Medieval Bagpipes

Blondel - Owre Kynge Went Forth - Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt (2016) {Digital Download Bandcamp 16-44.1}

Blondel - Owre Kynge Went Forth - Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt (2016) {Digital Download Bandcamp 16-44.1}
FLAC (tracks) - 16bit/44kHz - Official Digital Download (bandcamp.com) -> 338 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 161 Mb
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© 2016 Blondel
Classical / Early Music / Medieval / 14th Century / 15th Century / Folk / Bagpipes

This programme features music which was nearly all composed (or at least written down) in the lifetime of Henry V of England (1387-1422). It divides into broad sections depicting various important stages in his life from his wild youth to his marriage to Catherine de Valois and the treaty following the battle of Agincourt. The texts are taken from three sources: Holinshed’s Chronicles, Shakespeare’s 'Henry V' and 'The Archer’s Story' by Esmond Knight, who played Fluellen in Laurence Olivier’s film of play. The spoken texts narrate the story of the battle, its build-up and aftermath from different points of view.
Falsobordone - Figs, Fiddles and fine play - a musical taste of the 14th century (2005) {Acantha ACACD 0043}

Falsobordone - Figs, Fiddles and fine play - a musical taste of the 14th century (2005) {Acantha ACACD 0043}
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© 2005 Falsobordone / Acantha | ACACD 0043
Classical / Medieval / Early Music

Falsobordone is one of Sweden's foremost medieval ensembles. This record with music from France, Italy and Galicia (performed on bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, harp, rebec, medieval lute, percussion, organetto - and vocals) was first released back in 2003 and has since become a classic. The two core members of Falsbordone, Anna Rynefors and Erik Ask-Upmark, invited many friends to join them and the result is an invigorating and entrancing recording that has received rave reviews from all over the world.
Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask-Upmark - Dram (2005) {Nordic Tradition NTCD02}

Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask-Upmark - Dram (2005) {Nordic Tradition NTCD02}
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© 2005 Nordic Tradition | NTCD02
Folk / Nordic Folk / Celtic Folk / Sweden

A beautiful showcase of the traditional, Swedish nyckelharpa backed by the Celtic folk harp and Swedish and medieval bagpipes, Dram's self-titled album transports their listeners instantaneously to a life much simpler and earth-based, rich with tradition and culture. Interestingly, the word "dram" is an old dialect word for "drone," which makes up much of this musical language, giving it an ancient, yet timeless feel. This album sits so poignantly and memorably with its listeners largely due to the distinct and plaintive, haunting quality of both the nyckelharpa and the bagpipes, lending a yearning, desiring quality to the music, one that speaks of the universal, human condition, regardless of time period. However, all analysis aside, this is simply a heartfelt, moving album.

In Extremo - Die Goldene (1997) [2006 Remastered]  Music

Posted by cha77os at Dec. 29, 2020
In Extremo - Die Goldene (1997) [2006 Remastered]

In Extremo - Die Goldene (1997) [2006 Remastered]
Germany | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 127 MB
Medieval Folk Rock | Label : In Extremo Records

In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments (such as bagpipes, harp, hurdy-gurdy and shawm). Versions of well-known traditional/medieval ballads make up the main part of their repertoire, but the band has written an increasing share of original material in recent years. Their own material is written in German, whilst the traditional songs and cover songs are in a variety of languages. In August 1996, they began work on the first In Extremo album, which already contained two tracks of the new rock project. Because the album had no official name, it became known as Gold because of the golden cover. In February 1997, like the single Der Galgen (engl. "The Gallows"), it quickly sold out in Medieval markets. The 2006 reissue, Die Goldene, contains two acoustic bonus tracks, including an alternate version of Villeman og Manhild.

In Extremo - Weckt Die Toten! (1998)  Music

Posted by cha77os at Jan. 19, 2021
In Extremo - Weckt Die Toten! (1998)

In Extremo - Weckt Die Toten! (1998)
Germany | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 155 MB
Medieval Folk Rock | Label : Vielklang Musikproduktion

With their first official rock album, Berlin's In Extremo have developed from an insider tip to one of the most popular metal acts in Germany. Wake up the dead! is a spontaneous, crisp and, above all, unprecedented record in this form. Guitars complement each other seamlessly with three bagpipes, brute drumming is in harmony with tender, medieval songs. In Extremo, traditional melodies mix with their own ideas and add robust rock to the original sounds. And so they sing their old tunes in old Norwegian, old French, Spanish, Latin, old German and German. The debut album includes the pieces "Ai Vis Lo Lop", "Totus Floreo" and "Villeman og Magnhild", which are played regularly by traveling musicians at medieval markets. The real highlights, however, are the "Palestinian Song", one of the oldest, traditional pieces in human history (in a gripping, cracking metal version) as well as the worn, highly independent "Before full bowls". In short: if you want to have a say in medieval music, you have to get this long player.

Blondel - Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music (2019)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 2, 2019
Blondel - Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music (2019)

Blondel - Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music (2019)
FLAC (tracks +booklet) | 01:01:19 | 327 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: First Hand Records

Of arms and a woman is a chronicle of love, loss, chivalry and memory built around the late medieval wind music of Dufay, Binchois, Ciconia, Landini and Machaut, performed on shawms, slide trumpet, recorders, sackbut, bagpipes and percussion. The album is inspired by the writing of Christine de Pisan, whose work touched on every aspect of courtly life, from romantic poetry to military strategy and feminist critiques of the position of women in society. It includes rousing calls to battle, arresting love songs, and the heartbreakingly beautiful Dueil angoisseux, the only contemporary musical setting of any of de Pisan’s poems. Blondel performs ceremonial fanfares and intimate chansons, dances and theatre music on reconstructions of historical instruments.
Alfonso X el Sabio - Freiburger Spielleyt - Tales of Miracles (Cantigas de Santa Maria) (1994) {Verlag der Spielleute CD 9307}

Alfonso X el Sabio - Freiburger Spielleyt - Tales of Miracles (Cantigas de Santa Maria) (1994) {Verlag der Spielleute CD 9307}
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© 1994 Verlag der Spielleute | CD 9307
Classical / Medieval / Neo-Medieval

Tales of Miracles — wonderful and magical stories from the Spanish Middle Ages based on the famous "Cantigas de Santa Maria". A colorful fusion of medieval and contemporary music reveals a distant dream-like world, whoise threatening specters and demons Maria defeats with her miraculous powers. The melting voices with historic, ethnic and electronic instruments imbues the Cantigas with a spirituality that trascends time.

Faun - Pagan (2022)  Music

Posted by v3122 at April 30, 2022
Faun - Pagan (2022)

Faun - Pagan (2022)
Flac(Image) + Cue & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Pagan Folk Records | ~ 410 or 147 Mb
Medieval Folk Rock

After FAUN's last five albums won gold and platinum awards as well as placings in the Top 5 of the German album charts, with „PAGAN“, the exceptional formation returns to its musical roots…
Ultreya - Vergeten Snaren en Rare Fluiters: Muziek van 13de tot 18de eeuw (2005) {Studio Ultreya F11941}

Ultreya - Vergeten Snaren en Rare Fluiters: Muziek van 13de tot 18de eeuw (2005) {Studio Ultreya F11941}
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© 2005 Studio Ultreya | F 11941
Classical / Traditional / Medieval / Renaissance / Baroque

Duo Ultreya's Martina Diessner and Peter Van Wonterghem collect ancient instruments, and they also craft exact replicas based on illustrations such as Brueghel paintings. With these hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes, and other rare musical devices, the talented and versatile duo has made wonderful music for more than fifteen years. This CD offers a selection of their repertoire of medieval and folk music. You will be enchanted by the sound and colour of "Long-forgotten strings and strange flutes"!
Alfonso X el Sabio - Miracle!: Cantigas de Santa Maria d'Alfonso el Sabio - Ensemble Obsidienne (2007) {Calliope CAL9366}

Alfonso X el Sabio - Miracle!: Cantigas de Santa Maria d'Alfonso el Sabio - Ensemble Obsidienne (2007) {Calliope CAL9366}
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© 2007 Calliope / CAL 9366
Classical / Medieval / Early Music

In the thirteenth century, King Alfonso el Sabio (the wise), gathered together in his 'Cantigas de Santa Maria' four hundred songs (cantigas). These mystical, non-liturgical pieces were sung at various festivities, sometimes - as we see from the illuminated manuscripts - accompanied by dancing. Their form, verses with dialogue between texts and instruments, and so on. The 'Cantigas' involve celebration, dancing, storytelling, tales of miracles. The language used is Gallego-Portuguese, the language of lyric poetry at that time in the Iberian Peninsula.