#christopher broughton

[joeinct]

Salton Sea, Photo by Christopher Broughton, 2003

#Christopher Broughton

[angelic37]

Christopher Eccleston spam → part 27/∞

Flesh and Blood. 2002

#christopher eccleston #cecclestonedit #flesh and blood #joe broughton #christopher eccleston spam #by angelic37

[scotianostra]

Poets Heads Edinburgh Park.

Hugh MacDiarmid

Arguably the most recognisable of the 12 Makars at Lochside Avenue, well for me anyway.

Hugh MacDiarmid was born as Christopher Murray Grieve in Langholm, a small town just north of the Scottish border with England. His father was the local postman, his mother’s people lived in neighbouring towns and villages. As a boy he roamed the nearby hills and forests and read all the books in the public library housed above the family home.

He became a teacher for a brief time at Broughton High School in Edinburgh. I first came across his photo adorning the wall in the "snug" area of Milnes Bar in the mid 80's. Some of his poems are hard work, A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle,written in Scots and published in 1926. It is composed as a form of monologue with lots of themes along its 2685 lines..... to long winded for me I'm afraid, give me shorter poems any day of the week, like the two on his plinth, The Bonnie Broukit Bairn and The Little White Rose, which is topical as yesterday was White Rose Day.

They have shortened The Bonnie Broukit Bairn for the plaque the full version is here

Mars is braw in crammasy, Venus in a green silk goun, The auld mune shak’s her gowden feathers, Their starry talk’s a wheen o’ blethers, Nane for thee a thochtie sparin’ Earth, thou bonnie broukit bairn! – But greet, an’ in your tears ye’ll drown The haill clanjamfrie!

crammasy crimson wheen o’blethers pack of nonsense broukit neglected haill clanjamfrie whole crowd of them

The Little White Rose'

"The rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland. That smells sharp and sweet - and breaks the heart."

The Little White Rose is one of a number of verse on the North Wall of The Scottish Parliament on The Royal Mile.

#scotland #scottsih #edinburgh #poet #makar #verse #history #my pics

[divinum-pacis]

2013: A man carries a light fitting for his sukkah – a temporary shelter used during the festival – in Broughton, Greater Manchester.

Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

#religion #judaism #jewish #people #sukkot #festival #england #united kingdom #europe #divinum-pacis

[byneddiedingo]

Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984)

Cast: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove, Henry Moxon, June Broughton, Sylvia Stoker, Harry Beeton, Ruth Holden, Ashley Barker, Michael O'Hagan, Phil Vaughan (voice). Screenplay: Barry Hines. Cinematography: Andrew Dunn, Paul Morris. Production design: Christopher Robilliard. Film editing: Donna Bickerstaff, Jim Latham. 

Was it because it was a "made-for-TV movie," a label that was once a byword for mediocrity, that I never saw Threads before now? Or was it that I knew what it was about and didn't need to put myself through watching a film that existed to tell me something I already knew: that nuclear war would be unspeakably horrible? But knowing is one thing and seeing is another. Threads is propaganda of the best kind, designed to disseminate truth rather than opinion. Its visceral but wholly credible horrors make criticism impotent, even though as a creative work it's not immune to criticism: There is some clunky dialogue; the narrative voiceover is awkwardly inserted and sometimes sententious; the evocation of a nativity scene near the end is too obvious. But the performances of the unknown actors, the skillful editing of stock footage into vividly staged scenes, and the unrestrained depiction of human suffering and degradation add up to a punch to the gut. Threads is a movie that has to be seen, or ought to be at least by anyone who holds a political or military position and needs to be have what it's trying to tell us engraved on their consciences. And that boils down to a demonstration of something often attributed to, of all people, Nikita Khrushchev: that in the aftermath of a nuclear war, the living would envy the dead.    

#Threads #Mick Jackson

[jminter]

Broadway in Victoria's COME FROM AWAY adds 4 more shows

Broadway in Victoria is bringing COME FROM AWAY to Victoria’s Royal Theatre this May. The productions original 16 show run May 10 - 21, has set ticket sale records for live entertainment in Victoria and is now sold out. As a result of this huge public demand the New York Producers of COME FROM AWAY have agreed to add 4 more shows to the Royal Theatre run. 

The North American Tour of Come From Away Photo: Matthew Murphy The added 4 shows will be presented on: Wednesday, May 17th at 2pm; Tuesday, May 23rd at 2pm; Tuesday, May 23rd at 7pm and Wednesday, May 24th at 2pm. Tickets for the 4 added COME FROM AWAY shows go on sale, today, Friday, March 10, 2023 at noon. Tickets will be available online at RMTS.BC.CA or in-person from the box office at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria or McPherson Theatre, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria, also by phone at 250-386-6121.  Further extensions for this Broadway in Victoria limited run production will not be possible so this is the last chance for this tour stop.  Many of us on the West Coast recall what happened September 11, 2001 when Vancouver Airport welcomed dozens of flights and thousands of diverted passengers, but what happened on the East Coast? COME FROM AWAY tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town of just 10,000, Gander, Newfoundland that welcomed the ‘come from aways’. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all. Since its San Diego out-of-town tryouts in 2015 to its 2017 full production Broadway debut, COME FROM AWAY has been winning awards all around the world.  Accolades include the Tony Award for “Best Direction of a Musical” (Christopher Ashley), 4 Olivier Awards (London) including “Best New Musical,” 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards (NYC) including “Outstanding New Broadway Musical,” 3 Drama Desk Awards (NYC) including “Outstanding Musical,” 4 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards (North American Tour) including “Best Production,” 4 Helen Hayes Awards (D.C.) including “Outstanding Production of a Musical,” 4 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards (Seattle) including “Excellence in Production of a Musical,” 6 San Diego Critics Circle Awards including “Outstanding New Musical,” 3 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards including “Best New Musical,” 3 Dora Awards (Toronto) including “Outstanding New Musical/Opera” and “Outstanding Production,” and the 2017 Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award (Toronto). Don’t miss your chance to see this Canadian musical, based on a remarkable true story when COME FROM AWAY plays Victoria’s Royal Theatre May 10 - 24, 2023. Tickets online at RMTS.BC.CA or in-person at theatre box office or by phone. 

The North American Tour of Come From Away Photo: Matthew Murphy Read the full article

#broadway #BroadwayInVictoria #ComefromAway #musical #RoyalTheatre #Stage #Theatre #Tour

[radicalkai]

Here at the thesenutz trail mix red carpet event with Christopher Broughton

#radical kai #kai keahi ellison #kai ellison surfer #dance music #thesenutz TRAILMIX #hollywood #dj kai

[thestageyshelf]

SOLD 🎭 Cilla The Musical @ New Wimbledon Theatre 2017 (#38)

Title: Cilla The Musical

Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

Year: 2017

Condition: Good condition

Author: Jeff Pope

Director: Bill Kenwright and Bob Tomson

Choreographer: Carole Todd

Cast: Kara Lily Hayworth, Carl Au, Andrew Lancel, Pauline Fleming, Paul Broughton, Tom Dunlea, Billy Hardy, Amy Bridges, Gemma Brodrick-Bower, Bill Caple, Joshua Gannon, Tom Christian, Michael Hawkins, Alan Howell, Jay Osbourne, Alex Harford, Will Kinnon, Jenny Murphy, Tom Sowinski, Christopher Weeks

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#Cilla The Musical #New Wimbledon Theatre #theatre #theatre programme #stageyshelf #sold

[d-criss-news]

Members of the Film & TV Music community, made up of composers, songwriters, music editors, music supervisors, studio executives and more, are contributing their talents to SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES: A CELEBRATION FOR THE FILM & TV MUSIC COMMUNITY, an online benefit event for MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund. This specially produced program debuts June 25th, 2020, at noon pacific on YouTube, and will honor the talented people whose scores and songs transport, inspire, uplift and entertain us by creating the "soundtrack of our lives." The fun, delightful and heartfelt hour-long special will feature leading and iconic singers, composers, songwriters, actors, celebrity guests and others while celebrating glorious Film & TV Music moments with heart and humor. Donations to MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund will be encouraged throughout the show.

"Thousands of music professionals and creators are struggling during this pandemic and remain in desperate need of assistance," says Debbie Carroll, Vice President Health and Human Services MusiCares®. "The continued support from the music community during these turbulent times has been heartwarming and inspiring. The power of music unites us all and gives us hope for better days ahead."

Over 75 film and television composers and songwriters, "From A to Z, Abels to Zimmer," will appear in this program. Collectively, this prestigious group has been nominated for 273 Grammys (with 87 wins), 216 Emmys (with 51 wins) and 136 Oscars (with 34 wins).

Confirmed performers and special guests include Sting, Catherine O'Hara, Ming-Na Wen, Patti LuPone, William Shatner, Elisabeth Moss, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Marla Gibbs, Jane Levy, Mandy Moore, Richard Kind, Alex Newell, Zachary Levi, Paul Reubens, Kiernan Shipka, Harvey Fierstein, Ginnifer Goodwin, Anika Noni Rose, Kasi Lemmons, Ted Danson, Auli'i Cravalho, Darren Criss, Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter, Reba McEntire, Bob Saget, Ken Page, Lucy Lawless, Mary Steenburgen, Dave Coulier, Kevin Smith, Peter Gallagher, Naomi Scott, Annie Potts, Clive Davis, Jodi Benson, Harvey Mason Jr., Susan Egan, Paige O'Hara, John Stamos, Andra Day and Rita Wilson.

Composers and songwriters participating include Michael Abels, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Angelo Badalamenti, Glen Ballard, Lesley Barber, Nathan Barr, Tyler Bates, Jeff Beal, Marco Beltrami, Alan Bergman, Terence Blanchard, Jongnic Bontemps, Kathryn Bostic, Kris Bowers, Jon Brion, Nicholas Britell, Bruce Broughton, BT, Carter Burwell, Sean Callery, Joshuah Brian Campbell, Lisa Coleman, John Debney, Tan Dun, Fil Eisler, Danny Elfman, Charles Fox, Germaine Franco, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hildur Gudnadóttir, Alex Heffes, Joe Hisaishi, James Newton Howard, Justin Hurwitz, Ashley Irwin, Mark Isham, Steve Jablonsky, Amanda Jones, Laura Karpman, Christopher Lennertz, Joe LoDuca, Robert Lopez, Mark Mancina, Gabriel Mann, Clint Mansell, Dennis McCarthy, Bear McCreary, Alan Menken, Bruce Miller, John Murphy, Starr Parodi, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Daniel Pemberton, Michael Penn, Heitor Pereira, Rachel Portman, Mike Post, A. R. Rahman, Tim Rice, Lolita Ritmanis, Dan Romer, Anna Rose, Jeff Russo, Arturo Sandoval, Lalo Schifrin, Marc Shaiman, Teddy Shapiro, Richard M. Sherman, David Shire, Rob Simonsen, Mark Snow, Tamar-kali, Dara Taylor, Pinar Toprak, Brian Tyler, Nick Urata, Benjamin Wallfisch, Diane Warren, Mervyn Warren, Paul Williams, Austin Wintory, Alan Zachary, Geoff Zanelli, Marcelo Zarvos, David Zippel and Hans Zimmer.

Some highlights of the special include:

Members of the Film & TV Music community deliver heartfelt messages of hope, solidarity & encouragement.

"Musicians!" - a humorous musical tribute to the Film & TV Music community featuring Zachary Levi, Patti LuPone, Alex Newell, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peter Gallagher and Harvey Fierstein.

Tony Award winner and Disney Legend Anika Noni Rose highlights the history of African American composers, songwriters and artists who have contributed to the Film & TV Music industry through the years.

Performers Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens and Ken Pagereunite to perform a song from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Eight-time Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken performs his timeless song, "A Whole New World," alongside his daughter Anna Rose, introduced by Aladdin (2019) stars Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott.

Stars from beloved animated features step out from behind the microphone to lend their voices to inspirational messages, featuring Irene Bedard, Jodi Benson, Auli'i Cravalho, Holly Hunter, Mandy Moore, Susan Egan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Linda Larkin, Paige O'Hara, Annie Potts, Anika Noni Rose and Ming-Na Wen.

John Stamos hosts "Name That TV Tune!" with celebrity panelists including Elisabeth Moss, Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Eve Plumb, Reba McEntire, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Marla Gibbs, Lucy Lawless and Kevin Smith competing to identify famous TV themes.

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist actor Jane Levy invites us into the dreamworld of her Extraordinary Soundtrack Playlist.

Various performers, including members of the original cast of La La Land, sing a parody version of "Another Day of Sun."

William Shatner explores how different scores can give the same film a different meaning as an exasperated director, played by Richard Kind, leads a composer in multiple directions for a short film starring Kiernan Shipkaand Christian Coppola.

Songwriter Paul Williams performs his classic song "The Rainbow Connection," from The Muppet Movie, joined by various special guests from the Film & TV Music community.

Tony- and Emmy-winner and seven-time Oscar® nominee Marc Shaimanperforms an original song tribute to end title sequences.

MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund was created by MusiCares® to provide support to the music community during the pandemic crisis. The music industry has been essentially shut down with the cancellation of music performances, events, festivals, conferences and the many other live events that are the cornerstone of the shared music experience. Since the fund's establishment in March, over 14,000 clients have been served, with many more still needing help.

Show co-creator Peter Rotter says: "When the pandemic tragically hit our world and began to shut down our film music community, I felt that something needed to be done to help those who were in need of support and care. Through MusiCares® we have found the charitable vehicle that can come alongside our hurting musical family.

"Music has always played a role in history; reflecting both the subtle and monumental moments of our lives through its unique DNA. Music connects each of us, acting as a common thread of unification, opening the hearts of all people.

"Regardless of the color of one's skin, status or station in life, music powerfully breaks through boundaries as its message permeates deep within us; healing our human frailties and condition at our cores. Music is transformative and personal. It powerfully underscores our lives."

"Music has always helped transport, uplift and inspire us through wars, economic hardships, health crises and societal upheavals," says show co-creator, Richard Kraft. "When COVID-19 hit, it threatened the lives and livelihood of much of our Film & TV Music community. So, we decided to create an online special that both celebrates the soundtrack of our lives and benefits, via MusiCares®, the artists who create it."

Starting June 25th at noon pacific, watch the video on Youtube via Rolling Stone, Variety & GRAMMY's channels, as well as on www.soundtracklives.com. Donate at soundtracklives.com now!

#darren criss #broadway world #soundtrack of our lives benefit #press #upcoming events #june 2020

[filmreviewonline]

The Beast Must Die - Not the Peter Cushing one but new AMC / BritBox series

New Post has been published on https://filmreviewonline.com/2021/02/18/the-beast-must-die-not-the-peter-cushing-one-but-new-amc-britbox-series/

The Beast Must Die - Not the Peter Cushing one but new AMC / BritBox series

AMC has this original five-part revenge thriller The Beast Must Die debuting sometime this spring 2021. It’s a revenge thriller which tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.

The thriller is the first drama to shoot specifically for BritBox UK. It therefore will also be available on that streaming channel sometime in 2021.

This is not The Beast Must Die from 1974 which starred Peter Cushing! It’s actually based on the novel by Nicholas Blake, the pen name of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis CBE!

The Beast Must Die -Dr Christopher Lundgren (Peter Cushing ©1974 Amicus Productions

Director & Screenwriter

Dome Karukoski directed the series from a screenwriter by Gaby Chiappe.

Gaby explains, “What captured me when I read the novel was the combination of a thriller pulse and complex, nuanced characters”.

Dome reveals that, “Gaby tricked me. I never anticipated to get so engaged with this evocative vendetta. Suddenly The Beast Must Die became an obsession for me”.

He goes on to say, “I find the story intriguing as to whether the beast is the person we want to take revenge upon or if the beast is within us – one who wants to replace grief with hate”.

The production team used the UK 2020 national lockdown to refine the scripts and narrative. Then the series was filmed, safely, for eleven weeks around the UK’s Isle of Wight.

The Beast Must Die Cast & Producers

The cast of the five episodes include:-

Bafta, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated Jared Harris (Chernobyl, The Crown, Mad Men)

Cush Jumbo OBE (The Good Wife, The Good Fight)

Billy Howle (MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach)

and Nathaniel Parker (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, The Outcast)

Executive Producers are:-

Ed Rubin and Emma Broughton for New Regency

Marina Brackenbury and David Zucker for Scott Free

plus Nathaniel Parker and Gaby Chiapp

This min-series is produced by New Regency Television and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Films.

#Billy Howle #Cecil Day-Lewis #Cush Jumbo #Dome Karukoski #Gaby Chiappe #Jared Harri #Nathaniel Parker #Nicholas Blake #Peter Cushing #The Beast Must Die (1974) #The Beast Must Die (2021 tv)

[realpancaf]

RealPancaf This Secret Is Exploiting The Innocents, Why French Sent Me Too

Je l'ai vu pendant de nombreux mois se balancer d'avant en arrière, pleurnicher et pleurnicher à propos des hypocrites et des sociopathes, mais c'est le vrai hypocrite et sociopathe, non? Il se moque de l'autiste parce qu'il souffre visiblement d'autisme, non? Je suis sur le spectre

How long has Real Pancaf known these things?, this would be September, I was searching for my biological father, then print outs from from Mr. French who saw the, they had planned to expose him then, no?  He would not know to blame them, or French, or himself, he will blame everyone else, no?, and rip innocents to shreds with no remorse.  He alone is to blame, no? Homer 497?  He has wiped one life out with no remorse, no?  His psychopath mind thrive on these dramas, no?   Je garde ce secret pour le moment, je vais demander justice. Il joue au jeu le plus psychopathe dont j'ai été témoin, ça a coûté une vie, ça m'a coûté. Cette vérité est ce qui va se passer à grande échelle, non? Peut-être qu'il peut me contacter s'il ose, on pense qu'il est un enfant effrayé, non? realpancaf gmail, non? Cette vérité arrive.

http://youtube.com/realpancaf

http://myspace.com/realpancaf

[redshift-13]

“A passionate account of how the gulf between France’s metropolitan elites and its working classes are tearing the country apart Christophe Guilluy, a French geographer, makes the case that France has become an “American society”—one that is both increasingly multicultural and increasingly unequal. The divide between the global economy’s winners and losers in today’s France has replaced the old left‑right split, leaving many on “the periphery.” As Guilluy shows, there is no unified French economy, and those cut off from the country’s new economic citadels suffer disproportionately on both economic and social fronts. In Guilluy’s analysis, the lip service paid to the idea of an “open society” in France is a smoke screen meant to hide the emergence of a closed society, walled off for the benefit of the upper classes. The ruling classes in France are reaching a dangerous stage, he argues; without the stability of a growing economy, the hope for those excluded from growth is extinguished, undermining the legitimacy of a multicultural nation.”

Blurbs

"This book will make you fret and question your moral integrity.” —Financial Times

“Guilluy, whose work is not universally admired in France, particularly by academic geographers and many on the left, seems to have seen it all coming. So there will be considerable interest in his latest work, published in French as Le Crépuscule de la France d’en haut in 2016 and now, by Yale. In a further development of his now-familiar argument, he tackles head on – and with great virulence – the flip side of La France périphérique, those he considers largely responsible for the country’s profound social, economic and political dislocation: hipsters, who the French call bourgeois-bohèmes or bobos.” —  Jon Henley, The Guardian

“An indispensable guide to understanding the fears and frustrations of an increasingly permanent underclass—not just in France, but throughout the world. . . . Disturbing and affecting . . . [Guilluy] has hit on something profound that extends well beyond the borders of France.” —Jonathan A. Knee, New York Times “[Guilluy] argues that France now has all the conditions in place for a ‘slave rebellion.’ . . . [His] polemic seems all the more prescient in light of the gilets jaunes protesters, who have caused havoc in Paris.” —Philip Delves Broughton, Wall Street Journal

"This is a book with direct relevance outside France. Observing that metropolisation is “the domestic corollary of globalisation”, Guilluy cites London as “the quintessential ... citadel city”. Condemning elites, speaking up for the disregarded, he writes scathing, analytical Marxist class history very effectively...essential reading" — David Sexton, Evening Standard

"This is indeed a remarkably prescient and powerful work, which not only is a frightening and accurate analysis of what seems to be happening right now in France, but also may well be an insight into what happens next." — Andrew Hussey, Literary Review

“Written long before the riots began, this acute analysis explains the gilets jaunes” —Peter Conradi, The Sunday Times

“Writing two years before the advent of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests), Guilluy convincingly shows how, once again, it’s all about class struggle.” —Pepe Escobar, Asia Times

“Pithy . . . While critiques from the [yellow vest] movement have remained a confused cloud of social media invective, Guilluy has served as its de facto interpreter.” —James McAuley, New York Review of Books

#global inequality #france #economics #christophe guilluy #class #marxism #working class #new books in translation

[scotianostra]

Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, Lord Lovat died on March 16th 1995 in Beauly, Invernesshire.

Shimi, as he was known, was the son of the 16th Lord Lovat, and Laura, daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. After being educated at Ampleforth College and Magdalen College, Oxford University, where he joined the University’s Cavalry Squadron, Fraser was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Lovat Scouts (a Territorial Army unit) in 1930. He transferred to the regular army, while still a second lieutenant joining the Scots Guards in 1931. The following year, Fraser succeeded his father to become the 17th Lord Lovat and 24th Chief of the Clan Fraser. He was promoted lieutenant in August 1934, and in 1938 married Rosamond (Rosie) Broughton, they had 5 children together.

Lovat was involved in the formation of the Commandos, the Dieppe Raid and D-Day. As 24th Chieftain of Clan Fraser, Shimi – MacShimidh to give him his Gaelic title – was born into leadership. It was in his genes, David Stirling, his cousin, co-founded the SAS. Shimi Lovat's military background ran back through generations of Frasers, including Simon Fraser, known as the Patriot, hung drawn and quartered at Tower Hill at Edward I's orders, and Simon Lovat, The Old Fox, was beheaded after the 1745 rebellion, his character featured in the Outlander TV series and books.

Shimi’s leadership qualities were tested to the limit on D-Day. The mission of 1st Commando Brigade – or 1st Special Service Brigade, as it was known in June 1944 – was to break through German defences on the eastern side of Sword Beach. 

Lord Lovat instructed his personal piper, Bill Millin, to pipe the commandos ashore, in defiance of specific orders not to allow such an action in battle. When Private Millin demurred, citing the regulations, he recalled later, Lord Lovat replied: “Ah, but that’s the English War Office. You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn’t apply.”

At lightning speed, they were to fight their way four miles inland to Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal, and bring reinforcements to the 6th Airborne Division, relieving the glider-borne troops who had taken the bridge at dead of night.

Shimi and his commandos arrived just after the appointed hour of midday, to the swirl of pipes. He famously apologised for being two minutes late. The bridges were crucial; at the push of a detonator, the Germans could have destroyed them. With the Allied supply lines cut, the invasion could have foundered.

Plunging into further battles, Shimi was nearly killed four days later by Allied shrapnel and was given the last rites by Father René de Naurois. His last words as he handed over his brigade were: “Take over the Brigade and not a step back; not a step back!”

In later life  Lovat devoted much of his time to the family estates of 250,000 acres in the highlands. He was chieftain of Lovat Shinty Club, the local shinty team which bears his family name. Lord Lovat experienced a great deal of turmoil in his final years; he suffered financial ruin and two of his sons predeceased him in accidents within months of each other. In 1994, a year before his death, the family’s traditional residence, Beaufort Castle, was sold.

He were well liked in the local communities for their generosity and kindness.

  Simon Fraser died on this day in 1995 Piper Bill Millin, his personal piper from his World War II days, played at Lord Lovat’s funeral.

#Scotland #scottish #Nobility #soldier #history

[ahamiltongarden]

‘FANTIN-LATOUR’: PROBABLY OUR MOST BEAUTIFUL ROSES

Our four large ‘Fantin-Latour’ espaliered fence roses have been flowering for one and a half decades now. They are the continuous spine of the garden when everything is in full bloom. Every year I think how lucky we are to have them. The idea was gleaned from Tony Lord’s excellent book Designing with Roses, where ‘Fantin-Latour’ roses were shown growing as freestanding bushes at Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire, in a mixed border designed by Lanning Roper (p.116). Looking at that photograph again now, after not seeing it for years and years, reminds me that it was terribly influential - not just the roses - but the whole English border idea. 

Once I used to gaze at images of English borders in books and would wonder at the plants I had never seen and how such a thing could be achieved. When we went to England to see many of these gardens, I realised what I needed to do. At Hidcote Manor I saw the most exquisite beds of flowers, at Kiftsgate, located opposite, opulent plantings, and at The Courts near Bath, all kinds of wonderful garden beds and garden follies. At Mottisfont Abbey rose gardens, I saw the achievements of Graham Stuart Thomas and the most magnificent oak ancient tree I have ever seen beside a fast running stream. Harold Peto’s incredible Italian inspired garden at Ilford Manor we had to ourselves one rainy afternoon, and at Hestercombe we saw the combined talent of Gertrude Jekyll and Edward Lutyens alone in the rain. At Great Dixter we met the famous Fergus Garrett and wandered in awe at what Christopher LIoyd had achieved in that venerable place over a lifetime.

#'Fantin-Latour' rose