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The Parson & the SongmenAuthor: Mike Bosworth
The Reverend Sabine Baring Gould was an exceptional parson and squire from Devonshire, England. He is probably best remembered as the composer of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers'.Born in Exeter in 1834, he died at his estate, Lewtrenchard Manor in West Devon, in 1924.As 2024 is the centenary of his death it gives me the opportunity to spotlight what he considered to be the most important achievement of his life, that of collecting the old folk songs of Devonshire, and later Cornwall, as he termed it, 'from the mouths of the people'.Join me as I tell stories about, and sing songs from, this far from ordinary Victorian country parson as he travelled by pony and trap across his native Devonshire seeking out songs that now form a major part of the English folk song tradition. Language: en-gb Genres: History, Music, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S4 6 'An Intriguing Creation'
Episode 6
Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
Send us Fan MailHello and welcome to the 67th (yes, you read correctly...) episode of The Parson and The Songmen!In this episode we thought it was high time that we visited the home of Sabine Baring-Gould - Lewtrenchard Manor - on the western edge of Dartmoor in Devon.These days, Lewtrenchard Manor has a life as a luxury hotel, but it's history stretches back some 900 years. Baring-Gould inherited the estate in 1872 and began extensive reconstruction and restoration in 1876.True to the one-of-a-kind type of person that he was, Sabine transformed the house into a highly individual dwelling. Described by famed architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as 'an intriguing creation', the Reverend Gentleman most certainly left his mark on the building as we find out now from Mike, in the company of Shaun Cockman, General Manager of Lewtrenchard Manor.Support the showPLEASE VISIT mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES ETCMike's website: mikebosworth.uk https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/Mike's YouTube page:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videosSabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: https://www.thecastlebude.co.uk/Devon Association of Ringers: https://www.devonbells.co.uk/Wren Music: https://www.wrenmusic.co.uk/
