My arrangement of the traditional French carol 'Noel Nouvelet' 
NICKY CATTERWELL - Piccolo. Flute. Soprano sax, Alto sax.
JACOB BRIDE - Strings, Piano, Percussion, Whistles, Bass
THE BRADSTOW SINGERS - Vocals

Nowell, Sing Nowell

A more pagan yuletide track.
Hurdy-Gurdy solo over layered percussion, clapping, with a little bass at the end.

Yule Bacchanale

My simple arrangement of 'Gaudete' for mixed voices and percussion.
Jacob Bride - Percussion/Vocals
The Bradstow Singers - Vocals

Gaudete

My rather "slow burn" arrangement of the traditional advent carol 'Veni Veni Emmanuel'.
JACOB BRIDE - Hurdy-Gurdy, vocals, strings, percussion, bass
JAMIE GODFREY - Mixing/editing etc.

Veni Veni Emmanuel

A mash-up of Patapan, Noel Nouvelet, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
NICKY CATTERWELL - Flute, Piccolo
JACOB BRIDE - Percussion, Hurdy-gurdy, whistles, recorders, vocals
Mixed and edited by JAMIE GODFREY

Patapan

Music for Joe Craig's 'Jimmy Coates: Assassin?' novels.
Composed in collaboration with Graham Sykes for Rochester Litfest 2014/2015

Battle At Hungerford Bridge

Music from the film 'Folklore's Intimates'

Storm The Bunker

My arrangement of 'God rest Ye Merry gentleman'

NICKY CATTERWELL - Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet
JACOB BRIDE - Strings, Piano, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Vocals
THE BRADSTOW SINGERS - Vocals
JAMIE GODFREY - Engineer/Producer

Inspired by Annie Lennox's version.
Arr/Orch by Jacob Bride

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

My arrangement/orchestration of the Traditional Coventry Carol.

THE BRADSTOW SINGERS - Chorus Vocals
ALINE STEWART & JACOB BRIDE - Solo Vocals
NICKY CATTERWELL - Flute, Clarinet
JACOB BRIDE - Strings, Piano, Percussion
JAMIE GODFREY - Engineer/Producer

Coventry Carol

My a cappella arrangement of Auld Lang Syne (SATTBB).
Lockdown recording.
This song feels more poignant this year...

Performed by members of The Bradstow Singers, with past guest soloists & friends of the choir.

Arr. Jacob Bride
Engineered/Produced by Jamie Godfrey
Video edited by Jacob Bride

SINGERS
Gemma Atkins, Claire Jones, Molly Jones, Amy Mackman, Daisy Mackman, Louisa Parry, Lynne Van Brakel, Pam Palmer, Aline Stewart, Jacob Bride, Jamie Godfrey, William Brown, Julian Lovegrove, Rob Van Brakel

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