Doncaster Waites |
The
Doncaster Waites are an early music group based in the town of
Doncaster. They take their name from the bands of musicians who used to
be employed by local corporations as town musicians. |
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The band performs on a variety of reproduction period instruments. The shawm is used to give the original sound of the waites, a loud double reed instrument ideal for outdoors or large rooms. The pipe and tabor (drum) is a popular combination and is used for dance music in particular. Recorders and flutes produce a more familiar, quieter sound and are ideal for small rooms and consort playing. The noise of the crumhorn often seems to be associated with Henry VIII, and its curved shape never fails to provoke curiosity. Other colourful sounds are produced by the hurdy gurdy, tambourin de Bearn, rackett, cornamuse and curtal. The group also sings and likes to specialise in the popular part songs and rounds of the period as heard in the streets, homes and ale houses of Renaissance England. |
The music they perform is all taken or adapted from original sources.
Normally these cover a wide period up to the mid 17th century, but a
more precise programme can be prepared if required. |
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