Early music recs wanted

[ellid]

I'm particularly interested in pilgrimage songs, but any good early music collection will do. I just picked up a CD by the New London Consort and am craving more.

:D

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Just My $0.02

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

I've never actually heard the Medieval Baebes even though a lot of people rave about them.

Meh. I have some of their albums, but they don't do much for me (and their Middle English pronunciation bugs me :-P).

If you specifically want pilgrim songs, I believe that Alla Francesca did a recording of Llibre Vermeill. So did Hesperion XX/XXI (Jordi Savall's group). Sequentia didn't (IIRC), but most of their recordings of medieval Spanish songs should scratch that itch; ditto Altramar and Ensemble Alcatraz.

Re: Just My $0.02

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the list! These sound terrific.

Question: do you have any recs for John Dowland? I'm not crazy about Emma Kirkby and Sting's version drove me nuts....

Re: Just My $0.02

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

do you have any recs for John Dowland?

I tend to sing Dowland more than listen to him :-) so I don't have any recs off the top of my head--I can check after I get home tonight. Is it just Kirkby, or do you not like British vocal style generally?

Re: Just My $0.02

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Kirkby. I've never cared for her voice. OTOH, I'll take an English oratorio tenor over just about anyone except the late, great Fritz Wunderlich.