Name: Watkins Ale: Music of the English Renaissance
Brand: Dorian
SKU: 256217
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Watkins Ale

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Album: Watkins Ale: Music of the English Renaissance
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Buffens	More Info...	0:01
2)	Nuttmigs and Ginger	More Info...	0:03
3)	Green Garters	More Info...	0:03
4)	There Were Three Ravens	More Info...	0:07
5)	Howells Delight	More Info...	0:01
6)	Goe from My Window	More Info...	0:04
7)	Green Sleeves	More Info...	0:05
8)	La Sampogna	More Info...	0:02
9)	Unto the Prophet Jonas I Read	More Info...	0:06
10)	The Carmans Whistle	More Info...	0:05
11)	Galliard Can Shee Excuse	More Info...	0:01
12)	Lachrimae Pavin	More Info...	0:05
13)	The Quadro Pavin	More Info...	0:02
14)	Singers Jig	More Info...
15)	Grimstock	More Info...	0:02
16)	De La Tromba Pavin	More Info...	0:03
17)	Jewes Daunce	More Info...	0:01
18)	Pavane Quadro and Galliard	More Info...	0:02
19)	Joyne Hands	More Info...	0:01
20)	Watkins Ale	More Info...	0:07

Album: Watkins Ale: Music of the English Renaissance
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Buffens	More Info...	0:01
2)	Nuttmigs and Ginger	More Info...	0:03
3)	Green Garters	More Info...	0:03
4)	There Were Three Ravens	More Info...	0:07
5)	Howells Delight	More Info...	0:01
6)	Goe from My Window	More Info...	0:04
7)	Green Sleeves	More Info...	0:05
8)	La Sampogna	More Info...	0:02
9)	Unto the Prophet Jonas I Read	More Info...	0:06
10)	The Carmans Whistle	More Info...	0:05
11)	Galliard Can Shee Excuse	More Info...	0:01
12)	Lachrimae Pavin	More Info...	0:05
13)	The Quadro Pavin	More Info...	0:02
14)	Singers Jig	More Info...
15)	Grimstock	More Info...	0:02
16)	De La Tromba Pavin	More Info...	0:03
17)	Jewes Daunce	More Info...	0:01
18)	Pavane Quadro and Galliard	More Info...	0:02
19)	Joyne Hands	More Info...	0:01
20)	Watkins Ale	More Info...	0:07

Performer Notes

Personnel: Howard Bass (bandora, lute); Mark Cudek (cittern); Ronn McFarlane (lute); Mary Anne Ballard , Larry Lipkis (tenor violin); Webb Wiggins (virginal).
Liner Note Author: Mary Anne Ballard .
Recording information: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY (01/1990).
Editors: Douglas Brown; Katherine A. Dory.
This charming collection Renaissance songs and dance tunes followed on the heels of a similar collection of Scottish music from the same period (On the Banks of Helicon), and was itself followed some years later by The Mad Buckgoat, which focused on early music in Ireland. Of the three albums, the Scottish one is the best, but Watkins Ale is a close second. The program draws on material both familiar ("There Were Three Ravens," "Green Sleeves") and obscure, and juxtaposes melancholy consort music by John Dowland and Thomas Morley with dances and bawdy tunes. The playing of the Baltimore Consort is exquisite, as always, with special recognition due to flutist Chris Norman and gamba player Mary Anne Ballard. While they spend most of their time playing gently and elegantly, this is a group that also knows how to rock out when the music calls for it. The music calls for it a bit less frequently on Watkins Ale than it did on Banks of Helicon, but the program includes a nicely varied array of moods and textures. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson