Welcome

Pavane spent the weekend of June 20th and 21st 2009 playing their medieval repertoire in the beautiful surroundings of Laugharne Castle. From left to right, Marilyn, Janet, James, Martin, Sarah and Scott take a well-earned break for a photo.

Welcome to the Pavane website. Here you can find out about our forthcoming performances, discover more about what we do, listen to examples of our performances and order our CDs.

Pavane’s commitment is to recreate for modern audiences the musical world of the 12th to the 17th centuries by playing, singing and talking about medieval, Tudor and Renaissance music, songs and dances.

The band performs wherever people gather - at community events (mostly in and around South Wales), at social events (weddings, parties, banquets), in historical settings and sites (castles, barns, battlefields), in schools, on the street, in the concert hall, in the pub, in the club...

Take a look around, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or you're interested in booking Pavane for your event. If you'd like to sign up for our free emailing list to be notified of future news and events, please click here.

Pavane adding some authentic musical atmosphere to the beautiful setting of Tintern Abbey.

News

Our MySpace page

Thanks to the technical wizardry and patient creativity of Scott Baker, we have another presence on the Internet, which features some never-before-heard rough mixes of our recent recording sessions at The Atrium, Glamorgan University, Cardiff.

If you would like a preview of our unedited tracks, recorded for our forthcoming CD of Christmas music, click here.

As well as the music there are pictures of us,and even a short video clip of our recent performance at Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen, in gale-force wind!

Bookmark the link, and keep an eye on future developments.

Recent additions to Pavane’s line-up

We are very pleased to welcome two new faces to our group.

Sarah Gooda is our most recent recruit. She is a music graduate, an experienced wind player – a flautist by training - with an enthusiasm for the more esoteric of our instruments, notably the tenor cornamuse. She has quickly become a fixture in our line-up with her versatility and reliability.

James Brookmyre now adds his virtuosity on the recorders to our music. He is a student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, specialising in the recorder (and clarinet), and brings some (much-needed!) youthful vigour to Pavane.

Instrumentalist Wanted

Because of recent departures of personnel, Pavane is currently looking for an instrumentalist to join the group.

The person we are looking for has:

• enthusiasm for early music (Medieval, Tudor, Renaissance)
• musical competence (ie the ability to hold a line) on one or more instruments, not necessarily early music instruments. String players (bowed or plucked) would be especially welcome
• willingness and time available to commit to rehearsals (once a week) and performances (often at weekends)

For further information, please contact us:

Email bookings@pavane-emc.co.uk OR phone Martin on 029-20493639 or 07941-357089, or Janet on 029-20552595