Antiquary, by Lauren Hope

Antiquary

by Lauren Hope

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1.	Apple Tree Wassail 00:48	buy track
2.	The Cutty Wren 04:08	buy track
3.	Who Shall Judge the Lord 02:48	buy track
4.	Dives and Lazarus 04:44	buy track
5.	Ubi Sunt (Interlude) 03:05	buy track
6.	Young Waters 04:12	buy track
7.	Why Fum'th In Sight 03:45	buy track

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British folksongs I learned in childhood, made medieval, metallic, and cavernous.

With every folk revival, the same conversations are revisited. How do we locate tradition in the historical context of its origins, and how much deviation from this presumed original intent is acceptable? As we wade into debates about historicity and realism, the term "antiquary," which the founders of folklore studies called themselves willingly, has become pejorative, somebody counterfactual and over-romantic. But there is still something deeply appealing to me about these folk-conceptions, however debunked: music located in the towering landscapes of myth and legend, not in history but in our own grandest imaginations. This is my sentimental contribution.

Thanks for listening as always.

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released March 24, 2023

Traditional (1, 2, 4, 6), Rudyard Kipling poem set to a tune by Peter Bellamy (3), vocal samples from the Alan Lomax and James Madison Carpenter collections (5), psalm set to modal tune by Thomas Tallis (7). Produced and performed by Lauren Hope.

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