The York Waits

The York Waits is a quintet of music artists who revived the custom from the “town band” since it was known in Britain in the 14th hundred years. They focus on period compositions performed on genuine instruments, and appearance at official features for god, the father Mayor and the organization of York. Anthony Barton (cornet, tenor shawm, soprano capped shawn, Flemish bagpipe, tube and tabor, percussion, recorders, cittern, lute), Tim Bailey (sackbut, soprano shawm, hurdy-gurdy, alto-flute, alto curtal, recorders), Wayne Merryweather (bass curtal, tenor shawm, British and Flemish bagpipes, recorders), Ian Richardson (bass curtal, soprano and soprano capped shawm, recorders, flute, hurdy-gurdy), and Roger Richardson (alto shawm, soprano and capped shawms, recorders, bass flute) perform music created between your 14th and 17th hundreds of years in an genuine style, and also have produced many recordings for the Saydisc label, including 1588: Music From enough time from the Spanish Armada and Music From enough time of Richard III. Their design is intentionally archaic, attaining an authenticity of manifestation several century old. Among modern performing organizations, listeners will see parallels using the seems of Gryphon and Amazing Blondel.