Goddesses, Virgins and Tarantulas / Bartholomew Faire
divisions on choice instrumental favorites
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Astrolabe Records 001
2003
[64:00]
1. Childgrove [5:31]
2. Goddesses [4:38]
3. Branle des Chevaliers [4:31]
4. Antidotum Tarantulae / Tarantela [5:24]
5. Miss Hamilton [4:09]
6. Mabel Kelly [2:43]
7. Carolan's Receipt [3:18]
8. Cremonea [3:18]
9. Allemande & Saltarello [3:07]
10. Tourdion: Quand je bois [3:25]
11. Cantiga 180 [7:10]
CSM 180
12. Cantiga 100 [3:53]
CSM 100
13. Cantiga 26 [5:17]
CSM 26
14. Schiarazula Marazula [4:32]
15. Andalusian Ground [4:13]
© 2007 Astrolabe Records
℗ 2007 Bartholomew Faire
Bartholomew
Faire’s long-awaited second recording is, as the title suggests, a
disparate selection of the group’s favorite ‘jam-session’ tunes, ranging
from 13th century Spain through 16th century France, to 17th century
England and 18th century Ireland. Pipe & tabor, Gothic bagpipes,
harp, lute, medieval hurdy-gurdies (symfony and organistrum), recorders,
mandolin, the Arabic al’ud, capped shawm, and other arcane instruments
are all complimented by a galaxy of exotic percussion.
Many of these pieces are classic “Renaissance Faire” faves, like
“Branle des Chevaliers” and “Schiarazula Marazula,” then there are some
fairly lesser-known gems, like Carolan’s “Cremonea,” and “Cantiga 180.”
Styles range from the “Renaissance Loud Band” sound of “Goddesses,”
with mighty Gothic bagpipes, pipe & tabor, shawm, Kelhorn and
driving percussion, to the gentle Celtic mandolin, harp and recorder of
“Miss Hamilton” by Carolan’s contemporary Mr Cornelius Lyons; from the
straight-up Renaissance jump of Schein’s “Allemande & Saltarello,”
to the exotic Muslim/Christian/Jewish Spain of Alfonso X, the wise
Astronomer-King of Leon and Castile, and his monumental Cantigas de
Santa Maria, featuring al’ud, dumbek and bladder-pipe.
Stefan Mark Dollak played the lute, mandolin, medieval hurdy-gurdies
(symfony and organistrum), pipe & tabor, pipe & string drum,
recorders, Kelhorn, krummhorn, capped-reed shawm and the bladder-pipe.
Louis Rodriguez played the al’ud, medieval citole and Gothic bagpipe.
Danielle Franklin played the Gothic harp.
David Newton played assorted frame drums, bendir, cajon, medieval
bass drum, spring and ocean drums, doumbek, riq, and hand claps. David
also recorded, mixed and mastered this CD.