Repertoire - Historical - Great Hits of the 1600's

Here is where we store the knights and damsels, along with the now-dusty snow white steeds and the deeds of daring, the days of old when men were bold and the sheep were all scared.... These were the popular songs of the centuries before radio and were learned by reading broadsides or by listening to the old folks at home. Most singers of these never heard any official version of how it  should sound and, like the game of “Post Office”, the words and tune changed a bit with each new person who learned them. Since the advent of radio and recorded music, this happens much less frequently in our society and we are poorer for that. Don’t expect much that is new in these ballads here. Just remember, they were new and exciting in the 1600’s,  not now. We seem to have gone on to other sources of titillation.

This is the title of The Bard's first solo CD. He joked for years about his "justly obscure" album, "Great Hits of the 1600's". Then he decided to make it a reality. It was a fun project.