The Explainer: ‘Ring for the King’ – the long history of England’s bellringing tradition
In an article first published on The Conversation, KATHERINE BUTLER, of Northumbria University, Newcastle, looks at the role church bell-ringing has played in coronations and other aspects of life in the UK…
Cathedral bells to toll daily for South African struggle hero Tutu
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters The bells of Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral will toll for 10 minutes a day every day at noon until Friday in honour of South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90. Nobel prize winner Tutu, who preached against the tyranny of the white minority and was […]
Man who played Duke Chapel bells at US university for 50 years dies
Durham, North Carolina, USAP When J Samuel Hammond arrived as a freshman at Duke University in 1964, he knew nothing about the musical instrument that allowed a player to send melodies ringing across campus from the bells in the school’s iconic chapel tower. A demonstration from a fellow student introduced him to the 50-bell carillon […]