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It was a great pleasure to return to St Matthew’s, Redhill in December 2023 to present a programme of medieval and renaissance carols from around Europe. You can hear some clips from the concert on our YouTube channel.

We have three concerts coming up over the next few months that may be of interest. Do join us if you can! Thursday 16 November 7.00pm Uckfield Music Club, Bridge Cottage, Uckfield, East Sussex We will be examining Henry VIII … Continue reading →

Faronel at Bolton Castle David and Michael will be performing at the Medieval Music in the Dales festival at Bolton Castle in Yorkshire in early September. See www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk for more info on the concerts, workshops and talks that form this … Continue reading →

Sunday 28 May 3.00pm, Green Cottage, Crowborough, TN6 2DF Our next concert for Crowborough Arts features music from the 12th to the 16th centuries reflecting themes that were important in medieval and renaissance everyday life, from love to war and … Continue reading →

Henners Vineyard, Herstmonceux, Saturday 18 June 7.00pm We are delighted to be performing very close to home at an unusual wine-tasting event to herald the beginning of English Wine Week at the wonderful Henners vineyard in Herstmonceux in June. The … Continue reading →

Alt J’s album The Dream topped the UK album charts back in February. The opening track, Bane, featured David on crumhorn, rackett and medieval pipes. In this podcast, you can hear the group and producer Charlie Andrew explaining how the … Continue reading →

St Margaret’s Church, Buxted, Saturday 16 July 5.00pm On July 16 we will be contributing to a concert in memory of Martin Eastwood as part of the Uckfield Festival. We played with Martin and his wife Jane for many years … Continue reading →

Saturday 23 April 2022 On Saturday 23 April you can hear us playing music from the time of Shakespeare as part of the ‘Sonnet Saunter’ event for the Mayfield Festival run by the Wateryard Group. You can enjoy an hour’s … Continue reading →

17 February 1.10pm We are pleased to be returning to Redhill to participate in the lunchtime concert series at St Matthew’s church. Our programme will present vocal and instrumental music that reflects various aspects of medieval and renaissance life such … Continue reading →

David was in the studio recently recording with indie band Alt-J for their forthcoming album The Dream, which will include some of Faronel’s bagpipes, crumhorns, cornamusen and racketts. The recording was done in an appropriately medieval setting – the great … Continue reading →