The Chaunty of the Nona
Some of Hilaire Belloc’s songs survive in written form but without a musical accompaniment. Chris has put The Chaunty
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The Islands
Emily and Amaryllis recorded a beautiful version of Hilaire Belloc’s haunting song, The Islands. Unfortunately this song was missed off
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Remembering Oliver Hare and his shanty singing
On 14th February 2017, Chris and Ann lost their wonderful son, Oliver, to suicide. A charity, Olly’s Future – www.ollysfuture.org.uk
Read moreBelloc and the South Downs
One beautiful autumn day, myself and cameraman Chris Evans visited some beautiful spots on the South Downs associated with Hilaire
Read more‘Skeleton Army’ riots
Chris was interviewed by BBC News about the ‘Skeleton Army’ riots and the following article is available of the BBC
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‘Beachcomber,’ Ferring’s resident joker
The Man who immortalised Hilaire Belloc. Picture the scene: an English town centre sometime in about 1930. It is a
Read moreBelloc, Chesterton and the USA
Boris Jonhson has declared July 4th “our independence day”, when people can return to pubs and restaurants. Leaving aside the
Read moreBelloc the Ribald Believer
As mentioned in my last post, many of Hilaire Belloc’s intellectual left-wing friends could never understand how such an educated
Read moreBelloc and the debate about empire, racism and inequality
What follows is controversial. I do not say it is true, only that it might be true; and true
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