The English Tradition - 400 Years of Music & Song - From Medieval Times to Queen Victoria - The City Waites
[EUCD1616]

CD Information • CD Title: The English Tradition - 400 Years of Music & Song - From Medieval Times to Queen Victoria • Artist(s): The City Waites • CD Code: EUCD1616 • Tracks: 26 • Playing Time: 61:11 min • Booklet Info in: English, Spanish, German

The City Waites are the specialists in English traditional music. The group regularly collaborate with the Royal National Theatre and Globe Theatre in the UK and have had music featured in the film “Elizabeth”. This album presents music from Medieval times to Queen Victoria played on authentic period instruments such as hurdy-gurdy, harpsichord, lute, fiddle, rebec, bass viol, cittern, bagpipes etc.

Track Listing:

1. Cuckolds all in a Row - 1:42

2. The Two Magicians - 2:25

3. The Nota and the English Dance - 3:32

4. The Bluebell of Scotland - 2:59

5. The Wanton Wife - 2:02

6. Hey Jolly Broom Man - 2:55

7. Greensleeves - 1:49

8. Give Me My Yellow Hose Again - 2:23

9. The Broom of the Cowdenknowes - 2:36

10. The Furry Day Carol - 1:16

11. England be Glad - 1:43

12. The Miller of Dee - 2:14

13. Pastime With Good Company - 2:42

14. Taundernaken (Thunderdrums) - 2:08

15. Lumps of Pudding - 2:13

16. Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home - 2:10

17. How to Court and Obtain a Young Lass - 2:17

18. The Rakes of Mallow / Sweeps Hornpipe - 2:07

19. Oh No John! - 2:08

20. The Jolly Farmers - 1:55

21. The Fairy Round - 2:31

22. The Mermaid - 4:04

23. A Vindication of a Departed Maidenhead - 2:43

24. The Punks Delight - 1:46

25. Martin Said to His Man - 2:25

26. Lady in the Dark - 2:26