MENESTREL Menestrel CD
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| Artist: | Menestrel |
| Title: | Menestrel CD |
| Label: | |
| Format: | CD |
| Country | US |
| Barcode: | 3191684112114 |
| SKU: | VI-190847 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Folk |
Ménestrel-the Canadian early music ensemble of soprano-violinist Janelle Lucyk and tenor-lutenist Kerry Bursey-mix ancient repertoire with Canadian oral folk traditions. In an age defined by acceleration and artifice, their debut album, Ménestrel, reaches backward, not to escape the modern world, but to examine it's emotional roots. They gather songs drawn from several centuries and traditions, from the luminous melancholy of John Dowland to the ardent intimacy of Barbara Strozzi, from the refined contours of French Renaissance chanson to the rugged sincerity of Celtic and English folk ballads.The name ménestrel refers to the medieval minstrel, a musician who moved between written and oral traditions and carried songs across regions and generations. Janelle and Kerry draw on that lineage as they bring early music and folk repertoire into close conversation. Their approach highlights the continuity between these traditions, focusing on clarity, text, and the shared expressiveness that links courtly song with vernacular melody.Formed in 2019, Ménestrel bridges historical performance and Canadian oral folk traditions, and the ensemble has given performances and collaborated with singers and choirs in all of Canada's 13 provinces and territories. Janelle Lucyk is a singer and producer among an emerging generation of Canadian artists specializing in early music and historically informed performance, taking ideas from conception to the stage. Kerry Bursey is a tenor and plucked string instrumentalist whose voice is appreciated for it's luminous quality, and as a sought-after lutenist, he is also invested in the rare practice of self-accompaniment in early and folk music of northwestern traditions. Their concerts aim to demystify early music, juxtaposing it next to folk songs, which are songs of the people.
1 Spancil Hill
2 Outlandish Knight
3 Si dolce è'l tormento, SV 332
4 Si jamais mon ame blessée
5 Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
6 À la claire fontaine
7 Fear a' bhàta
8 Nancy's Courtship
9 Mille Regretz
10 Mille Regretz
11 Now, O Now I Needs Must Part
12 Fiddle Tune from Cape Breton
13 Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
14 Adieu ma tres belle maistresse
15 Sweeter Than Roses
16 She's Like the Swallow
17 Lass of London City
18 Blackbird
19 Yo soy la locura
20 Che si può fare?
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