Songs and Ayres: Lute songs and Traditional Folk Music

Program Description 

Join Erin Shea Hogan for Songs and Ayres, a recital at the intersection of traditional folk ballad performance and early lute song accompanied by master celtic guitarist, Adam Hendey, and multi-instrumentalist Pablo Kennedy on lute. The repertoire will explore the connection between  two distinct and beloved pillars of English music, featuring selections from Dowland's Books of Songs and Ayres, and folk songs, Child Ballads, and their variants.  

While storytelling and collaboration are central to both genres, the two traditions approach these elements in different ways. The folk ballads are collaboratively arranged, based on various song collections and aural traditions, whereas the lute songs are composed works brought to life by a combination of historical accuracy and creative interpretation. By bringing these song traditions together, Hogan invites listeners to consider the ways both genres share investment in the expressive and expansive possibilities of the human voice. 

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