To Drive the Cold Winter Away

To Drive the Cold Winter Away
A Fireside Presentation of Music for Merrymaking down the Ages
(Musica per le Feste dei Poveri e dei Re dal Secolo XII al XVII)
St. George's Canzona – John Sothcott, dir.
CRD 1019 [LP, UK]
Vanguard VSD 71 261 [LP, USA]
Musical Heritage Society MHS 7432 [LP]
Ars Nova VST 6093 [LP]
Musical Heritage Society MHS 7432 [Cassette]
CRD 3319 [CD]
Impressions 95004 [CD]

Contents:

    1. Entry of the Minstrels and Waits

    Thoinot Arbeau
  1. Branle de l'offical

    2. Piae Cantiones
  2. Pavane - "Good King Wenceslas"

    3. 2. Festivities in the Tavern

    John Playford
  3. The dressed ship

    4. John Playford
  4. Staines Morris / Here we come a wassailing

    5. John Playford
  5. Green Garters

    6. John Playford
  6. Fandango

    7. 3. A Medieval Holiday

    English, 12th century
  7. Edi beo thu

    8. Italian, 14th century
  8. Salterello

    9. French, 13th century
  9. Alle (psallite cum) luya

    10. Alfonso X (Spain, 13th century)
  10. CSM-10: Rosa das rosas

    11. English, 13th century
  11. Ductia

    12. English, 15th century
  12. As I lay

    13. Italy, 14th century
  13. La Manfredina

    14. —

    4. Festivities at the Manor

    John Sothcott
  14. Fanfare

    15. Trad. tune
  15. All hail to the days (To drive the cold Winter away)

    16. John Dowland
  16. Captain Digorie Piper's galliard

    17. Trad.
  17. I saw three ships

    18. Michael Praetorius
  18. Peasant dances

    19. Trad., London
  19. God rest you merry, gentlemen

    20. 5. "To entertain a King"

    Michael Praetorius
  20. Fire dance (Feuertanz)

    21. Michael Praetorius
  21. Stepping dance (Schreittanz)

    22. Michael Praetorius
  22. Windmills (Die Windmuhle)

    23. Michael Praetorius
  23. Village dance (Dorftanz)

    24. John Dowland
  24. King of Denmark's galliard

    25. Michael Praetorius
  25. Sailor's dance (Schiffertanz)

    26. Michael Praetorius
  26. Fishermen's dance (Tanz der Fischer)

    27. Michael Praetorius
  27. Festive march (Aufmarsch)

Playing time: 24' 51" + 23' 14" = 48' 05"

Performer:
St. George's Canzona
Ray Attfield (baritone, percussion, bells), Francis Grubb (recorder, gittern, rebecs, medieval fiddle and percussion), John Grubb (citole, gittern, lute and percussion), Derek Harrison (counter-tenor, rebec), Rosemary Harrison (soprano), John Lawes (recorders, crumhorn, percussion), Michael Oxenham (cornetto, recorders, pipe & tabor, crumhorn, curtal, percussion), John Sothcott (recorders, rauschpfeife, citole, rebecs, vielles), Mary Sothcott (soprano), Leila Ward (recorders, crumhorn, shawm), John White (rebec)
John Sothcott, dir.

Recording site and date:
Unknown [1974];
Rel.: 1975 (CRD)

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Jon Stringer