Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes

Subject: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 02:34 AM

Just curious if anyone has good poop on the band, good urls or interviews or whatever...

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Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From:
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:00 AM

No, I can't say I could lead you to those, but I did get to see them in concert at my church last year.

One word:

 

 

 

WOW!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From:
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:01 AM

Oh, they're also beautiful besides.

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: GeorgeH
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:10 AM

Yeah, I can understand anyone (well, any male!) wanting to LOOK at them, but as singers they're pretty indifferent (well, actually, that's being generous to them . . ) There are FAR better performances of this music.

G.

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Mbo
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:22 AM

Medieavel Baebes ROCK!!! I'm going to start pounding the desk and singing "Salva Nos" now....!

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:24 AM

Hey GeorgeH

Ya?? Such as??? Ya don't drop a comment like that one without backing it up eh...

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Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 07:11 PM

Sorry, I have to concurr with George on this, and actually, they didn't do all that for me, but then I prefer to see chests hairy, not conical.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 11:21 PM

What ever blows yer hair back eh Liz! LOL!

But I'm still waiting to hear other suggestions...

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Ana
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 03:46 AM

Yeah - I think the Baebes rule!!! It's also worth checking out "Miranda Sex Garden" - Katherine Blake (of MB) was one of the members of that group too, before she split off into Baebes. They did a kind of classical/rock combo. I think their last album was Fairytales of Slavery - ?94. Ana

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Mooh
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 07:15 AM

Now look here Hammond, stay out of my fantasy. Do you understand? Moohve it on over...

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Bagpuss
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 07:41 AM

I much prefer Anuna for that sort of early choral work.

Bagpuss

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Mbo
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 12:39 PM

But Anuna's no good now that cutie-pie Katie MacMahon left the group!

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 02:27 PM

Anuna I have never even heard of.. but I'll keep an eye open... Ta' Bagpuss...

Mooh... What??? Huh?? I don't get it...

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Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: GeorgeH
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 02:34 PM

Sorry, I can't give any suggestions for recordings - although a post to rec.music.early will produce dozens . . It's not an area of music I choose to listen to "on record". But there are literally hundreds if not thousands of amateur choirs in the UK who perform this stuff far better than the Babes . . including our local "High School" (in hopefully correct US parlance!) whose performances are both technically stronger and more fun (again, "visuals excepted").

OK, this is based on limited exposure - I've probably seen/heard about four or five tracks of the Babes. But that's four or five too many.

As an aside, there have been odd recordings by "folkies" of such material. As an obvious example - although hardly a direct comparison - the Babes' treatment of Gaudautee is a pale shadow of the the Steeleye Span version which (I'm almost certain) they based it on.

If you like the Babes music I'd say listen out for some performances which do it justice!

G.

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Mooh
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 10:22 PM

Clinton. Um, sorry, I thought you were thinking what I was thinking. I sometimes forget I don't always have company in my little gutter. But it's okay, I've been very well behaved since I got outa prison. Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Sep 00 - 08:14 PM

Mooh, keep taking the medication and you will be OK. By the way, did I leave my prescription in your chariot??

*BG* LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: GUEST,Tone d'F
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 07:34 AM

Baebes Excellent sounds etc have you heard Peascod or Vivo I recomend both

Subject: RE: BS: Who Else Listens To The Mediaeval Baebes
From: Sapper_RE
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 02:30 PM

If you like the Babes, try Gothic Voices and Phil Pickett's New London Consort. Esp. the latter's "Carmina Burana"; "Libre Vermiel" and "Pilgrimage to Santiago" Bob