It is that moment in time and place when the soul catches a slow motion glimpse of itself traveling willy-nilly through the maelstrom of the great vortex. At once noble and base, it is coloured in a chromatic blue melancholy and dry red pathos. There too is the peace that comes with acceptance of one's fate... and the anguished impossibility of not struggling against this same fate... La Follia Itinerante holds up a mirror that we may see ourselves as we really are: beggars before God. And makes us laugh at our own pitiful and ludicrous condition.

A true Follia is unique at each playing. It exists for a moment and then vanishes. This one was caught on a warm and sunny afternoon in a garden house on the southern slopes of the Schwarzwald. It takes as inspiration the Follias of Nicholas Chédeville, Corelli, Vivaldi, Marais and the many other composers, known and unknown, who have added to our treasure store of Follias.

1. Troisieme Suitte Fanfare (Jacques Hotteterre)-The Hurdy
2. Rondeau Le Complaisant Six Galante Duos - Suite I (EP Chedeville)-The Hurdy
3. Sellingers Round - Marlborough (English Traditional)-The Hurdy
4. Amusements en Duo - Tambourins 1 - 2 (Jean-Baptiste Dupuits)-The Hurdy
5. Les Fleurs - Les Margeurites (Philibert Delavigne)-The Hurdy
6. Commedia - Danze Curiose per Teatro - Nos 9 (Gregorio Lambranzi)-The Hurdy
7. Les Fleurs - Les Penseees (Philibert Delavigne)-The Hurdy
8. Commedia - Danze Curiose per Teatro - Nos 11 (Gregorio Lambranzi)-The Hurdy
9. Les Fleurs - Les Prime-Veres (Philibert Delavigne)-The Hurdy
10. Commedia - Danze Curiose per Teatro - Nos 18 (Gregorio Lambranzi)-The Hurdy
11. La Follia Itinerante (Anonymous)-The Hurdy

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 5/28/2010
The Hurdy-Gurdy Band lives in Massachusetts USA

Tagged as: Classical, Medieval, Baroque, Classical Period, Instrumental, Hurdy Gurdy

1. A Spagna in the Works by Alison Crum and Roy Marks: Ethereal, enigmatic and exhilarating renaissance miniature masterpieces for viol and lute
2. More Than Today by Robin Grey: gently experimental nu-folk
3. A Solo Piano Christmas by Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
4. Essential Scarlatti by Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
5. Bach and His Teachers by Paul Boehnke: Heartfelt music for harpsichord
6. Dolce Musica - A Contemplative Journey by Healing Muses: early music for healing
7. Now Center of Time by Jamie Janover: innovative hammered dulcimer
8. Messe a l'usage des Couvents by Craig Hanson: exquisitely moving Baroque organ music
9. Boismortier (Harpsichord music) by Kathleen McIntosh: delicious harpsichord rarities
10. Chopin Preludes for Piano by Eric Zivian: virtuoso fortepianist plays Chopin
11. Schubert - Music for fortepiano four hands by Seth Carlin: fortepiano music from the early 1800s
12. Bach and Telemann - Sonatas, Preludes and Fantasias by Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
13. Musical Evolution by Music of the Spheres: small Baroque chamber ensemble
14. Buxtehude - Suites and Variations by Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
15. German Viola da Gamba Sonatas by Ernst Stolz: Renaissance and Baroque beautiful music revealed by Dutch gambist and multi-instrumentalist
16. You are the Music of my Silence by Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
17. Passage by Mike Wall: healing music for planetary transformation
18. Countryside Stroll by Cari Live: thoughtful expressions through intelligent new age
19. Dayazell by Dayazell: ancient and traditional world music
20. In a Garden So Green, Lute Music of Scotland by Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations

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