From London to Edimburg

Celtik music from XVIIe and XVIIIe

London in the 17th and 18th centuries was at the forefront of the avant-garde: a major European cultural capital, it was the first place in the world to offer paying concerts open to all audiences, in taverns, gardens or ballrooms.

A taste for the tender, rhythmic tunes of Scottish, Welsh and Irish music took possession of London’s drawing rooms. The English composer John Playford in the 17th century and the Scottish James Oswald in the 18th immediately found the right tone between traditional and learned music, Italian elegance and Celtic style.

Here’s a joyful program full of ballads and dances that deserve to resound again under the stars!