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Gaïta Medieval Music Performance |
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Gaïta is based around the core of Chris Elmes and Cait Webb but regularly performs with a wide range of other medieval music specialists.
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Chris Elmes -
Bagpipes, medieval fiddles, oud, percussion, director Chris is director and founding member of Gaïta. He also publishes books of transcriptions from medieval music sources, most notably the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso, the Wise. He also made a number of the instruments played by the group. When not being medieval Chris also plays gajda, tambura and tapan in Tsârvuli, the Bulgarian/Macedonian folk music group. In the rest of his spare time he is director of Vorionisi, the Greek folk music group. |
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Cait Webb - Shawms,
gothic harp, lap harp, pipe and tabor, percussion Cait is the other core and founding member of Gaïta. She also researches and teaches early dance including the recently unearthed Gresley manuscript (late 15th C Derbyshire). Another area of expertise is her medieval Calligraphy and Illumination and modern watercolours. Cait also plays kaval in Tsârvuli, the Bulgarian/Macedonian folk music group. |
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Andrew Casson -
Medieval lute, citole, recorders, whistles, percussion Andrew is one of our regular performers joining us for concerts, fairs and playing for the early dance group. Andrew also plays tambura and tapan in in the Tsârvuli, the Bulgarian/Macedonian folk music group. |
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Stacy Schumacher -
Oud, citole percussion Stacy is one of our regular performers joining us for concerts, fairs, etc. |
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| Tembu Rongong -
Voice, narrations Tembu joins us for our concerts as singer, narrator and story teller. He also sings in church choirs, operas and musicals. |
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| Anne Marie Summers -
Voice, bagpipes, hurdy gurdy, recorders, harp A regular on the medieval scene in Britain and Europe, Anne Marie is one of the multi-talented performers in Misericordia and Squeak's Noise. Outside of medieval music Anne Marie also performs in Magpiety and Zephyrus. Anne Marie's homepage |
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| Thor Ewing - Voice,
narrations Thor, amongst other things, is a writer, translator and singer. He is active in a number of period ensembles including Squeak's Noise. Thor's recent work as an author includes Viking Clothing (Tempus Publishing). Thor's homepage |
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| David Yardley -
Voice David sang with us on our CD O Dulcis Scotia but has sadly now returned to Australia where he performs regualrly with some of the best choirs in the country. David's homepage |
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Contact: Chris
Elmes
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Last
updated 29th
April
2008