Introduction
This page refers you to songs or videos made by or about members of the Britton family or Devon. The description of each song or video provides a context that leads to a broader understanding of Britton and Devonshire heritage, and the contribution that Brittons have made to the arts, history, and heritage.
For further information, please contact thebrittonfamilysite@gmail.com
Videos
Video 1 – Rosalind Jenkins Marland Cemetery
This video was created by Ros to accompany the article on this Hartland Britton website entitled, ‘Britton Cemetery Research’.
Video 2 – Dan Britton and John Britten Davies Britten Bible Photographs
This video was created by Dan Britton from photographs provided by John Britten Davies. It accompanies the article on this Hartland Britton Website entitled, ‘The Britten Bible’. The photographs provide a taste of the information available in the Britten Bible.
For further information, please contact thebrittonfamilysite@gmail.com
Songs
Song 1 – Dan Britton, ‘Song of the Western Brittons’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton for the launch of the Hartland Britton Website in 2014. It includes reference to Britton women and men and to the Devonshire dialect that uses ‘dreckly’, to mean something very different to ‘directly’. Refer to the article ‘Devonshire Dialect’ on this Hartland Britton Website for further discussion of the regional accent.
Song 2 – Dan Britton, ‘West Country Traveller’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton around the time his father and grandmother died within a month of each other. It has since been played at the funeral of Britton relatives, with the sentiment, ‘Now it’s time to go home’.
Song 3 – Dan Britton, ‘Pioneers Call’
Written and performed by Dan Britton, this song refers to the first and the most recent (1973) members of the Britton family to migrate. It is associated with the article on this Hartland Britton Website entitled, ‘Migration Research’.
Song 4 – Dan Britton, ‘The Storm’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton in honour of the three Britton men who perished in the 1838 Clovelly fishing disaster. For further information, refer to the story on this Hartland Britton Website entitled, ‘James, James Jnr, John and the Clovelly 1838 Fishing Disaster’.
Song 5 – Dan Britton, ‘Three Years’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton in memory of his father, Colin Britton. It refers to ‘Dan’s Story’ on this Hartland Britton Website which explores the way in which Dan has sought to honour his father through song, and through a thoughtfully inscribed tombstone in Marland Cemetery. It relates to the ‘Cemetery Research’ article on this Hartland Britton Website, and to Rosalind Jenkin’s video of Marland Cemetery.
Song 6 – Dan Britton, ‘Barefoot on the Cobbles’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton as a companion song for Janet Few’s book. ‘Barefoot on the Cobbles. A Devon Tragedy’.
Song 7 – Dan Britton, ‘Sins as Red as Scarlet’
This song was written and performed by Dan Britton for the launch of the Hartland Britton Website in 2014. It includes reference to Britton women and men and to the Devonshire dialect that uses ‘dreckly’, to mean something very different to ‘directly’. Refer to the article ‘Devonshire Dialect’ on this Hartland Britton Website for further discussion of the regional accent.
