Paul GamesonApr 11, 20202 min VIRTUAL HOLY WEEKFor many of us, this has been a strange Holy Week, with none of the services, music or community that surrounds the liturgical build-up...
Paul GamesonApr 4, 20202 minVIRTUAL REALITYThis Thursday, we attempted a virtual rehearsal online. Like 'social distancing', 'furlough' and other terms that have entered everyday...
Paul GamesonMar 28, 20203 minLockdown Blog - 28 March 2020Rather prophetically, since Christmas I've been reading Arthur Ransome's 'Winter Holiday' to my children, a sequel to Swallows and...
Paul GamesonAug 8, 20173 minDavid Power premiere explores poetry of First World War conscientious objectorThe BBC's recent coverage of the centenary commemorations of Passschendale demonstrate the convictions held by a few at the time, and...
Paul GamesonAug 3, 20171 minWomen of noteWe're delighted to be participating once again in York's Late Music Festival, on Saturday 7 October. Alongside festival commissions,...
Paul GamesonAug 3, 20172 minCD launch - Radio 3, press reviews, music charts!After being two years in the pipeline, the first of our two CDs of music from the English Civil War has made it out into the wide world! ...
Paul GamesonJun 15, 20172 minSiege Musings - 15 June 1644: A city under fireTrinity Sunday, 15 June 1644, marked a significant escalation in hostilities between the forces loyal to the King occupying York, and...
Paul GamesonMay 23, 20173 minSiege Musings - From York to the Scaffold (via Persia)On High Petergate (the road leading direct from Bootham Bar, the northern point of entrance into the city, to the Minster), an...
Paul GamesonMay 22, 20172 minSiege Musings - Archbishop DolbenOn the South Quire Aisle in York Minster is an imposing monument to a former Archbishop of York, John Dolben (1624-86). Previously Dean...
Paul GamesonMay 19, 20172 minSiege Musings - Charles I and YorkAlthough Charles I was in the south during the Siege of York, focusing his personal military campaign on keeping the upper hand in...
Paul GamesonMay 19, 20171 minSiege Musings - Sir Thomas FairfaxOn the trail of a key figure in York's Civil War fortunes, Sir Thomas Fairfax. When Charles I attempted to raise his standard in York in...
Paul GamesonMar 10, 20162 minLent and Holy Week in York MinsterWe are once again looking forward to our particpation in York Minster's services over Lent and Holy Week. Our regular involvement in...
Paul GamesonJul 10, 20153 minPaul's 20th Anniversary Desert Island DiscsAll the tracks mentioned below are avaible to listen to on our Soundcloud playlist 'Paul's 20th Anniversary Desert Island Discs' ...
Paul GamesonMar 1, 20153 minMusic for The Great and Close Siege of YorkWhat is it about musicians who, usually a financially-savvy bunch who will happily lay down their instruments if they're not paid, but,...
Paul GamesonFeb 10, 20152 minThe Sound of Drums The Sound of Drums is the working title for our CD focussing on sacred music that provides a commentary on the events of the English...
Paul GamesonFeb 6, 20151 minThe Siege of York Project2015 has got off to a busy start, as we prepare for a recording of music from the English Civil War at the end of February. Over the...