William Lawes: Think not I could absent myself this night
A dialogue between Eunomia (goddess of law) and Irene (goddess of peace) from James Shirley's court masque, The Triumph of Peace, 1634
Emily Atkinson: Eunomia (soprano)
Richard de Winter: Irene (tenor)
Peter Willcock: bass
Alison Kinder: bass viol
Tamsin Lewis: violin, alto
Keith McGowan: flute
Richard Mackenzie: lute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0wTjEWnaO8&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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Divisions (variations) on the popular Tudor song 'the leaves be green.
The leaves be green
The nuts be brown
They hang so high
They cannot come down
Arranged from John Johnson's duet for 2 lutes in Jane Pickering's Lute Book (c1616)
Eleanor Cramer: soprano
Christopher Goodwin: lute
Alison Kinder: tenor viol
Tamsin Lewis: bass viol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFAWCseNH-I&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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Another seasonal song:
The Country People's Felicity: a #17thCentury #broadsideballad about #haymaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9zGjovPBOg&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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The Shepherds' Holiday, or Labour in Vain.
An anonymous #17thCentury #countrydance from The English #Dancing Master, John #Playford, 1651.
Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: #recorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IFbNuxQjeI&list=UULFpQK1ehIIykjVNE94Eu4Hqw&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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It's a gloriously sunny day here, so here's a #dance to match the weather:
The Glory of the Sun.
An anonymous #17thCentury #countrydance from The Dancing Master, John #Playford, 1657.
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Tamsin Lewis: #violin
Peter Luke Kenny: #drum
Image: Abel Grimmer - peasants dancing, 1614
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfKwK95SWak&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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Delighted to announce that we have been awarded a generous #grant by the #ContinuoFoundation to create two new #concert programmes in four different venues, and to make a #video so that we can share our #music with a wider audience.
https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/fifth-round-grantees/passamezzo
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Jenny Pluck Pears: an anonymous 17th Century 'country dance'.
From The English Dancing Master, John Playford, 1651
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Christopher Goodwin: #renaissance #guitar
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Tamsin Lewis: renaissance violin
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#folk #historicdance #historical @histodons @histodon @earlymusic @earlymodern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Hl3C0Wlus&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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The Glory of the Kitchen
An anonymous 17th Century 'country dance' from John Playford's Dancing Master, 1665.
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Tamsin Lewis: #violin
Image :Pieter Aertsen - The Fat Kitchen, c1565-75
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XPn75xFUWs&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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It's still #freezing here, so here is the #sheetmusic for "Long #Cold Nights when #Winter froz 'em".
An anonymous #17thCentury #dance #tune from Apollo's Banquet, printed by Henry #Playford in 1687.
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Richard de Winter: #drum
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Tamsin Lewis: #Renaissance #violin
Richard Mackenzie: #lute
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKP_aYFDxAQ&ab_channel=Passamezzo
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