Once upon a time / Cantiga
Music of innocence and enchantment / the instrumentalists of The New World Renaissance Band
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Nightwatch Recordings NW 1003
1995
[44:19]
1. The Magick Butterfly [4:43] The Butterfly, Irish slip-jig
2. The Wizard [3:49] pastorelle, adapted from a 13th century trouvère song [Dehors lonc pré]
3. The Well of Enchantment [3:54] The Night is Past and Gonea melody from Doyle's Music of Ireland
4. The Sudden Appearance of Oberon [2:45] The King of the Fairies, Irish set dance
5. Moonlit Revels of the Gypsy Queen [4:42] La Romanesca, 16th century French dance
6. The Amulet [4:48] Cantiga 353, from the court of Alfonso X
CSM 353
7. Procession of Sages & Warriors [2:32] lauda, adapated from a 13th century Norman penitential chant
8. Burley Mariners [2:50] hornpipe, after traditional: The Rights of Man
9. The Princess Royal [3:29] morris dance, adapted from Turlough O'Carolan
10. The King's Quest [4:27] Cantiga 166 "Como Poden", from the court of Alfonso X
CSM 166
11. The Enchantment of the Faeries [2:51] The Star of Munster, traditional Irish reel
12. Lament [3:29] Kilcash, Irish lament for the Fall of the House of Ormond
Cantiga
the instrumentalists of The New World Renaissance Band
Bob Bielefeld — recorders
Malcolm Smith — fiddle
Martha Gay — harp
Max Dyer — cello
Ray Dillard, Bob Bielefeld — percussion
Recording: 1993-1994, Heights Sound Studio, Houston, TX
Produced by Max Dyer and Cantiga
© ℗ Nightwatch Recordings NW 1003