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Zephyrus
Folk / Experimental / Other

The English Bagpipe Orchestra




United Kingdom

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Member Since4/12/2008
Band MembersJon Swayne
Lawrence Morgan-Anstee
Mike York
Anne-Marie Summers
David Faulkner
Chris Walshaw
Terry Mann
Record LabelRocke records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Zephyrus
Zephyrus offer the glorious harmony and sinuous counterpoint of six sweetly toned bagpipes underpinned by driving percussion. Formed by Jon Swayne in 1998 to perform his piece The Halfe Hannikin Variations, Zephyrus brings together some of the best players of modern English bagpipes. The polyphonic style of writing developed by Jon is quite unique and exploits to the full the amazingly rich sonority offered by six pipes.

The Halfe Hannikin Variations is a suite of music inspired by the tune of the same name in John Playford's 1651 edition of The English Dancing Master, while the English Suite uses English dance and song forms as the basis for new and beautiful themes. Both pieces are available on CDs released in 2007. Zephyrus also have in their repertoire two striking pieces by their percussionist, composer Terry Mann.

Zephyrus have performed at festivals, arts centres & concerts, in venues ranging from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral to churches and even a castle, and have been successful in obtaining funding support from the Arts Council of England.

   Zephyrus's Friend Space (Top 17)
Zephyrus has 112 friends.
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 Telling the Bees 


 Cyser 


 James Larcombe 


 Fiona Larcombe and Terry Mann 


 Zoé 


 Cécile NGUYÊN-QUANG 


 Naïal 


 julien cartonnet 


 Metheglin 


 Kolektif Istanbul 


 Le Breuil 


 Dave Rowlands 





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Neff Brothers





May 24 2009 10:45 PM

FÁILTE and thanks for your friendship.  Sláinte, traditional music on Uilleann Pipes & Fiddle  @  www.neffbros.eu
WUNAKINA





Apr 11 2009 2:07 PM

heyho..
thx for the add!
happy easter
peace
~ wunakina ~


Naïal





Mar 20 2009 2:56 PM

Hey, I just saw we are on your toplist.
Very proud of it.
Many thanks. Hope to see you soon.

Regards.

Stéphane
Mandrake! The Medieval Carnival Band





Feb 13 2009 11:07 PM

Thanks, Zephyrs all, for adding us.

As they say . . . "Play up, play up, and play the pipes!"

Mandrake! Medieval Minstrels
Lena





Jan 5 2009 7:03 PM

You sound Great.
I love the Bagpipes.

Thanks for the Add.

hugs---Lena
Steve the Green Man Potter





Dec 16 2008 12:06 AM

I am having a very frugal Yule/Christmas this year, so consider this to be your card to print out for yourself!

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Happy Yule/Christmas/mid-winter festival of your choice!
Flying manchots





Dec 8 2008 6:27 PM

Hello of the squadron!
We have finally any on-line tracks!!
Come to listen to!!

All the best from the Flying Manchots
Metheglin





Dec 8 2008 8:51 AM

Hi to all!
Congrats to Mike York on his new appointment!
All the best
Pete, Clare and Mike
Strömkarlen





Oct 16 2008 10:18 AM

Thanks for the add!

Lovely greetings from Dresden, Germany
/Strömkarlen -songs from the north-
Musica Inspirata





Oct 16 2008 8:56 AM

Ciao Zephyrus,
thank you very much for accepting my request. I heard you in Saint Chartier in July, simply wonderful!
I hope to see you in Italy one day.
All the best.
The Dancing Masters





Oct 13 2008 7:41 AM

Thanks for your friendship.
This is really great!
/TDM
Apepu





Oct 6 2008 9:23 PM

The music penetrates the world in all directions!
The light began to dance and never again was silent.
Many positive vibration strength, peace, light.
Maltavern





Sep 11 2008 9:24 AM

Merci pour l'ajout
Bonne route à vous
Christo pour Maltavern

..
Maltavern - boogie blues jig live fleury
envoyé par linojo89..
Flying manchots





Jul 31 2008 9:33 AM

Hello Zephyrus!
Your music is so great!!
Thanks for all

Les Flying manchots
Arcandage





Jul 31 2008 9:20 AM

Hello !
Thanks for the add!
Your music is very interesting and the sound is so clean!
Very good music ... we love it !

See you soon

Arcandage
McNando





Jul 28 2008 12:55 PM

Hi Zephyrus !!
Beautiful and very interesting your musical work !!
We like very much your sound !!
THANKS a lot for the add !
Good musical summer !!
MANY CIAO from McNando !!
ME RedFire





Jul 26 2008 10:44 PM

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Kurt





Jul 23 2008 8:03 PM

Thank you very much for being friends!
Excellent music!
Best wishes from Germany,
Kurt
Pipe-Dream Music Label





Jul 23 2008 8:02 AM

Hi again all!
Thanks for adding us...we are so pleased to be friends. We especially enjoyed the choreography of the band at St. Chartier.
Hope you sold loads of CD's.
Regards
Pete and Clare
Metheglin





Jul 22 2008 6:05 PM

Hello Gals and Gals!
Thanks for adding us!
You were absolutely BRILL at St Chartier.
Great to see you all.
Cheers
Pete and Clare
Naïal





Jul 16 2008 10:25 AM

I heard you (an saw you) in Saint-Chartier. It was absolutly wonderful.
A very beautiful concert.

Greetings.

Stéphane
Roos





Jul 15 2008 6:49 PM

Thank you for the concert at Saint Chartier! WOW! The music is realy great! And Jon, your bagpipes are wonderful and great to play on!
Greetings from Flanders, Roos
Vouv’ tia Vénou





Jul 8 2008 2:09 PM

Duo Chazot-Mauchand





Jun 19 2008 9:53 AM

Hello friends pipers,

I know you don't like bagpipe's bands, but I wanted to offer you this lovely picture.
Aren't we cute ?

Jon, you can recognise one of your bagpipes...

Greetings.

Stéphane


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Zoé





Jun 16 2008 9:21 AM

PS : I like your music very much !!!
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