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Absolute "must haves" for renaissance music

Started by Mairte, July 10, 2010, 01:45:34 PM

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Athena

Quote from: will paisley link=topic=12415.msg272650#msg272650Cercamon will not be at MDRF this year.  I'm not sure they're playing very many renaissance faires at all any more, as most of them are quite the schlep from Montreal, and they all have weekday jobs they can't afford to be away from.

That's unfortunate for their fans in the States and makes me really glad I got to see them last year!
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Rapier Half-Wit

My daughter has turned me on to a brand new pirate band called Capt'n. Black's Sea Dogges.

http://www.reverbnation.com/captnblacksseadogs

http://www.seadogsmusic.com

http://www.facebook.com/seadogsmusic

My favorites are Woman Stormed and Wait for me. These guys are talented. I'd like to see them at TRF.

They are presently performing at the St Louis Pirate Festival, for those on this board in that area.
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Merlin the Elder

I love folk and world music, but have a particular draw to folk-rock, and have played in a number of local folk-rock bands over the years.  I'm not a hard-arse for historic accuracy...I just love good music. Some recommendations of artists that I like:
Steeleye Span
The House Band
Fairport Convention (and solo recordings of Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Simon Nicol, ...etc...)
Clannad
Anya (She's part of the family that begat Clannad, and was an early member)
Fotheringay (One album...Sandy Denny's band...one of my faves!)

more traditional:
Chieftans
Tannahill Weavers
Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy (alum of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span respectively)
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