Summer walk, Poetry and Organ Music!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- A midweek video to keep you up to date with my plans. Next time, let’s visit a church with one of the finest views in Wiltshire!
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What a lovely surprise to have a video on a Wednesday 😃
Yes indeed❤
Oh the English countryside with an English organ, and an Englishman wearing an American Stetson ball cap flying a Chinese drone. Neat! It really is a treat, Ben Maton. Thank you.
And playing the theme from the Symphony from the New World.
What a surprise. I live a few miles from Stetson U in in Central Florida. BTW, must say I'm pleased you didn't say hat.
The New World Symphony in motion 🙂❤
A bit risqué leaving home without a cheese and pickle sandwich…
You love what you do, and we love what you do!!!! 💚💚💚
How very beautiful, Ben! The scenery, the walk and poem.
I totally agree 👍
As the drone flew high over the beautiful English countryside, I could just imagine you accompanying it with, "Nearer My God to Thee".
Here is a little tip about "the drone" - Basically, you have the very best stabilised camera going....You need to turn the Drone on, and CARRY it facing whatever you are videoing, press the video button on the controller/mobile phone - and bingo. You get a totally stable video when walking, with no fear of crashing the (rather expensive) drone into overhanging trees or wall etc. It is also useful indoors for videoing the interior of the churches etc. Enjoy it, but don't stop concentrating on it when flying....same as real aircraft. I loved your rendition of the New World too, sounded lovely. That harmonium is a real gem!! John
Thanks
You’re welcome, more on the way!
Thanks!
Beautiful Dvorak
Now that you have a fordable harmonium, when do you start seriously looking for a church ? With the help of the drone, you’ll sure find one appropriate to the use you’ll make out of it !!😄You live indeed a very adventurous life and we are all very pleased that you share it with us. Good luck Ben Maton !
All was beautiful!
This was a lot better than the leaders' debate! An uplifting note to end my day.
Good Day! Ok, a selection from New World and Stetson! Living in Texas, I fine it amazing how many Brits and EU folks wear American labels. Seems to be more of them than Americans wearing the same labels. Having some organ music behind the drone footage will make for interesting video. Just watch out for power lines and trees. Thanks!
I'm feeling awfully homesick watching this. I used to spend many hours exploring those areas. My grandfather was born in Devizes. The sound of Doves in the morning. Still gets me everytime.
Your heart must break watching this.❤
@@chrisforrest9482
Fortunately I got the girl and a nice cottage in the country. The book shelves are suitably stocked with poetry and I have a workshop of my own. This is the point where one uses the time honoured phrase " Still, mustn't grumble...."
Yes. I have to admit that I watch Ben’s videos with kind of mixed feelings. I love them but they always make me sorry that I left England. But I wouldn’t go back and leave my own family that I have in Canada!!
@@lizwilliams14
Its hard to go back though. I visited the family church and graves. But you can't bring back the past. I miss the old country pubs but a lot of them have gone now. The England I knew has been slowly eaten away by DEI and corrupt politics. The culture we love they are trying to destroy.
@@joschmoyo4532at least you don’t have what I call our “crime minister”! A friend referred to him as Dick Tator. To bad I didn’t think of that!
🇨🇦 Thanks for this lovely surprise! 🚁💒🎹
This program was touching …. music, poetry and the great outdoors! All of the best this world has to offer. Thank you! Jane B.
Stunning English scenery beautiful
The drone is wonderful Ben.
Thanks, Ben! This is a blessing to the soul.
Ben, I LOVE your videos!!! You are truly, truly an amazing, smart, interesting,, well spoken & and all around charming, gentle gentleman. You are most soothing to watch and to listen to, whether speaking or playing one of the fascinating instruments you introduce to your viewers. Something about your persona is calming and takes one away from the weary hectic world. I love to pause and reflect after watching and listening to your most enjoyable video presentations. Most grateful thanks to you!
My father wore Stetson hats, but none of them looked like yours! (hardly-har-har). Is that chalk showing through that beautiful, Kelley green grass? You're definitely living the good life, keep on keeping on dude!
Oh that was beautiful Ben, thank you.
A whole new way for you to go droning on about English churches. Good first flight.
Who remembers the Hovis advert?
I am a walker, and even from over 4,000 miles away from you, Ben, I felt I was walking side beside with you, enjoying the beauty of the summer in the English countryside, and enjoying lively conversation. And, of course I enjoyed hearing and your harmonium. Thanks so much!!
Hey gorgeous, great shot, ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤, God bless
Just wonderful Ben ❤
Great, Ben! Love your work!
What a lovely surprise! I have often wondered what a bird's eye view of the English countryside would look like. Thank you so much!
I’ve just recorded Sunday’s video from a church with the best view in Wiltshire. Can’t wait to show you
You were right, the countryside is spectacular in the summer sun and when the music entered as the drone took to the sky the effect was genuinely magical. You enjoy what you do and I enjoy what you do. It's thoughtful of you to share your passion with others. Keats, certainly understood that concept. Thanks so much.
Enjoyed that, I liked the drone do it more often on your trips in future videos...
Just having a quiet morning with my Tea and Toast. Why am I crying at the music at the end of your video? Must pull myself together. Thankyou though.
Crying is good sometimes. Thanks for sharing that
Come on folks, press that subscribe button and get Ben to 30,000 subscribers! 👍
So close! Please subscribe.
Accomplished!
@@kesmarn Yay!! 👍👍
@@KenG557 Time to uncork the cider keg and break out the cheese, pickle AND bacon sarnies in celebration! The best is yet to come.
Motto for the channel? “Do You Play?” (Compliments of Ray.)
30,000!
Really enjoyed this Collab of Countryside, Poetry and Music. Those Thatched Cottages really are pretty.... nothing like that in Canada.... So pretty.
30,000 SUBSCRIBERS! Congratulations Ben! 👍👍
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What beautiful countryside.
Oh, Dear Lord, Ben. That was much, much too short. With your artist's eye, your poet's ear and your musician's ability you simply MUST make more drone videos.with poetry. Not just one or two, but many; as many as the English weather will allow. This idea of yours is genius, just beautiful genius. Wiltshire deserves your magic touch. Bless you, Ben and thank you for a wonderful surprise.
Now this is very encouraging. Thank you. For the first time I filmed something here that I’d normally keep to myself, so I’m pleased you enjoyed it. Tomorrow the drone gets proper use.
Dear Ben, Please don't shy away from sharing your inner self with the world. Your musical ability is not your only 'gift'. You carry great beauty inside and ,God knows, many of us out here need someone to take us on those great flights of imagination and wonder. I'll be watching tomorrow, looking forward to another glimps into the secret life of Ben Maton. @@SalisburyOrganist
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching that 30K subscribers mark , Ben!
Feeling super pleased!
@@SalisburyOrganist❤
Than you, Ben, for this addition and whatbeautiful countryside. Thanks for the organ background music too - the reason many of us are here!
Beautiful! What a lovely mid-week treat!
I'm a Catholic Christian living in France
Thank you so much for all your videos, it's a real bubble of sweetness out of time, and the care you apply is very delicate.
Thanks for everything
I love your choice of words. ""...a real bubble of sweetness out of time...very delicate..." I'm a Catholic Christian here as well, but completely in love with these church buildings, regardless of whom they were used by.
@@kesmarn I'm a Methodist Atheist who loves organ music, armchair country walks, old churches and cheese and pickle sandwiches. I send this lad the occasional couple of quid for a coffee - every little helps.
I’m an atheist from Hove, in Sussex, who supports Ben’s work as I love old churches, English countryside and organ music 🥳👏👍
Strangely, perhaps inexplicably, I find myself craving a brown bread sandwich.* Your harmonium looks so much better now that you have cleaned and polished it. *(For friends outside Britain I should add that this piece of music was used in a long running TV commercial for brown bread made by Hovis.)
I was picturing the bread boy toiling up Gold Hill in Shaftesbury!
What a wonderful view, lovely music and such a good change in the usual routine. Thank you.
Wonderful midweek treat, thanks so much Ben. A great way to celebrate God-given scenery and gifts of music and poetry. The harmonium seems to be in amazing condition, so glad it was saved.
the quality of that iphone is quite amazing, I definitely need to upgrade my iphone 7 :)
My granddaughters were here on the weekend. They were in our swimming pool. The 14 year old was taking photos of her younger sister under the water. It was an iPhone 12 which isnt very new. I had no idea they were waterproof.
I was surprised too to be honest
Hi Ben. Your choice of music whilst flying the drone, had me in stitches. It was probably before your time, but that piece was used in adverts on TV, for a certain popular Cigar of the 1980 and '90' and the piece was played by a French Jazz Pianist - of whom I was a big fan - so as soon as I heard it, I had visions of you laying back against a tree, smoking said Cigar. Strange how the human mind works, isn't it. Broad Chalke is a lovely place, as I know from having walked there, thirty years ago. The B&M organ sounds wonderful and will probably improve with use. Looking forward to more of both. Russ.
Dear Ben,
Just just love the way you caringly bring it all together: your musicianship, heartfelt connection with Nature and the big perspective of the flowing landscape that flows on, and on and on.
Perfect piece to accompany your artistry.
Thank you so much!
You bring it all home! ❤
My pleasure, glad you enjoy :)
Great video, you're so handsome.
What a surprise and a bonus to have mid week. I am with you Ben about countryside places with no other people; best places to relax and be as one with nature. Thank you for taking us for this beautiful walk and for a bird's eye view, too.
Thank you for sharing the beautiful scenery, poetry and music!
Dear Ben,
Many thanks for this video; it is great and a lovely surprise indeed.
Oh how spectaculary beautiful is the English countryside!!
Kind regards
Dawie and Werner
South Africa.
Spectacular scenery and music to accompany it. ❤
Thank you so much for this. It took me away from my mundane cares and brightened my day with beauty.
A lovely relaxing video Ben ! Thanks mate !
You’re welcome
The Broad Chalke area and the other chalk streams feeding Salisbury are some of my favourite places in Wiltshire. Thank you Ben for bringing us your poetry and music from this lovely area. You are truly blessed. I'm sure that the drone is going to bring you stunning views of this beautiful county.
Super! Every aspect of this delicious video is total joy! Thanks😍❤
About your cheese and pickle sandwiches: do you use Branston’s? ♥️🇺🇸
Mustard for me.
I needed this today, thank you!
I’m glad to hear that 🥰
Ben, I look forward to each journey we embark on together. Thank you for opening a window into your world, revealing the enchanting and often overlooked small churches, organs, and stories of rural England. By cherishing the past we can better shape our future. May your music and passion continue to resonate.
Thanks. It is a constant delight
Keats's poem is more touching because he died so very young. When he says it's over all too soon, for him it was.
All the stuff I enjoy: music, poetry, beautiful English countryside, a calm walk in the shade. The largo from the New World symphony took me back to Guildford when I was 15 and having organ lessons with John Alldis, who was a friend of the family.....🎶
Lovely countryside around broad chalk and you captured it beautifully.
Hi Ben, what a most beautiful area you are in. It is glorious, the pastoral landscape of greens.
Brilliant production .
The perfect combination. A banana, drone and book of poetry 🥳👏👍
That was wonderful thank you Ben.
Do you have a spotify page?
No, as big distributors are not fair on small musicians
Lovely!
Thank you for sharing this. What a great reprieve from our day. You, and the harmonium, make beautiful music.
So what's happened to the beard, Ben ?
I love this melody.
Stunning countryside, music lovely!❤ Poetry punctuates perfectly. Thank you Ben always for your videos!❤
Just what I needed on a hot and dry day in No. Va.!! Thank you Ben.
Beautiful scenery, a poem and Dvorak! It's just so perfect. Thank you, Ben for what you do.
You’re a fascinating character, Maestro Maton. You crave solitude, yet are confident and at ease broadcasting to millions - well, thousands at least. And tell us your employ extends no further than these videos and the odd wedding, divorce or funeral musical accompaniment, but one imagines that as an Oxford graduate there must be pressure on you from some to take full advantage of it and “get a career” (whatever that really means). Many will be wondering where your channel goes next, post-drone enhancement?
Stunningly beautiful, what a gift to bestow upon us. Hope you find the time to do more like this.
Ben, what lovely music under the aerials, poetry and closing sequence. Thank you
Better beardless... your presentations are soothing to my anxious soul. Thank you.
Thanks
That was lovely. Thanks for bringing us along.
Beautiful, thank you!
The IPhone works just fine, Ben, both for the camera and audio,
and the new drone is excellent.
And thank you as always for the impeccable heart-lifting poetry readings,
for hauling around the portable harmonium.
WOW! You are a very intriguing young organist! We get panoramic views, poetry and the most wonderful music from an historic harmonium. No wonder we all follow you! Cheers!
A big treat , thanks!
What a nice midweek surprise. Ben, I'm sure I'm one of your biggest fans in the states. I have already shared your videos to my family, friends on co-workers. I can tell you are not a big fan of the cities but that's a good thing.
Great work Ben, how wonderful the countryside is at this time and what a great village, wish I live is such beauty rather than in Camden the anus of the universe.
Oh come on , you could be in Slough. I feel a line of John Betcheman coming along...
My Sunday has come early! Drone in the sky, drone on the harmonium, Hovis .... and chin stubble that comes and goes like the ethereal evening mist after a hot day like today. Marvellous. That calls for a cheddar and marmite on wholemeal bread sarnie. Hovis of course. À la Antonín Dvořák, all in perfect harmonium. 😊
Lovely, Ben! Thank you!
Keats. What a lovely line -"The fair and open face of heaven...."
I love Dvořák, his New World Symphony is a favorite of mine, I get all wistfully when I hear it. I never thought about it, but The portion you played on the organ sounds and feels like a time-honored Hymn. 😊🙏 That nostalgic bliss, like coming home, something the New World Symphony is all about, making his new home in America.
Thank you for the midweek break to the English countryside! Love the new drone footage. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for us next!
Very lovely thank you
Beautiful, Ben. Loved the country walk with bordsong as the only sound, then the buzzing of your drone. I liked how you conered the drone:s drone with organ music. O'm so glad the harmonium now has a home with you, where we van all enjoy its voice! 🎶🥰🎵🎶
supremely beautiful. Love the poetry with the environment….genious. Always have wanted a drone…..tell me, which one did you purchase? The harmonium is a one way route to the soul….blessings to you, Rob Currier
I’d guess you applied some serious elbow grease, spit-and-polish, to Ray’s harmonium before recording this video!
Ben is BRILLIANT..!!
😊beautiful
Lovely--"Going Home"
Thank you for an excellent video.
Mr. Ben, you have traveled a long way fro last November when some how you were suggested to my feed. The stars and algorithms must have all aligned. In your first few videos you see him but it’s still cute and nervous but that faded very quickly by Christmas said it disappeared. I think when I subscribed they were under 1000 people watching. While I have not gotten you any money yet at some point I will. But what I have done for you as I have gotten you a good size group of subscribers. One of the people who subscribed as a very talented organist who is I believe about 29 years old. She is building a good reputation around the north eastern part of the United States thanks for some reason I believe she getting her new husband may be staying in England for a time. She is the niece of someone else who enjoys your music. That woman contacted her brother who teaches in early it is from America and he travels the churches of Europe to hear the organ. I think there are so many more fans than any windows. It’s your name and what you were doing has been spreading quite a bit and I hope it continues. I am sure your channel your music and you. All the best from New England.
Beautiful