The Medieval Stroller

  • from £300 in Yorkshire & Humberside Help
  • from £340 in North West
  • from £355 in East Midlands
  • from £360 in West Midlands
  • from £365 in North East

Take a trip back in time with this solo medieval musician, a regular performer at Hampton Court Palace and The Tower of London, playing a variety of authentic period instruments.

Ideal for any historically-themed event, The Medieval Stroller has a repertoire spanning from the 13th to the turn of the 20th century. The focus is on older material, with songs and instrumentals drawn mainly from the medieval, Tudor and Stuart periods. The Stroller wears authentic costumes and plays the traditional instruments of each era including the lute, hurdy gurdy, dulcimer, recorder and flute.

For an authentic period performance, The Medieval Stroller will mingle with the crowd just like a wandering minstrel of old. He is an experienced performer and has played at a number of English Heritage and National Trust properties, museums and art galleries all over the UK. He’s played at the Leicester Early Music Festival, the Leeds International Medieval Congress, and the Spanish Institutes in London and Manchester, not to mention numerous weddings, private parties, and historical banquets.

If you’d like to recreate the atmosphere of days gone by, perhaps to capture the mood of a medieval fair or of a Renaissance recital at a country house – or if you simply want a unique and original entertainer for your event – The Medieval Stroller would be an excellent choice.

Performance information

Line-up Male vocals and a variety of period instruments
Performance duration 1 x 60 minute or 2 x 45 minute sets
Arrival & set-up Help 45 minutes before start
Requirements Help Space of 2 x 1 metres / room to walk around

What people say Help

  • An unforgettable and fast moving ninety minutes of medieval and Elizabethan songs and dances. Marvellously entertaining!

    Leicester Mercury
  • Delightful airs and ballads captivated all, and momentarily transported everyone to another time in history. Quite magical.

    Skirmish Re-enactment Magazine
  • He soon had feet tapping and gave his audience an insight into the music.

    Ilkley Gazette

Repertoire Help

  • Medieval
  • music and dances, mainly in celebration of Christmas
  • Minstrel
  • music for a wandering minstrel, medieval dances and songs
  • Virgin
  • songs and dances dedicated to the Virgin Mary from medieval England and Spain
  • Elizabethan
  • songs and dances
  • Stuart
  • music from the time of King James I
  • Balladeer
  • dances and ballads from the reign of King Charles I
  • Georgian
  • ballads and dances from the 18th century
  • Shanties
  • ballads, sea shanties and dances from the time of Lord Nelson
  • English Traditional
  • songs and dances music from Medieval to Victorian

Bookings

For all bookings please contact Function Central:

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http://www.functioncentral.co.uk/acts/the_medieval_stroller/