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Chapel and Tavern Launch at Wrexham and Beverley
ONE CONCERT TWO VENUES! When the same musicians – and their listeners – are to be found carousing in the pub on Saturday night and hymning innocently in church on Sunday morning, something fascinating is happening to the music and the way in which it is received. Chapel and Tavern is a musical laboratory in which Vivien Ellis, The Carnival Band and, above all, the audience explore possibly the richest period of British popular music from the death of Shakespeare to the accession of Queen Victoria. The first half of the concert takes place in the chapel, featuring the vigorous and enthusiastic music of the church gallery bands and reflective songs for private devotion. During the interval the whole concert, musicians and audience, will transfer to the tavern for rousing performances of catches, ballads, theatre songs and dance tunes. Same people, sometimes even the same tunes – only the context is different. Cherish your soul in the first half - and after the interval let the old Adam (and Eve) run riot! Preview Wrexham 20th March 2013 Premiere Beverley Early Music Festival 25th May 2013 See diary page for details

Around The World
If you’ve enjoyed our show ‘Around The World in 80 Tunes’ you'll be delighted with this CD which includes favourites from the show not recorded previously by us. Details here

Vaughan Williams, Carols Songs and Hymns
Our latest CD with Maddy Prior consists of original music by Vaughan Williams. Only four of the 17 tracks are carols so there is plenty to enjoy throughout the year. There’s a very perceptive review at http://www.netrhythms.co.uk/reviews.html#maddy1