Prayers of the Rosary, by Mediæval Bæbes

Prayers of the Rosary

by Mediæval Bæbes

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Oiselette Merci d'avoir réalisé un album qui respecte le Christianisme. Belles voix, beau travail. Favorite track: Hail Holy Queen.

Koko_Lastiko Perfect for a walk in the foggy forest of cold autumn. Favorite track: Hail Holy Queen.

lizzyrock1984 Favourite tracks on first listen are Hail Holy Queen and Hail Mary. On first listen I have to say this isn't an album I have enjoyed listening to as much as previous albums. I think it will take some time to start liking other tracks. So far, they have done better. Favorite track: Hail Holy Queen.

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Presented in a beautiful three panel gatefold sleeve on matt card, with stunning gold leaf lettering and a 12 page booklet featuring band photography by Janice Issit and Karla Da Silva

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Both the brand new Mediaeval Baebes album, Prayers of the Rosary (ltd edition CD) and last year's A Pocketful of Posies (double CD and Hardback book)

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Presented in a beautiful three panel gatefold sleeve on matt card, with stunning gold leaf lettering and a 12 page booklet featuring band photography by Janice Issit and Karla Da Silva

Includes unlimited streaming of Prayers of the Rosary via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.	Rosario 04:18	buy track
2.	Queen of Heaven 03:26	buy track
3.	Domine Lesu 03:41	buy track
4.	Glory Be 03:34	buy track
5.	Hail Holy Queen 03:56	buy track
6.	Memorare 04:27
7.	Pater Noster 04:27
8.	Hail Mary 03:44	buy track
9.	Prayer to the Archangel Michael 03:58	buy track
10.	Fatima Prayer 03:00	buy track
11.	Angel of God 02:58	buy track
12.	Credo 08:22	buy track

about

The making of Prayers of the Rosary

During the wilderness months of 2020 I lived in Glastonbury, the ancient Isle of Avalon. Cloistered away from the troubles of the world, I drew on the enchantments of this uniquely inspiring place as I created the Mediæval Bæbes’ tenth studio album – ‘Prayers of the Rosary’.

I composed original plainsong settings of these iconic Latin prayers and arranged them against a meditative backdrop of local field recordings, archaic and exotic instrumentation and spectral vocal textures. Steeped in the ceremony and mysteries of the Catholic tradition, this album echoes the full spectrum of religious experience, from terror to transcendence, from the sinful to the celestial.

Glastonbury lies on the St. Michael’s line, an alignment of Christian and pre-Christian sacred sites across the south of England that links it with St. Michael’s Mount, Avebury henge and the abbey at Bury St. Edmunds. The field recordings featured on this album were all captured at significant locations along this most famous of ley lines: Glastonbury’s legendary Chalice Well, a Beltane dawn chorus within sight of the Tor, and the sound of St. James’ church bells, heard from just outside Avebury’s stone circle.

Prayers of the Rosary was recorded over the summer months, with Mediæval Bæbes past, present and future contributing remotely. In September, we leapt through a fortuitous window of opportunity and made a live recording session of a full choir, at Heath Street Baptist church in Hampstead, London.

I hope you enjoy our interpretations of these most hallowed words, whether your appreciation is musical, spiritual or a mixture of both. The Latin for the Rosary is Rosarium, which means "a garden of roses". With that in mind, let this collection of meditative songs conjure for you a lyrical blossom of transcendent beauty - and a sacred space of tranquility in these uncertain times.

credits

released December 4, 2020

Mediæval Bæbes

Katharine Blake
Fiona Fey
Marie Findley
Sophia Halberstam
Anna Pool
Josephine Ravenheart

Guest Vocalists

Esther Dee, Giles Davies, Ruth Galloway, Polly Harley, Sophia Brumfitt,
Karen Kay, Rosa Marsh, Catherine Gerbrands, Maria Moraru

Instrumentalists

Katharine Blake: violin, recorders, percussion, glockenspiel
Charlie Cawood: zither, lyre, gothic lap harp, hammered dulcimer, pipa, daruan, guzheng, oud, bağlama saz, bouzouki
Michael J York: field recordings, bagpipes, tanpura, duduk, hurdy-gurdy, lyre, zither, church organ, double bass, whistle, hulusi, wine bottles, toy piano, percussion, clock chimes
Robin Blick: French horn
Catherine Gerbrands: musical saw, bowed glass
Kavus Torabi: Indian harmonium, santoor
Tim Bowen: cello

All music by Katharine Blake

Produced by Katharine Blake
Engineered by Katharine Blake, Rob Toulson and Michael J York at Bellissima Studios, The Elms and Heath St Baptist Church
Mixed and mastered by Rob Toulson at R T Sixty
Colour photography: Janice Issitt
Black and white photography: Karla Da Silva

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Double Emmy-nominated Mediæval Bæbes are a crossover vocal ensemble whose unique choral style features a beguiling mixture of ancient music, multi-language texts and modern arrangements, replete with a dazzling array of exotic and period instrumentation. ... more

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