The music of 17th- and 18th-century Scotland fuses homespun folk music with refined classical features. English music lovers, homesick Scots, and Italian composers all found themselves bewitched by these simple melodies. Seven Times Salt explores this unique crossroads with works by Purcell, Matteis, and Barsanti; traditional tunes for fiddle and pipes; and selections from early Scots manuscripts. In Scottish drawing rooms and dance halls, the only difference between a fiddler and a violinist was the music in front of him!
With Shari Alise Wilson, soprano, and Alastair Thompson, harpsichord
Live concert recording 2010
The music of 17th- and 18th-century Scotland fuses homespun folk music with refined classical features. English music lovers, homesick Scots, and Italian composers all found themselves bewitched by these simple melodies. Seven Times Salt explores this unique crossroads with works by Purcell, Matteis, and Barsanti; traditional tunes for fiddle and pipes; and selections from early Scots manuscripts. In Scottish drawing rooms and dance halls, the only difference between a fiddler and a violinist was the music in front of him!
With Shari Alise Wilson, soprano, and Alastair Thompson, harpsichord
Live concert recording 2010
