Old Christmas Return'd

Old Christmas Return'd
York Waits
Saydisc CD-SDL 398-2

Contents:

    Anon., English, late 13th C
  1. Gabriel from heven-king

    2. Michael Praetorius, arr., 1609
  2. Es ist ein ros entsprungen

    3. Michael Praetorius, 1609
  3. En natus est Emanuel

    4. Anon., German, late 15 C
  4. In dulci jubilo

    5. Anon., English, late 15th C
  5. The seven joys of Mary

    6. Anon., Piae cantiones, 1582
  6. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein

    7. Traditional, French
  7. Nous voici dans la ville - Il est ne - Les Anges dans nos campagnes - Touro-louro-louro! Lou gau canto

    8. Jacob Obrecht, c.1450-1505
  8. Den haaghel ende die calde snee

    9. Anon., Piae cantiones, 1582
  9. Gaudete, Christus est natus

    10. Henry Playford, late 17th C
  10. The old year now away is fled ...to the tune Greensleeves

    11. Anthony Holborne, 1599
  11. Almain: The night watch

    12. Traditional, French
  12. Quittez pasteurs

    13. Thomas Ravenscroft, 1611
  13. Remember, O thou man

    14. Anthony Holborne, 1599
  14. Pavan: Heigh-ho-holyday
    Galliard: As it fell on a holy eve

    15. Anon., English, 1642
  15. Drive the cold winter away

    16. Anthony Holborne, 1599
  16. Pavan: The cradle
    Galliard: The new-yeeres gift

    17. Anon., Flemish, 16th C
  17. Er ist een kindeken geboren op d'aard

    18. Traditional, Cornish
  18. The Sans Day carol

    19. Traditional, English
  19. The Gloucestershire wassail

Playing time: 50'50"

Performer: The York Waits - James Merryweather, dir.
[Anthony Barton (cornett, soprano caped shawm, Flemish bagpipes, cittrn, tenor & quint bass recorders, pipe & tabor), Tim Bayley (soprano shawm, sopranino & soprano capped shawm, alto curtal, hurdy-gurdy, alto & bass flutes, tenor & basset recorders), William Marshall (saggbut, alto recorder, cittern), James Merryweather (soprano & alto shawms, bass curtal, English & Flemish bagpipes, tenor recorder), Ian Richardson (soprano capped shawm, bass curtal, hurdy-gurdy, soprano, alto, tenor, quint & great bass recorders), Roger Richardson (alto shawm, soprano & alto capped shawms, tenor curtal, alto & basset recorders), Robin Jeffrey (lute, guitar, cittern, theorbo), Richard Wistreich (bass voice)]

Recording site and date: Forde Abbey, Nr. Chard, Dorset, February 1992

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Jon Stringer