Garlic & Onions The Playfords

• Henry Playford (1657 - 1709): Twas o'er the Hills and far away (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 1 Playford: Twas o'er the Hills and far away (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 05:17
• Anonymous: I will give my love an apple:
• 2 Anonymous: I will give my love an apple 03:38
• Nutmegs and Ginger:
• 3 Anonymous: Nutmegs and Ginger 01:51
• Henry Playford: Cook's Humour (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 4 Playford: Cook's Humour (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 01:12
• Tim Liebert (b. 1966): Garlic and Onions:
• 5 Liebert: Garlic and Onions 02:25
• John Playford (1623 - 1686): The Glory of the Kitchen / Jamenko (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 6 Playford: The Glory of the Kitchen / Jamenko (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 01:16
• Henry Playford: Lumps of Pudding (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 7 Playford: Lumps of Pudding (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 04:41
• John Playford: The Merry Merry Milkmaids / The Milkmaid's Bob (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 8 Playford: The Merry Merry Milkmaids / The Milkmaid's Bob (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 02:34
• John Playford, William Byrd (ca. 1540 - 1623): Northern Lasse's Lamentation / Sellinger's Round (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 9 Playford, Byrd:Northern Lasse's Lamentation / Sellinger's Round (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 03:58
• Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620): Though you are young and I am old (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 10 Campion: Though you are young and I am old (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 02:02
• John Playford: Dissembling Love (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 11 Playford: Dissembling Love (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 03:40
• On the cold ground (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 12 Playford: On the cold ground (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 02:05
• Ginnie Pug or Strawberries and Cream (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 13 Playford: Ginnie Pug or Strawberries and Cream (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 01:26
• Tobias Hume (ca. 1569 - 1645): Tobacco (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 14 Hume: Tobacco (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 02:04
• John Playford: An Old man is a Bed full of bones (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 15 Playford: An Old man is a Bed full of bones (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 02:28
• A Cup of Old Stingo (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords):
• 16 Playford: A Cup of Old Stingo (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) 03:03
• Henry Playford: Mrs Savages Whim (Arr. for Renaissance ensemble by The Playfords):
• 17 Playford: Mrs Savages Whim (Arr. for Renaissance ensemble by The Playfords) 04:12
• Anonymous: Are you going to Whittingham Fair:
• 18 Anonymous: Are you going to Whittingham Fair 04:06
• Role the Rumple Sawny:
• 19 Anonymous: Role the Rumple Sawny 02:10
• Total Runtime 54:08

Info for Garlic & Onions

The musicians of The Playfords have compiled hearty, hearty dances of the English Renaissance, such as those by their namesake John Playford, Thomas Campion and Tobias Hume, for the new album, with "Garlic & Onions", "Strawberry & Cream", epicurean themes and the unadulterated life in the countryside.

The German ensemble "The Playfords" is known for presenting music of past centuries in a new way, excellently played of course. Their album "Luther dances" became a real bestseller. The new album is called "Garlic & Onions" and the music is about pleasure and culinary enjoyment in the broadest sense.

The focus is on music of the English Renaissance, such as the works of Thomas Campion or Tomas Hume, but also on English folk music, which not only describes the joy of good food (and drink), but also around the longing for a seemingly more unadulterated life in the English countryside in the 16th and 17th centuries. Inspired by John Playford's famous collection "The English Dancing Master", which also gave the ensemble its name, the album contains enjoyable traditional tunes such as "Nutmegs and Ginger", "Lumps of Pudding" and "The Cooks Humour", which thematise culinary pleasures with wit and ambiguity. The title song "Garlic and Onions" is by (German) singer-songwriter Tim Liebert (...). Songs like "The Merry Merry Milkmaids" conjure up images of merry rural escapades, while Tobias Hume's "Tobacco" is a tribute to the pleasures of the then-exotic. "I will give my love an apple" addresses the power of love through the hidden symbolism of the fruit, while "Glory of the Kitchen" praises the importance of good cooking. The Playfords' meticulous research and passion for unusual music is reflected in each piece.

Björn Werner, vocals
Annegret Fischer, recorders
Benjamin Dreßler, viola da gamba
Nora Thiele, percussion
Erik Warkenthin. baroque guitar, lute, chitarrone

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Booklet for Garlic & Onions