Pilgrim Hall Museum celebrates its 200th anniversary with a gala fundraising event featuring Seven Times Salt and dance caller Tom Roby. Join this festive 17th-century style masque and English Country Dance party in the Museum’s original 1824 Main Hall as you’ve never seen it before—just emptied of its artworks in preparation for a major renovation. It’s the perfect location for a once-every-two-centuries party! All dances taught; no experience necessary. Creative attire encouraged.

Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion
Josh Schreiber, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute
with dance caller Tom Roby

6pm: red carpet welcome: parade your attire and enjoy a celebratory reception
7-9 pm: music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
Tickets $125 per person, $100 members (reservations required)

Presented by Pilgrim Hall Museum

Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life during the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and the lute, viola da gamba, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best (and the worst) musicians in town. STS brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from Pepys’ diaries along with music by his many friends including Blagrave, Young, Locke, and others.

Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, baritone
David H. Miller, tenor & bass viol, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, archlute, tenor

Presented by Connecticut Early Music Festival
La Grua Center, 32 Water St. Stonington, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free. Buy Tickets

Join Seven Times Salt in a historic home on the shores of Lake Champlain. We’ll serve up a hearty helping of Renaissance drinking songs, elegant consort works, joyous dance tunes, and broadside ballads—with audience participation encouraged! Program details will be announced. We’re pleased to welcome back David H. Miller for this very special evening.

Karen Burciaga, violin, tenor viol, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
David H. Miller, viola da gamba, baritone
Matthew Wright, lute, tenor

Private home in Essex, NY within easy walking distance of Essex ferry. The ferry runs until 8:30pm.
$20 suggested donation at the door.

Spaces are limited! Please email us if you’d like to attend and we’ll add you to the guest list. Details will be emailed in late May.

We herald Spring with a brand new program of 16th- and 17th-c. music from across Europe including works by Lassus, Encina, Manerio, Campion, Senfl and many more. Songs of true love and heartache, rough winds and sweet birdsong, small rain and small beer mark this joyous celebration of life and renewal.

Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, tenor viol, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor

By donation ($20 suggested) Buy Tickets
Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Watertown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

In celebration of St. Andrews Episcopal Church’s 100th anniversary, we herald Spring with a brand new program. We’ll perform 16th- and 17th-c. music from across Europe including works by Lassus, Encina, Manerio, Campion, Senfl and many more. Songs of true love and heartache, rough winds and sweet birdsong, small rain and small beer mark this joyous celebration of life and renewal.

Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, tenor viol, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor

By donation ($10 suggested)
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 135 Lafayette St. Marblehead, MA

Seven Times Salt makes our Club Passim debut! As Revels puts it,“music has a habit of jumping fences,” and we are thrilled to do just that as we bring our signature folk-early music crossover sound to Passim audiences. Longtime fans and brand new friends alike can enjoy Renaissance consorts, English dance tunes, broadside ballads, and a few surprises. Tap your feet, raise your glass, and sing along.

Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

with Barbara Allen Hill, soprano, percussion

Club Passim, 47 Palmer St. Cambridge, MA
$25/$23 (students & members) Buy Tickets

In our annual jaunt to the dance floor, STS will provide splendid live music for the Harvard Square English Country Dance. You’ll hear tunes popular from 1650 up to the present; some are elegant, some rowdy, some romantic, some playful. English Country Dance is social, community dancing. Our friendly caller Orly Krasner will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary. Come dance with us!

Karen Burciaga, fiddle
Dan Meyers, winds, percussion
Josh Schreiber, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute

Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$5-15 sliding scale

Presented by CDS-Boston

Enjoy selections from our beloved annual concert online. To celebrate the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun, we perform early music from across the British Isles and Europe, including familiar carols, wintry consorts, festive wassailing songs, Renaissance dances, Irish tunes, and always a surprise or two. Brew yourself a warm beverage and say hello in the chat! Video remains available for later viewing.

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, uilleann pipes, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, tenor

Free to watch on YouTube.
Please consider donating to support the musicians.

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Now in its 21st incarnation, our beloved annual concert celebrates the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. We perform early music from across the British Isles and Europe including familiar carols, wintry consort, festive wassailing songs, Renaissance dances, Irish tunes, and always a surprise or two. Audience participation encouraged and jollity guaranteed!

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, tenor

St. John’s Episcopal Church, 705 Hale St. Beverly, MA

Donations welcome

Now in its 21st incarnation, our beloved annual concert celebrates the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. We perform early music from across the British Isles and Europe including familiar carols, wintry consorts, festive wassailing songs, Renaissance dances, Irish tunes, and always a surprise or two. Audience participation encouraged and jollity guaranteed! Stay for a cup of cider after the show.

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, tenor

Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA

By donation at the door, $20 suggested. Cash/check or donate online.

We mark Bonfire Night with a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer! 

Ari Nieh, bass-baritone
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar
Dan Meyers, recorders, bagpipes, percussion
Josh Schreiber, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora

Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA

$20 suggested donation. Buy Tickets

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On Bonfire Night, join us for a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer! 

Ari Nieh, bass-baritone
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar
Dan Meyers, recorders, bagpipes, percussion
Josh Schreiber, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St, Bristol, RI
$25 at the door

A spirited celebration of the splendid music heard in Shakespeare’s plays at the original Globe theater in London. We perform works ranging from melancholy to mirthful including songs the Bard mentions by name, works by his talented contemporaries including Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and Robert Johnson, and selected scenes from the plays read aloud in Original Pronunciation. Dance tunes from the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts and a saucy ballad or two round out the festivities!

Barbara Allen Hill, soprano, percussion
Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, tenor viol, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor

Presented by Connecticut Early Music Festival
La Grua Center, 32 Water St. Stonington, CT
Tickets $40 general, $15 student Purchase

A spirited celebration of the splendid music heard in Shakespeare’s plays at the original Globe theater in London. We perform works ranging from melancholy to mirthful including songs the Bard mentions by name, works by his talented contemporaries including Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and Robert Johnson, and selected scenes from the plays read aloud in Original Pronunciation. Dance tunes from the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts and a saucy ballad or two round out the festivities!

Barbara Allen Hill, soprano, percussion
Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, tenor viol, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor

By Donation at the door ($10 suggested)
Part of the BEMF Fringe Concert Series
Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St. Boston, MA

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Celebrate 20 years of Salt with a tour of 17th-century London’s taverns, markets and well-appointed homes. We’ll perform music for the consort-of-six, a favored ensemble during Elizabeth I’s reign. Our program include virtuosic settings from Thomas Morley’s First Booke of Consort Lessons and the Cambridge Consort Books; a generous helping of country dance tunes; and our own arrangements of broadside ballads about epic battles, lovelorn farmers, and that most perennial of all subjects...beer.

Karen Burciaga, violin, voice
Olav Chris Henriksen, cittern
Carol Lewis, bass viol
Dan Meyers, flute, recorders, percussion, voice
Emily O’Brien, recorders, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice

Yard concert at private residence, Medford MA. Address sent to ticket buyers.
By Donation ($20 suggested) Buy Tickets
BYOB, snacks, and lawn chair!

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Celebrate 20 years of Salt with a tour of 17th-century London’s taverns, markets and well-appointed homes. We’ll perform music for the consort-of-six, a favored ensemble during Elizabeth I’s reign. Our program include virtuosic settings from Thomas Morley’s First Booke of Consort Lessons and the Cambridge Consort Books; a generous helping of country dance tunes; and our own arrangements of broadside ballads about epic battles, musicians making trouble, and that most perennial of all subjects...beer.

Stay for a birthday party after the show!

Karen Burciaga, violin, voice
Olav Chris Henriksen, cittern
Carol Lewis, bass viol
Dan Meyers, flute, recorders, percussion, voice
Emily O’Brien, recorders, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice

Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested) Buy Tickets
Masks strongly encouraged

Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life during the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and the lute, viola da gamba, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best (and the worst) musicians in town. STS brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from Pepys’ diaries along with music by his many friends including Blagrave, Young, Locke, and others.

Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder 
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, archlute, voice
with Alastair Thompson as Samuel Pepys

Free to watch on YouTube
Donations encouraged ($10 suggested) Donate Now
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Diary entries

Seven Times Salt celebrates life, love, and music as part of our 20th anniversary season. Inspired by the works of our friend, poet and Italophile Scott Harney, the program features love songs of 17th-c Italy along with choice Renaissance dance tunes, followed by a brief visit to Elizabethan England. Finally, we’ll take a sea voyage to southern Italy, performing traditional and classical songs from Scott’s adopted city of Naples. In between, you’ll hear several of his poems read aloud by the musicians. His posthumous collection of poems, The Blood of San Gennaro, will be available for purchase at the concert.

Angie Tyler, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar
Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone
Rebecca Shaw, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute

I AM Books, 124 Salem St. Boston, MA
$15 admission. Purchase Tickets
Masks encouraged

“What makes a scholar thirst? The search for one good truth, a dozen better lies, and the thought of a decent ale in the failing afternoon.”
—from “Lunch at the Thirsty Scholar” by Scott Harney

Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life during the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and the lute, viola da gamba, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best (and the worst) musicians in town. STS brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from Pepys’ diaries along with music by his many friends including Blagrave, Young, Locke, and others.

Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, archlute, voice
with Alastair Thompson as Samuel Pepys

Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested) Buy tickets
Masks required.

Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life during the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and the lute, viola da gamba, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best (and the worst) musicians in town. STS brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from Pepys’ diaries along with music by his many friends including Blagrave, Young, Locke, and others.

Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, archlute, voice
with Alastair Thompson as Samuel Pepys

Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave. Needham, MA
$20 general seating. Buy Tickets
Masks required.

Enjoy the solstice at home! December marked the 20th year of our beloved winter solstice concerts. This holiday program features seasonal music of Europe, the British Isles, and North America. You'll hear a pleasing variety of festive wassailing songs, carols and dances from the Renaissance to the modern day, rugged shapenote hymns, upbeat Irish reels, and a hearty helping of STS originals, with a few surprises along the way.

Karen Burciaga, violin, viola, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
David H. Miller, viola da gamba, baritone
Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, tenor

with
Elise Groves, soprano
Elizabeth Hardy, bagpipes, recorder, dulcian, alto
Barbara Allen Hill, mezzo/soprano
Teri Kowiak, mezzo-soprano
Jaya Lakshminarayanan, soprano, harp
Joshua T. Lawton, baritone
Jean Monroe, soprano, melodica, piano
Ari Nieh, bass-baritone
Beth Schreiber, soprano, guitar
Matthew Stein, dulcian, baritone

and
Michael Barrett, tenor
Matthew Groves, trombone
Shelley Otis, harp
Tobi Szüts, viola da gamba

Premieres on our YouTube channel and remains available.
FREE to watch; $20 suggested donation via Fractured Atlas or PayPal to inquiries (at) seventimessalt (dot) com.

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CHANGE OF VENUE: Eliot Church, 474 Centre St. Newton, MA

Seven Times Salt celebrates 20 years of our beloved winter solstice concerts. This holiday program features seasonal music of 16-18th century Europe, the British Isles, and the New World performed with period instruments and dialect. You'll hear festive wassailing songs, carols and dances, rugged shapenote hymns, Irish reels, and a hearty helping of STS originals. Jollity guaranteed and audience participation encouraged, with a few surprises along the way. Join us and sing back the Sun!

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice
David H. Miller, tenor viol, voice
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

and Guests of Solstice Past!
Elise Groves, soprano
Elizabeth Hardy, bagpipes, recorder, dulcian
Barbara Allen Hill, mezzo/soprano
Teri Kowiak, mezzo-soprano
Jaya Lakshminarayanan, soprano, harp
Joshua T. Lawton, baritone
Jean Monroe, soprano, melodica
Ari Nieh, bass-baritone
Beth Schreiber, soprano, ukulele
Matthew Stein, dulcian, baritone

CHANGE OF VENUE: Eliot Church, 474 Centre St. Newton, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested)
Masks required.

Buy tickets. Program PDF

CHANGE OF VENUE: Eliot Church, 474 Centre St. Newton, MA

Seven Times Salt celebrates 20 years of our beloved winter solstice concerts. This holiday program features seasonal music of 16-18th century Europe, the British Isles, and the New World performed with period instruments and dialect. You'll hear festive wassailing songs, carols and dances, rugged shapenote hymns, Irish reels, and a hearty helping of STS originals. Jollity guaranteed and audience participation encouraged, with a few surprises along the way. Join us and sing back the Sun!

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

and Guests of Solstice Past!
Elise Groves, soprano
Elizabeth Hardy, bagpipes, recorder, dulcian
Barbara Allen Hill, mezzo/soprano
Teri Kowiak, mezzo-soprano
Jaya Lakshminarayanan, soprano, harp
Joshua T. Lawton, baritone
Ari Nieh, bass-baritone
Beth Schreiber, soprano, ukulele
Matthew Stein, dulcian, baritone

CHANGE OF VENUE: Eliot Church, 474 Centre St. Newton, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested)
Masks required.

Buy Tickets. Program PDF

December marks twenty years of our beloved winter solstice concerts. This holiday program features seasonal music of the 16-18th centuries from across the British Isles and New World performed with period instruments and dialect. You'll hear festive wassailing songs, carols and dances, rugged tunes from early America and the Quebecois tradition, Irish reels, and a hearty helping of STS originals. Jollity guaranteed and audience participation encouraged. Please join us!

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, voice
Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St, Bristol, RI
$20 at the door
Masks required.

December marks the 20th year of our beloved winter solstice concerts. This holiday program features seasonal music of 16-18th century Europe and the British Isles performed with period instruments and dialect. You'll hear a pleasing variety of carols and dances, festive wassailing songs, rousing Irish reels, and a hearty helping of STS originals. Jollity guaranteed and audience participation encouraged. Please join us!

Elise Groves, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice
Emily O’Brien, recorders, voice
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, vielle, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

St. John’s Episcopal Church, 705 Hale St. Beverly Farms, MA
FREE admission; free-will offerings will be gratefully received. Masks required.

This delightful spooky program for the Hallowmas season depicts ghost encounters, witches’ dances, mad songs, fantastic beasts and more. You’ll hear ghoulish masquing tunes by Campion and Johnson, bizarre instrumental works by Picforth and Lawes, eerie tales of supernatural beings and fairy mayhem, and we’ll take a 17th-century trip to the Moon. We round out this unearthly program with our original settings of broadside ballads about Tom o’ Bedlam’s deranged exploits and the midnight antics of mischievous Robin Goodfellow. Will good magic win in the end?

Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, cornamuse, percussion, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested). Buy Tickets
Masks required.

This program will not be filmed; please join us in person!

This delightful spooky program for the Hallowmas season depicts ghost encounters, witches’ dances, mad songs, fantastic beasts and more. You’ll hear ghoulish masquing tunes by Campion and Johnson, bizarre instrumental works by Picforth and Lawes, eerie tales of supernatural beings and fairy mayhem, and we’ll take a 17th-century trip to the Moon. We round out this unearthly program with our original settings of broadside ballads about Tom o’ Bedlam’s deranged exploits and the midnight antics of mischievous Robin Goodfellow. Will good magic win in the end?

We’re pleased to join our friends In Stile Moderno for this very scary happening. Join us outside for cookies and cider after the show!

Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, cornamuse, percussion, voice
David H. Miller, bass viol, voice
Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, voice
Matthew Wright, lute, voice

Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA

By Donation ($20 suggested). FREE for college students with ID.
Buy Tickets
Masks required.

This program will not be filmed; please join us in person!

Seven Times Salt brings the best of 17th-century London to life in this convivial program of tunes for the tavern including jovial drinking songs, love ballads both naughty and nice, and rustic catches for carousing with friends. We imagine an evening in good company at the tavern, by the fireplace, with a favorite beverage in hand. We share tales of pickpockets and punks, wise maids and goodfellows, the wonders of tobacco, the pitfalls of gambling, and the delights of good ale. Between toasts, we contemplate the meaning of life and reflect on unrequited love. Rounding out the evening’s merriment are works by Wilbye, Ravenscroft, Robinson, and Sumarte, along with our original settings of lively country dances. In this spirit of cheerful musical camaraderie, our program celebrates the joys of gathering with friends. Raise your glass and voice and sing along!

Elise Groves - soprano, percussion
Matthew Leese - baritone
Karen Burciaga - violin, guitar, alto
Dan Meyers - recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, baritone
David H. Miller - viol, baritone
Matthew Wright - lute, cittern, tenor

FREE; donations welcome
Presented by SoHIP. Filmed in the pub at historic Aldworth Manor, Harrisville, NH

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