Monday 27 February 2023

Land of Counterpane

 Saw this excellent poster near the Usher Hall in Edinburgh today-




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15 comments:

  1. David Morfitt27 February 2023 at 01:51

    Ah - good to see wargaming going mainstream! ;-) (I hadn't heard before of Howard Blake's piece; will have to look it up... Thanks!)

    Cheers,

    David.

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    1. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:51

      My pleasure, ever pushing the the toy soldier envelope.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  2. Archduke Piccolo27 February 2023 at 04:31

    I seem to recall 'The Land of Counterpane' as a verse from Robert Louis Stevenson. Is that the theme of this concert?
    Cheers,
    Ion

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    1. Anonymous27 February 2023 at 05:23

      The Land of Counterpane
      by Robert Louis Stevenson

      When I was sick and lay a-bed,
      I had two pillows at my head,
      And all my toys beside me lay,
      To keep me happy all the day.

      And sometimes for an hour or so
      I watched my leaden soldiers go,
      With different uniforms and drills,
      Among the bed-clothes, through the hills;

      And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
      All up and down among the sheets;
      Or brought my trees and houses out,
      And planted cities all about.

      I was the giant great and still
      That sits upon the pillow-hill,
      And sees before him, dale and plain,
      The pleasant land of counterpane.

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    2. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:52

      Great poem, thanks for posting. Follow links below to find out more…
      Alan Tradgardland

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  3. Mark Man Of TIN27 February 2023 at 06:20

    Interesting - I’ve come across Howard Blake The Snowman score etc but not Land of Counterpane.

    I will have to track this down to listen. It makes sense with RLS’ Scottish background.

    https://www.howardblake.com/music/Film-TV-Scores/1039/THE-LAND-OF-COUNTERPANE-AN-ANIMATED-FILM-OF-THE-SONG-CYCLE.htm

    The attractive poster painting is by American artist Jessie Willcox Smith https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Willcox_Smith

    Which inspired a Pound Store Battle on my blog which also features other illustrators’ interpretations:

    https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/tag/land-of-counterpane/

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    1. Anonymous27 February 2023 at 06:23

      Mark Man of TIN reply: Section on Youtube on Howard Blake official Youtube channel https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7usXjeA08

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    2. Anonymous27 February 2023 at 06:43

      Further animation section of the toy soldiers https://vimeo.com/120050641

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    3. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:53

      Really useful links, thanks so much for finding these and sharing them.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  4. The Good Soldier Svjek27 February 2023 at 07:51

    Great find !

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    1. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:54

      Poster great but links even better. Blogdom is such a good place for asking questions and getting answers.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  5. Alastair27 February 2023 at 13:53

    Ooh.. I'll have to check out the links.

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    1. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:55

      Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  6. Khusru27 February 2023 at 18:47

    With an interesting blog of the same name.

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  7. Anonymous1 March 2023 at 06:55

    Very true indeed!
    Alan Tradgardland

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