Thursday 20 August 2009

Woke to monsoon conditions this morning. Yesterday's rehearsals achieved lots I think: we felt like a band, and I heard lots of sounds I'd never heard before. For example ... Martin Carthy singing Lord Randall accompanied by gamba and wire-strung harp, Alasdair Roberts singing the Book of Doves with all of us joining in at various points (and new site-specific lyrics about the Perseids in August), Patsy and Barnaby's jawdropping Salve Splendor from the Inchcolm Antiphoner with triplepipes, and Chris's flute pibroch with two harps (one bray) and viol. When Martin and Alasdair started figuring out Joy to the Person of My Love together, cameras were reached for ...