The Best of the Baltimore Consort

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Album Summary

Performers

• William Simms (Bandora)
• Howard Bass (Bandora)
• Edwin George (Recorder)
• Webb Wiggins (Harpsichord)
• Merry Companions (Voice)

Ensemble

• Baltimore Consort

Composers

• Anonymous, Scottish
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• John Playford (1623 - 1686)
• Rory Dall O'Cathan
• Scottish Traditional
• Thomas d'Urfey (died 1723)
• Traditional
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
• Irish Traditional
• Thomas Morley (circa 1557 - 1602)
• Christmas Traditional
• Matthew Holmes
• Samuel Akeroyde (after 1650 - 1706)
• Jehan Chardavoine (1538 - circa 1580)
• Anonymous

Notes & Reviews:

Stylistic innovators, amazing music makers, historically informed, fun loving, occasionally bawdy, and always surprising, The Baltimore Consort continues to explore the relationship between 'folk' and 'fine'. Founded in 1980 to perform the repertory for Elizabethan consort, The Baltimore Consort is one of the world's most exciting early music ensembles.

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Works Details

Morley, Thomas : Joyne Hands, for consort of instruments (from "The First Booke of Consort Lessons")

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: by 1599

Anonymous : Howell's Delight, for consort

• Performer: William Simms (Bandora)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Scottish : In a garden so green, folk song

• Performer: Howard Bass (Bandora)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Christmas : Christmas Day in da Mornin'

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Form: Christmas

Anonymous, Scottish : My heartly service (The Pleugh Song)

• Performer: Howard Bass (Bandora)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Scottish : Scotch Cap

• Performers: Howard Bass (Bandora); Edwin George (Recorder)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.

D'Urfey, Thomas : Cold and Raw

• Performer: Webb Wiggins (Harpsichord)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Matthew Holmes : Robin is to the Greenwood Gone

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.

Purcell, Henry : Come, let us drink, catch for 3 voices and continuo, Z. 245

• Performers: Merry Companions (Voice); Webb Wiggins (Harpsichord)
• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Traditional : The Mermaid's Song

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.

Anonymous : The Old Maid of the Mill Dust

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.

Akeroyde, Samuel : Jenny, My Blithest Maid

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : Trip to Killburn

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Playford, John : Joviall Broome Man (Tune of Jamaica)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Praetorious, Michael : Branle double

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Praetorious, Michael : Branle de Montirande

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Period Time: Renaissance

Praetorious, Michael : Bransle de la torche

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1612

Traditional : J'ai vu le loup

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.

Chardavoine, Jehan : Mignonne, allons voir si la rose

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

O'Cathan, Rory Dall : The Fidler's Content

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Traditional, Irish : The Kerry Star

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Irish : The Goroum, a reel

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Irish : Truagh (An Triúcha) (Celebrated Irish Tunes, 1724)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1724

Playford, John : Well Hall (Playford's Dancing Master, 1679)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1679

Traditional, Christmas : The Wren Song (Irish)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.

Anonymous, Scottish : Adew Dundie (from Skene Mandora Book)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.

Traditional, Scottish : Crossing to Ireland (Nova Scotia)

• Ensemble: Baltimore Consort
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.