Paul Baker recorders/hurdy-gurdy/early bagpipes/renaissance guitar/loud winds/voice Pam Smith lute/renaissance guitar/cittern/early bagpipes/loud winds David Jarratt-Knock cornett/recorders/early bagpipes/renaissance guitar Martin Cummins lutes/bandora/orpharion/early bagpipes

Diabolus in Musica is a merry band of musicians who combine professional performance standards, a commitment to authentic performance practice, supreme versatility, and an evangelical drive to make early music approachable. We use costume, Tudor speech, audience participation, and lots of humour to bring alive the secular music of the 16th century. A Diabolus concert is often placed at the start of an early music series to attract new audiences.

Sample Programme:

We maintain a large repertoire of 16th century popular music. Programmes are generally devised individually for each event, or sometimes improvised on the spot. Examples: Merry maids, lusty lads & cheerful cuckolds; The stake, the rack and the gibbet; Elizabethan Christmas Celebration

Education:

Tudor Life and Music - a whistle-stop tour of Tudor music and instruments, with participation and gruesome anecdotes.

Recordings:

A Cheste of Fyne Jewells: Diabolus in Musica Recordings

Performances:

30 Sep 06 Elizabethan Days at Hardwick Hall
3 Dec 06 Aston Hall by Candlelight
23 Jun 07 Ludlow Festival Shakespeare Day

Contact:

Paul Baker, 21 Oakfield Avenue, Kingswinford,

West Midlands DY6 8HJ

Tel: 01384 295210

Email : paul@diabolus.org
Website : www.diabolus.org