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Ian Churchward
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Retired bank clerk who is a singer songwriter
Ian’s Blog 28th December 2025

There is some information about my Ricardian Churchward album on the Medieval Archives website:-

medievalarchives.com/2025/12/17/r...

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Ricardian Churchward by The Legendary Ten Seconds
Friend and critically acclaimed musician Ian Churchward of The Legendary Ten Seconds is sharing his latest album Ricardian Churchward with
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December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ian’s Blog 21st December 2025

On Thursday evening I really enjoyed the Red Rock Christmas acoustic session at the Old Commercial in Bishopsteignton. I played the guitar for Elaine while she sang Last Christmas. Later on I performed my Boars Head Christmas song. open.spotify.com/track/7DbMp4...
Boars Head
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December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ian’s Blog 14th December 2025

There is a page about my music in issue number 482 of the Aldora Britain Records e-zine. It is on page 14

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Cori Elba, Mandy's Dreaming, and Nell Tyler (#AB482)
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December 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Ian’s Blog 7th December 2025

I am currently waiting for Graham Moores to paint a new album cover for my science fiction theme songs. In the meantime here is the Bandcamp link to my latest album called Churchward Road. It was recorded in Torbay.

thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com/album/church...
Churchward Road, by The Legendary Ten Seconds
15 track album
thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ian’s Blog 16th November 2025

My song called One Evening in Northwood about the Richard III Society was included on the Progressive Rock Machine show number 546.

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November 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Ian’s Blog 9th November 2025

I have been enjoying listening to Jim Causley’s songs and I have recently discovered that he has composed music for some of Charles Causley’s poems.

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Python on Piccolo
YouTube video by Jim Causley - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ian’s Blog 2nd November 2025

I have won an award for my songs:-

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The Legendary Ten Seconds (2025 Winner: Southern Enterprise Awards) - SME News
The Legendary Ten Seconds is one of the 2025 winners of Southern Enterprise Awards.
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November 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ian’s Blog 26th October 2025

I have now created a youtube project for the Ricardian novels of Sandra Worth and I have used one of my songs as the backing music.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRcF...
#richardiii #ricardian
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Ian’s Blog 19th October 2025

There is a very nice review of my Ricardian Churchward album included in the 16th October edition of Monolith Cocktail. This one really made me smile:-

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Our Daily Bread 647: Joel Cusumano, John Howard, Stripped Bananas, Vexations…
Brian ‘Bordello’ Shea’s Reviews Roundup – Instant Reactions. All entries in alphabetical order. Joel Cusumano ‘Waxworld’Album (Dandyboy Records) 24th October 2025 I like this album. I was expecting…
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October 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ian’s Blog 12th October 2025

Some of my music and a song with lyrics written by Elaine can be heard as part of this film about Torquay in the 1920’s. You can hear Elaine singing at the end of the film.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwB5...
#torquay
The Roaring Twenties: Entertainment in Torquay in the 1920s
YouTube video by South West Heritage Trust
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October 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Ian’s Blog 28th September 2025

The author Sandra Heath Wilson has reviewed my Ricardian Churchward album which was recorded in Torquay:-

murreyandblue.co.uk/2025/09/19/r...

#richardiii
REVIEW OF “RICARDIAN CHURCHWARD” by Ian Churchward and the Legendary Ten Seconds….
I’ve had the honour of reviewing and contributing to some of the Legendary Ten Seconds’ past output, and am delighted to have the chance to share my thoughts on this new album, which is entitled Ri…
murreyandblue.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Ian’s Blog 21st September 2025

Here is link to a new feature about my songs on a Ricardian website:-

murreyandblue.co.uk/2025/09/17/a...

#ricardian #richardiii #warsoftheroses
An Interview With… Ian Churchward of The Legendary Ten Seconds
Here is the next in our ‘An Interview With…’ series. Ian Churchward, lives in Torquay in South Devon and his main hobby is writing and recording songs as The Legendary Ten Seconds…
murreyandblue.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ian’s Blog 7th September 2025

Two of my songs were included on the Strummers & Dreamers 611 Fresh from the Archives radio show on Cambridge Radio on the 1st September. You can hear my songs at about 1 hour into the radio show.

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Show 611 - Fresh from the Archives: Sandy Denny + The Larks (4/9/25)
In "Fresh from the Archives" we revisit live sessions from past shows and play archive tracks by artists who will be playing locally soon or have just released new music. This show features a session ...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwnl...
Ricardian Churchward
YouTube video by legendarytenseconds
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August 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ian’s Blog 10th August 2025

I have put one of my new Ricardian songs onto Soundcloud:-

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Ricardian Churchward
A comedy song about being a Ricardian
soundcloud.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ian’s Blog 3rd August 2025

Here is a link to some new music recorded by Lord Zarquon

theprophetsofzarquon.bandcamp.com/track/as-abo...
As Above so Below (Exclusive pre album release track), by The Prophets of Zarquon
track by The Prophets of Zarquon
theprophetsofzarquon.bandcamp.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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.

www.shakespearemorris.org.uk
July 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Ian’s Blog 20th July 2025
Holiday in Yorkshire
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July 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM