I’ve never seen a 1 manual organ before. It’s got a lovely sound

And, I throughly enjoy your trips and the music. If you run out of churches in GB I can steer you to some interesting ones in the US.

A single manual and no pedals. Cue for Caleb Simper?

You didn’t LEARN to play the organ… YOU WERE BORN PLAYING THE ORGAN! God made you to be a blessing to others and you have been a blessing to me! I play my vintage pump organ every single day… it’s a completely refurbished Chicago Cottage.. I posted my playing The Lords Prayer on my YT I also have a 6Ft Boston/Steinway GP but I love my old pump organ so much!

What did you mean by saying ‘this is a typical Dorset church’? What’s the difference between a Dorset church and a Wiltshire church?

Whilst I agree that some church organs dont have the range of pipes to play other than simple music like hymns etc, but they are capable of playing other non church music. It would be good if you could do a video playing some modern popular music ie from shows, film scores etc. It would be good to hear the Schinders List theme on a pipe organ and maybe something from one of Andrew Lloyd- Webbers musicals. Another piece 'Soul Mortality'played by Rick Wakeman on Lincoln Cathedral organ springs to mind, it can be heard on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqXVfJeqbNiUecU

Just love this

Ben, I thank you so much for your channel!! The organ education, the gorgeous music and the soothing English countryside!💖🕯️

I played a 1900 Sweetland in Bath. It was still tubular-pneumatic when I played it, and it was a late-Victorian delight.

This video is so wonderful! Thank you, Ben! Reading these comments is great fun. Your channel means a lot to me.

Plsin chant is soothing. Not so much the Bethoven. I wish I had inherited my Grandmothers reed organ.

As a choral singer, in three church choirs, a number of college musicals, and in a very accomplished community chorus, people are bigger and voices are therefore lower, on average, than in centuries past, and your suggestion of keying down hymns, is right on. Just about every choral piece written before the end of the 20th century, other than musical comedy and pop music, even Lenord Bernstein's Mass, needs to be keyed down so that it can be sung by your typical choir or community chorus. Yes, there are enough great voices in the world that can reach the high notes, but, at least for me, the joy of music is performing it. And the more that can perform, the better.

What a beautiful organ that I might have never seen were it not for you, this channel, and the verve you bring to it. We watch these videos in awe of, not only the majesty of the churches you visit, but also in the quality of production you insist on for every episode. Thank you!

The greatest film soundtrack ever, imho. I will never tire of listening to an organ singing with all it's might through Interstellar ✨️✨️

And Pachalbal too, what a treat!! ❤

We wanted Widors Tocatta for our wedding, unfortunately it was beyond the scope of our organist. So lovely to hear it on a similar organ to our local church! 😊

Beautiful, Ben -- you are the highlight of every Monday. I'm just a wee bit late this week. ;-)

Another cracker, Ben! Especially appreciated the lovely, simple arrangement of St Denio - as you say, these organs were designed and built to accompany congregational singing rather than provide grand recitals. Wonderful video!

The prelude was beautiful, I loved it!

Ben, can you play "He Who Would Valient Be" someday, please?❤

Thank you for playing Immortal Invisible, and Farewell to Stromness

What a very lucky young lady to be marrying such a handsome and talented young man. Ivan

I look forward to seeing your videos each Sunday! They are so rewarding and a true highlight of my week! 😊

Your videos are well made and informative. Growing up with cathedral music I have learned so much about all kinds organs. The scenes outside are like little trips home to England.Thanks again for your hard work.

Beautiful church beautiful organist

Ben what a beautiful piece of music. The video and the music was so mediative. Thank you

Beautiful. Thanks, Ben.

Lots to chuckle over in this episode. I love the musical duck -- yes, perfect description, Ben! Thank you for the comparison between the "little" and "big" organs playing the samd piece -- WOW! I enjoyed it on the little organ, but was almost lifted out of my seat my the big organ -- which is one of the things I love about organs, lol.

Thank you for playing Abide with me. Beautiful on that organ .Perhaps that hymn was played a lot in that church during the wars. Thank you Billy.

There's something about a rousing hymn, even if you're not religious. The ending music of this video was wonderful. Thank you.

Aw Ben, J.S. would love your channel!! As do I.

An oasis... Thank you! ..

Thanks!

Thanks!

A marvelous rendition, Ben. Powerfully done! Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻🎹

Ben, I listen to your tours of village churches out of nostalgia for both the music of Anglican worship services and of all the time I spent wandering around England's villages and village churches. I learned so much history doing that.

My husband and I hope to visit England in 2027 and see you in concert. This video is fantastic because of the realities of walking along a muddy trail to get to this small, rural church.

So beautiful, Ben! Thanks, so much. It's not unusual for me to get a little teary-eyed at some point in your videos. I always wonder if it's happiness or sadness, and decide it's a little of both because of some moment of exquisite beauty, sometimes the music, sometimes the countryside, or a breathtaking structure, or a beautiful old tree. ❤😊

Thank you Ben you are so talented Love your organ playing & your tours to different village churches I have a question did you playthe organ at the candlemas service for Rev Robert Willis memorial service @ Salisbury

Many thanks, Ben, for introducing me to this wonderful work by Tunder. I have obtained the score and, once learned, will be including it to be played in the near future at Mass. I would be remiss not to commend you very highly for your lovely composition, Brentor. I was wondering if you might be publishing it anytime soon. Sending very best regards from a village church organist in the Austrian Tirol!

Love this video and the organ you presented. It is just an opinion of mine, but, a good and passionate organist would take marvelous music from something so simple as this country church small organ. You proved this by what you just played. Warmest greetings from Brazil!

Wonderful coincidence: having just been reading a chapter of Hardy's, Tess of the d'Urbivilles, where he describes Tess's speaking as: "uttering it boldly and triumphantly in the stopt-diapason note which her voice acquired when her heart was in her speech, and which will never be forgotten by those who knew her." I then get you Ben, giving me the perfect example of a Stopped Diapason - perfect! Thank you.

The writing on the back of the organ is in German Kurrentschrift, which I specialize in transcribing. I can just make out the names Ferdinand Carl ?...Adam Heinrichs und... If you can supply a clear photo, I am sure I can transcribe the text.

What lovely natural light Piddle Hinton church has and someone else has already mentioned seems very cared for. I enjoyed hearing the difference in the Tunder prelude the essence of colour there at Piddle Hinton with the full spectrum of colour at St Martins. What it does show, though, is the craft of the organist - knowing what pieces of music to try.. wonderful to see you exploring ideas for us to follow. Thank you 😊

I do not see a link mentioned in a video (CD purchase).

Ben, I have subscribed to the channel for a long time and feel a friendship for you in your purposes, but of all you have offered, this video surpasses all your previous work. Thank you is not enough, so I will become a contributor. I want to encourage others today to do so!

Ben if you had the same Lenght hair as your brother ii would be hard to differentiate between the two of you

Ben what are the odds of you getting that bird 🦅 out through the window , amazing, your incredible maestro ❤🇺🇸

Visually and aurally a great bit of work. You might consider doing film scores, too. Your creativity seems endless. You certainly know how to express emotions through your music and video. Very well done!🎇

Wonderful! We sing so many of these marvelous hymns in my ACNA church. Your explanations about organs are so educational. The music is so beautiful. Thanks for posting.