Playing Trumpton cover versions with Freddie Phillips at the edge of Stonehenge my latest published poem is a labour of love for a whole host of reasons.
Taken from a forthcoming poetry book 'changing carriages at birmingham new street' which has being in development for a number of years, the book is a book about a affair which finished between a imaginary couple and their adventures all over the Uk.
Trumpton is a British stop-motion children's television series from the producers of Camberwick Green. First shown on the BBC from January to March 1967, it was the second series in the Trumptonshire trilogy, which comprised Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley.
Trumpton was narrated by Brian Cant, and animation was by Bob Bura, John Hardwick and Pasquale Ferrari. Scripts were by Alison Prince and is a spellbinding programme whether you are children or adults now.
Most of the charm for me if I am honest personally is the music however done by Freddie Phillips.
Research into Phillips reveals the following from Wikedpia which says “Mainly a classical guitarist, Phillips worked and performed in the fields of opera and ballet, including with The Royal Ballet, and with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His television career began with providing musical scores for a pair of short films by Lotte Reiniger, and composing short pieces for use in television continuity. Around this time he began his involvement with the animator Gordon Murray, firstly with A Rubovian Legend, and later the Trumptonshire trilogy of children's TV programmes. Phillips wrote individual songs for the characters in the latter programmes for Brian Cant to perform, as well as the title music. “
Writing this poem is a personal favourite off mine as it lets me explore my love of music set in a location which has also interested me Stone Henge, and how my two characters would react playing music outside Stone Henge under the influence of well…
I’ll say no more and encourage you to simply read the poem for yourself.
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