KATY MARCHANT: Director, bagpipes, pipe and salterio, recorders, mask-maker
STEVE TYLER: Hurdy gurdy, gothic harp, citole
DHEVDHAS NAIR: Percussion, hammered dulcimer
OTHER PERFORMERS
SOPHIA BRUMFITT: Voice
JENNIE CASSIDY: Voice, dulcian
MIKE EDWARDS: Bass viol
JAMI QUARRELL: Dance
CLIO WONDRAUSCH: Dance
AIDEN TREAYS: Dance
RICARDO BARROS: Dance
Influences
Medieval manuscripts, carvings and paintings. Italian 14th century music particularly MS Codex Rossi. Nature and dreams, 'Singing Ringing Tree' and 'Narnia'. Musical influences include: Micrologus, Joglaresa, Sinfonye and the Eel Grinders
Daughters of Elvin were formed in 1996 with the aim of presenting early music in a new and exciting way and of reaching as diverse an audience as possible. Evoking the spirit of Medieval Europe with music, masks, dance and giant stilt puppets, they give powerful displays of colour, movement and sound. Based around carefully researched music, they bring to life images inspired by medieval paintings, carvings and literature and are equally at home at festivals, churches, art centres, street and outdoor events.
'A thoroughly entertaining evening' Andrew Benson Wilson, Early Music Review
'Excellent, utterly charming' Alan Lee, oscar winning Artistic Director, Lord of the Rings
'A pleasure to work with such consumate professionals' Production Team Channel 5 Celebrity Tudor Wedding
'Inspirational and different to anything the festival had witnessed....The medieval music and dance which they brought to the streets of the ancient city was unique and a huge hit' Waterford Spraoi, Ireland
NEW CD AVAILABLE NOW
'GALDRBOK', Medieval Songs of Love and Enchantment. A superb collection of 12th to 15th century European love songs and dances played on gothic harp, bass viol, hurdy gurdy, dulcimer, bagpipes, recorders and percussion with the beautiful voices of Jennie Cassidy and Sophie Brumfitt.
'GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS', Daughters of Elvin's first CD recorded in 2001. Featuring songs from Medieval Europe with the beautiful voice of Jennie Cassidy accompanied by gothic harp, dulcimer and recorders and including wild, uptempo dances played on bagpipes, hurdy gurdy and Middle Eastern percussion - also includes some of the bands own compositions.
Garden of Earthly Delights also available as a download from Woven Wheat Whispers
We can also accept cheques for either CD sent to us by post. If you would prefer to pay this way then please contact us on myspace.
Photographs: thanks to Nick and Ann at spiderwoodimages and Brian Froud.
Masks by Katy Marchant except unicorn, bear and stilt dragon which are by Wendy Froud. Big thank you to Ken Lymer for designing the beautiful cover for Galdrbok
Hi DAUGHTERS OF ELVIN, NEW CD OUT NOW ... sharing our 9min. Shaman Strings “holding the breath” video. The ‘strings’ and I were live on our March 29th Concert. Beatrice added her vocals in the studio.
Keywords: Death, Breath of life treasures, mediation & letting go of distractions… Note: 2Gatewhey did share this video with a few friends. Let us know what you think! Enlighten US, Scot
We are Pepa G Lillo & Gabriel Navalón and we invite you to discover our new music project >> ETHNOS ATRAMO.
We invite you to see video of the concert that we offered last June 4 at Teatro de Rojas (Toledo, Spain) performing our concert "tr3s" on the occasion of the Opening of the Great Week of Corpus Christi.
We hope your comments and we will send you a greeting from Toledo, Pepa & Gabriel. ------------------------------- ETHNOS ATRAMO >> different kinds of world music through a prism vanguardist result of twinning between different languages, ancient tones of instruments and experimental electronic sequences. More music and information www.ethnosatramo.com
As the devil labours by all means to keep out other things that are good, so to keep out of the heart as much as in him lies, the thoughts of passing from this life into another world; for he knows if he can but keep them from the serious thoughts of death, he shall the more easily keep them in their sins.
- John Bunyan -
(puritan divine)
You have surely heard about the tragic death of a brave young woman who was murdered in Iran just for peacefully protesting with her father on the streets of Teheran.
PS: Sorry if you've already received this... with over 20,000 friends, its kinda hard to keep track!!! Nevertheless we'll do our best to keep our friends informed :D
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"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up - that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had."
Thanks for the add. Many blessings to you with light and love. ~Namaste ~Serenity
