Artist: PRISMA
Title: In the Streets of London: A 17th Century Musical Pub Tour
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Fuga Libera
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac 24bits - 96.0kHz + Booklet
Total Time: 00:56:08
Total Size:  1.04 gb

Tracklist

01. The Division Violin & The Dancing Master: The New Hornpipe / Johnny, Cock Up thy Beaver / Newcastle
02. Trip It Upstairs / My Wife Is a Wanton Wee Thing / 9th of July / Dusty Windowsills
03. The Dancing Master: Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch / Daphne
04. The Star of County Down / Interlude: Musical Priest / Cooley’s / The Swallowtail
05. The Dancing Master: All in a Garden Green
06. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act III: If Love’s a Sweet Passion (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
07. Abdelazer, Z. 570: VIII. Hornpipe "Hole in the Wall" (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
08. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Prelude: Hornpipe (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
09. Streets of London
10. Carolan’s Draught
11. Cate of Bardie
12. Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Song. Music for a While (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
13. The Mad Lover: IV. Slow Air
14. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Curtain Tune (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
15. Skye Boat Song
16. Niel Gow’s Lament for His Second Wife
17. Londonderry Air / Danny Boy
18. The Dancing Master: Upon a Summers Day
19. The Dancing Master: Drive the Cold Winter Away
20. Groud After the Scotch Humour
21. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act III: Hornpipe (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Prisma)
22. The Sailor’s Wife / Jenny’s Wedding / The Green Fields of Rossbeigh / The Kerry / Tatter Jack Walsh

London 1651: the third year of Civil War. Opera houses and theatres are shut down, but the nightlife is buzzing: people enjoy a few hours of escape thanks to carefree dancing, cheerful songs and good drinks, living for today and not tomorrow. There’s so much life in the traditional tunes, virtuosic divisions and popular songs that were well-known thanks to the theatres! PRISMA takes us ona trip through the bars and pubs of London and explores the British dance music of the seventeenth century. This program comprises melodies from the famous collection The English Dancing Master, as well as music from The Division Violin, Scottish and Irish folk tunes, and even some later hits like Danny Boy – all served up in PRISMA’s spontaneous and lively signature style!