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Zephyrus
Folk / Experimental / Other

"The English Bagpipe Orchestra"


United Kingdom

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   Zephyrus: General Info
Member Since4/12/2008
Record LabelRocke records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 12 2008 3:00P
The Church, St.Chartier festival, France St.Chartier
Jul 13 2008 3:00P
The Church, St.Chartier festival, France St.Chartier
Jul 18 2008 7:00P
Cornemuses d’Europe festival, France Autun
Jul 19 2008 7:00P
Cornemuses d’Europe festival, France Autun
Aug 5 2008 10:00A
Sidmouth Folk Festival, Devon Sidmouth, Southwest
Aug 5 2008 8:00P
Manor Pavillion, Sidmouth Sidmouth, Southwest

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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 12)
Zephyrus has 37 friends.
 Terry Mann 


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 Meridian 


 BLOWZABELLA 


 Telling the Bees 


 Cyser 


 James Larcombe 


 Fiona Larcombe and Terry Mann 


 Cécile NGUYÊN-QUANG 


 Dave Rowlands 


 Squeake's Noyse 


 Thor Ewing 





Zephyrus's Friends Comments
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Duo Chazot-Mauchand





Jun 19 2008 2:53 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 2:21 AM

PS : I like your music very much !!!
Zoé





Jun 16 2008 2:18 AM

hi !
thanks for the "add" !
hope you'll enjoy your stay in Autun !
bye
Zoé
Dom and Woody





Jun 11 2008 3:00 AM

We are your friends now....
ME RedFire





May 19 2008 9:43 PM

Grazie for the add.

Looking forward!

~ME
Fireside Pipe Band





May 14 2008 4:17 PM

Zephyrus,

You truly are a Bagpipe Orchestra! The intricate harmonies are captivating. Welcome to the Fireside and thanks for the add.

Chris
~FPB
Roos





May 5 2008 3:51 AM

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Greetings from a Flemish piper ;-)
Duo Chazot-Mauchand





May 4 2008 11:51 PM

Hello again,

It is the third time I'm friend with Zephyrus, so I'm proud three times !
Thanks again for your support.

Best regards.

Stéphane
Naïal





May 4 2008 11:45 PM

Hello Zephyrus friends,

many thanks for the add.
I hope you will enjoy Naïal's experimentations. I invite you to listen to "voies contigues", a polyphonic work for four bagpipes. It may interest you...

Regards.

Stéphane Mauchand
Duo Gourdon-Mauchand





May 4 2008 11:40 PM

Hello, colleagues pipers,

Proud to become your friend. I've already said to Jon that your two albums are absolutely fabulous, full of ideas and innovative way in polyphonic work with bagpipes.
I will be glad to see you and listen to you in Saint-Chartier.

Greetings from France.

Stéphane Mauchand
Dave Rowlands





Apr 30 2008 5:43 AM

Hi all,

fabulous, mesmerising music that still leaves me speechless and shaking after all these years. An effect only equalled by my first viewing of The Wall by Pink Floyd. Well done.
Cécile NGUYÊN-QUANG





Apr 29 2008 11:35 PM

Great sound. I really love your music.
And many thanks for the add.
Salutations du Morvan.
Cécile.
Telling the Bees





Apr 13 2008 11:18 AM

Yay! Great to see you up here xxx

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