With this new program, The Playfords are returning to their roots. And once again draw from the infinite pool of the English Dancing Master by John and Henry Playford. From the cheerful, carefree, dreamy or even melancholic "Country Dance Tunes" the musicians have selected pieces of music that are related to the topic of onions. A topic that the ensemble feels particularly committed to, not least because it was founded in Weimar, where the famous onion market takes place every year. And so a musical menu with garlic and onions is created. Of course, not all ingredients can be revealed, but they include, among other things: recipes set to music, texts about dishes where garlic & onions are essential, plus music by the English Dancing Masters with pieces such as: Nutmigg and Ginger, Gathering Peascods, All in a Garden Green, Pepper's Black and other compositions and hits of the 17th century related to culinary and botany. The whole thing is served with a dash of improvisation, the main stylistic device of the ensemble.

Tracklist:

Henry Playford - Twas o'er the Hills and far away
Anonymous - I will give my love an apple
Anonymous - Nutmegs and Ginger
Henry Playford - Cook's Humour
Tim Liebert - Garlic and Onions
John Playford - The Glory of the Kitchen / Jamenko
Henry Playford - Lumps of Pudding
John Playford - The Merry Merry Milkmaids / The Milkmaid's Bob
John Playford, William Byrd - Northern Lasse's Lamentation / Sellinger's Round
Thomas Campion - Though you are young and I am old
John Playford - Dissembling Love
John Playford - On the cold ground
John Playford - Ginnie Pug or Strawberries and Cream
Tobias Hume - Tobacco
John Playford - An Old man is a Bed full of bones
John Playford - A Cup of Old Stingo
Henry Playford - Mrs Savages Whim
Anonymous - Are you going to Whittingham Fair
Anonymous - Role the Rumple Sawny

UPC: 196588226823
Label: Sony Bmg Europe
Release Date: 8.4.23
Format: CD

Playfords - Garlic & Onions (Ger) (CD)