Available to book from $500 (USD). For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.
Historically Inspired, Passionate Performances of Medieval, Renaissance and Celtic Music sung and played on a variety of Traditional Plucked, Bowed, Hammered and Woodwind Instruments including: Harps, Recorders, Viola da Gamba, Dulcimer, Baroque Guitar, Wooden Flutes, Rebec and Psaltery
The Harper and The Minstrel specialize in beautiful Ayres and Ballads, but are quite adept at Jigs, Reels & Dances. Their vast repertoire includes unique arrangements from Spain's 13th Century Cantigas de Santa Maria to the music of Elizabethan era English Lutenist John Dowland to 17th Century Irish Harper Turlough O'Carolan and much more.
JAY MICHAELS:
Wire-strung Harp, Celtic Folk Harp, Viola da Gamba, Chitarra Spagnola (Baroque Guitar), Classical Guitar, Rebec, Dulcimer, Vocals
ABBY MICHAELS:
Vocals, Hammered Dulcimer, Recorders, Bamboo Flute, Irish Wooden Flute, Double Flute, Bowed Psaltery, Penny Whistles, Guitar
"Just Beautiful" - JON ANDERSON of YES
"You can best judge a musician's acumen by the way they interpret music, whether that music is familiar to you or obscure...Jay and Abby Michaels' deft adaptations of songs from Sting to Robert Burns are thrilling, and they reveal the pair to be artists of some skill," - MOTIF MAGAZINE
"Gently, lovely music...stunning voices." - RENAISSANCE MAGAZINE
"Sheer uniqueness" - DIRTY LINEN MAGAZINE
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