Eboracum Baroque will transport us back to the alehouses of 17th century England with a virtual pub gig in collaboration with Calverley’s Brewery.
Eboracum Baroque members Nils Greenhow, John Holland Avery, and Gareth Edmunds in a rehearsal for the concert. Photograph: YouTube/Eboracum Baroque
The event takes place on Saturday, 20th March, at 7pm, and will stream live on YouTube and Facebook Live.
It will include rowdy drinking songs, popular fiddle tunes, and folk songs that would have been performed in taverns across the British Isles. Calverley’s Brewery will present a beer tasting interval.
The programme focuses on music by Purcell, who was well known for liking a trip to the pub. One story about Purcell’s death goes that he was late home from a rather heavy night, his wife locked him out, and he succumbed to the cold.
His bawdy catches and well-known broadside ballads would have been popular tunes to sing when having a pint. The raucous surroundings overflowed with music, alcohol, sex, gossip, fights, fumes, shouting, singing, laughing, dancing… “Our performance won’t have all of those!” Eboracum Baroque emphasise.
Tune in to YouTube or Facebook Live at 7pm on Saturday, 20th March, to join in the fun.
