An Excellent Medley

‘An Excellent Medley - which you may admire without offence
For each line speaks a contrary sense’

Named after a 1615 ballad, this programme contains music from the Tudor and Jacobean periods, including a medley of lutesongs, broadside ballads, theatre songs, madrigals, consort songs, divisions, masque music, dances and a penitential psalm. As ever, it is a collection of music that we take delight in and hope you do too – we make no excuse for the jumble!

Tracks:

Maiden Lane/Grimstock/Old Mole/Picking Up Sticks/Millfield/Argeers behkl
The Lowest Trees Have Tops aci
Blew Cap aegkm
Daniels Almain bdkl
There Is A Jewel afp
Daphne adgil
Helen's Song acil
Ricercada Segunda di
Grays Inn Masque begjl
Lord In Thy Rage ain
Begone Sweet Night aci
Paduan bckl
Arise Get Up My Dear afp
Une Jeune Fillette acio
Bassa Pompilia bchkl
The Spanish Pavan - An Excellent Medley bcgjl
Tomorrow It Is St Valentine’s Day aegl
The Jewes Dance bchkl
Cock Lorel cgil
Weep, Weep Mine Eyes adil
Jenny Pluck Pears/The Fine Companions/Pall Mall behkl

Performers:
Eleanor Cramer - Soprano (a), Bass Viol (b)
Christopher Goodwin – Lute (c), Theorbo (d), Gittern (e), Bass (f)
Peter Luke Kenny – Baritone(g), Drum (h)
Alison Kinder – Bass Viol (i), Tenor Viol (j), Recorder (k)
Tamsin Lewis – Renaissance Violin (l), Bass Viol (m), Tenor Viol (n), Treble Viol (o), Alto (p)

Passamezzo at Hengrave Hall, May 2004.
Photograph by David Garioch.

An Excellent Medley
Price: £12.50 (inc. p&p)

Blew Cap

There Is A Jewel

Grays Inn Masque

Lord In Thy Rage

Begone Sweet Night

Bassa Pompilia

Tomorrow It Is St Valentine's Day

Jenny Pluck Pears/The Fine Companions/Pall Mall

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Blew Cap
There Is A Jewel
Grays Inn Masque
Lord In Thy Rage
Begone Sweet Night
Bassa Pompilia
Tomorrow It Is St Valentine's Day
Jenny Pluck Pears/The Fine Companions/Pall Mall