Singer/instrumentalist John Fleagle created some of the most lyrical and inventive performances of medieval song. With a background in jazz and traditional singing, his voice captivated audiences at festivals around the world. His contemporary style of interpretation breathed life into poems some seven or eight hundred years old--be they in Old French, Latin, Middle English or Gaelic. He fashioned compelling arrangements of his songs on beautiful reconstructions of medieval stringed instruments: lute, gothic harp and hurdy-gurdy, which he also designed and built. Fleagle is well known to radio audiences here and abroad for his epic musical storytelling adventures, including the Voyage of Saint Brendan and the Roman de Silence. He can be heard, as well, on Erato, New Albion and BMG records.

Worlds Bliss - Medieval Songs of Love and Death

Tagged as: Classical, Folk, Medieval, Classical Singing, Harp, Vielle.

1. In Nova Cantica: carols and chansons from the 13th - 17th Centuries for dancing, festivities and mayhem
2. Asteria: late-medieval vocal and instrumental music
3. Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
4. Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir: choral conductor extraordinaire
5. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
6. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
7. Daughters of Elvin: Medieval Songs of Love and Enchantment
8. Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
9. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
10. Edward Martin: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute
11. AlmaNova: lively flute/guitar duo
12. Jacob Heringman: renaissance lute
13. Briddes Roune: 13th century medieval English songs
14. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
15. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
16. Rossignol: spare and lyrical medieval troubadour songs
17. Canconier: Medieval music from the 12th to the 15th centuries
18. Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
19. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
20. Mediva: medieval music made enticingly modern