The duo Misericordia specialises in the Music and Song of Medieval Britain and Europe. Anne Marie Summers and Stephen Tyler have been playing and recording together as a duo for over a decade, taking some of the earliest scored music and combining it with the improvisational element of folk music for an exciting and dynamic performance.

They are accomplished multi-instrumentalists, and their wide range of instruments allows them many different sound textures to match the different musical traditions of medieval Europe.

Misericordia will take you from the mesmeric drone-based harmonies of their trademark combination of bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy, to the harmonically sparser sound of recorder and citole, as well as to softer timbres such as voice and harp.

Performances also include quieter, more reflective pieces, often extended through improvisation, using voice, recorder, harp, and lutes.

Misericordia also appear at churches, castles and halls, heritage sites, storytelling events, historical fairs and other outdoor events throughout the country, complete with medieval clothing and tent.

Current concert projects include: Passion, Plague and Pilgrimage, a programme of music from the dark and troubled 14th century, including Italian Istampitas, love songs of Machaut and pilgrimage songs from the Llibre Vermell.

For more information, please visit their website.

Passion, Pestilence and Polyphony