The "shorts" of my uploads. Most tracks are based on actual Medieval and Renaissance works, with the exception of Synastria which is, as detailed elsewhere, a riff of mine old enough to drink.

Pretty much everything here is a single-take live looping recording. 

Contrary to popular belief, this is not the music of fairies in the woods; this is the music of little girls playing in gravel-strewn urban play grounds, pretending to be fairies in the woods..

The Shorts

A 25 year old riff reincarnated when the stars aligned between the citole and the hurdy gurdy.

Synastria

robins m' aime, from Le Jeu De Robins Et Marion by Adam de la Halle.
voice | citole | Akai MPK miniplay | Ditto mic looper

Robins m'aime

Cantiga de Santa Maria 422 - Madre de Deus
baglama saz - citole - frame drum - AKAI MPK miniplay - zoom505 - loopers

CSM 422 Madre de Deus

Tant M'Abelis (So Much I Love), written by the 12th c. Catalan Troubadour Berengeur de Palou. Voices, The Human Body, Citole, AKAI MPK Miniplay, Ditto Mic Looper

Performed live in Second Life on October 20th. Uploaded same day, at 11:11pm.

Tant M'Abelis (So Much I Love)

AKAI MPKminiplay, medieval citole, cura saz, plucked psaltery, spoken word, Ditto X4

Circling John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud"

Quand Je Bois Du Vin Clairet, but not in Tourdion tempo. My non-apologies to Monsieur Attaingnant for taking his fine tune for a four-beat stroll. 

An ode to friendship, wine, and bacon. 

The usual gear suspects.

Quant Je Bois - Not A Tourdion

To paraphrase Brendan Perry, this stompy dance tune was all the rage sometime during the 14th century. Whoever wrote it down into the Add MS 29987 manuscript knew that rather well.

Saltarello 2

Galician poet Martin Codax wrote several songs about playing in the waves with one's beloved, in a work known as Cantigas de Amigo. 

This is one of them. 
Performed live at the Wastelands in Second Life.

Quantas Sabedes Amar Amigo

A lovely song of adoring from afar, by Guillaume d’Amiens (France, 13th c.) 
Take care that no one looks at me - if anyone looks at me, tell me. It's all down there in the woods. The country girl, tends the cows: Pretty brunette, I am yours!

Prendes I Garde

The anonymous French Troubadour of the XIII century who wrote this was as done then as he would be today
saz, citole, miniplay, ennui.

Released to the public on the longest night on 2022.

Souvent Souspire

Getting political in the medieval era wasn't for the faint of heart
Hence the animal kingdom had to be employed
Performed live in Second Life at the Wastelands, February 2023

J'ai Vu Le Loup

Been a while since I posted a standalone Cantiga de Santa Maria, so here's 353. 

The usual suspects
Single track live-take

CSM 353 Quen A Omagen Da Virgen

"Lucente Stella" - 14th c. Italian Ballata, Anonymous Composer, Codex Rossi 215

live take - voice, arturia pigments, air minigrand, akai miniplay

Lucente Stella

2 years of unstructured playtime 
about time to just put out 
the oldest love song known
in the english language

(of me sorwes, thou may me save!)

performed live at the wastelands in second life on Feb 1 2024.

Byrd One Brere

Esta é como Santa María juïgou a alma do Roméu que ía a Santïago, que se matou na carreira por engano do dïabo, que tornass' ao córpo e fezésse pẽedença

(performed live at the Wastelands in Second Life)
(I promised I'll be back)

CSM 26 non é gran cousa

The Second Life presence of an artist who does it completely different in her First one. Live looping with acoustic instruments of the mostly medieval persuasion and the odd synths for good measure. Improvisation, ostinati, drones and some very old tunes thrown in the mix. Add to that some guitar equipment from the 90s and who knows what else natural selection might bring!