Piper in the Lane (Fall 2025)
Join me on a Low-Fi journey through some of my favorites you're likely to hear played at various Medieval and Renaissance Festivals. I've presented these songs ranging from the 12th to 17th Centuries in a straightforward and minimalist manner without a lot of arranging and sound filtering allowing for a sound much like you'd hear on the stages and lanes of your favorite faires. They consist primairily of songle recorder and one or two layers of percussion just to contrast the lead and make it a bit more interesting.
I've been playing these wonderful melodies on the stages and in the lanes at various Medieval and Renaissance faires. There are a total of sixteen songs spaning twelve tracks. If you happen to pass me in the lanes one day, be sure to stop and say 'hey'!
Les Estampies Royales - Spring 2023
Les Estampies Royales is a collection of seven surviving dances from "The King's Manuscript", composed anonymously at the end of the 13th century for the French court of Philip IV. This collection also includes a reconstruction of the fragmented Prime, or "first" Estampie.
Surprisingly complex, these dances wrap the listener in a spell of musical swirls, shifts, and progressions as a series of unique verses and repeating endings unfold. When taken together, these estampies blend into a virtual suite of similar forms and themes. I've attempted to present this collection in a fairly simple manner in keeping with late 13th century stylings - or at least as best as can be determined.
Sine Nomine - Winter 2022
Come along on a trip through the centuries and hear the sounds of a long-forgotten time. The mood is a bit dark, a little heavy, perfect for a winter sound scape, yet threads of warmth and hope run throughout.
These songs are interpreted in a Folk-friendly style using a variety of recorders, psaltery, hammered dulcimer and percussion. The selections I've chosen range from the 13th to the late 16th centuries and includes songs from several important Early Music collections including the Cantigas de Santa Maria, the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, the Montpellier Codex, and others.
In Tempore Spiritus - Fall 2021
In Tempore Spiritus - Spirits in Time: Remastered EP of select songs from my original 2017 Release. Also included is the previously unreleased and irreverently interpreted Da Que Deus Mamoa (CSM 77).
Come explore the sounds and moods of a Renaissance Festival; a little rough, a little rowdy, and a lot of fun. The styling is more folk-like and casual, somewhat more closely to how you would have heard these songs played in the streets, taverns, and inns of the time. On several songs I've gathered festival friends together to provide an additional variety of sound and structure. You'll hear multiple recorders, guitar, bouzouki, lute, violin, and viola. Fill your tankard, grab a sausage-on-a-stick, and enjoy the festival!
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