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. Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
3. Asteria: late-medieval vocal and instrumental music
4. Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir: choral conductor extraordinaire
5. Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
6. Streicher Trio: classical chamber music on period instruments
7. Rossignol: spare and lyrical medieval troubadour songs
8. Daughters of Elvin: Medieval Songs of Love and Enchantment
9. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
10. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
11. Briddes Roune: 13th century medieval English songs
12. Vito Paternoster: cellist extraordinaire
13. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
14. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
15. Jacob Heringman: renaissance lute
16. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
17. Edward Martin: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute
18. Canconier: Medieval music from the 12th to the 15th centuries
19. Skarazula: medieval European, Turkish and Arabic music
20. Zephyrus: Early Music vocal ensemble