse/episodes/ian-churchward-of-he-legendary-ten-seconds
It is also available on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts.
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