Bjarte Eike & Barokksolistene - The Alehouse Sessions (2017) [Official Digital Download]

The Alehouse Sessions – curated and devised by Bjarte Eike, is an ever changing and evolving insight into the music of the English 17th Century tavern. It gives audiences a window into this tumultuous period through Purcell overtures, English sea shanties, and Scandinavian folk songs thrown in for good measure. The atmosphere of a raucous port city pub in the 1690s is brilliantly evoked by Barokksolistene. These sessions have already been hailed as ‘irresistible’ (The Times), ‘superb’ (The Scotsman) and ‘fabulously unrestrained’ (The Guardian), and they have diverted away from the traditional concert model by ‘creating the effect of a late night jamming session“ (BBC Music Magazine).

„The signature of this project is the interaction on stage between the players and the audience. If it has to be put in a historical context, the project draws its inspiration from the Shakespearian theatre where there was a direct communication between stage and hall“ says Bjarte Eike.

TRACKLIST
01. Wallom Green (From The English Dancing Master) 02:03
02. Curtain Tune (From Timon of Athens) 02:42
03. Lead me (From Bonduca & The English Dancing Master) 07:49
04. Haul away Joe 03:52
05. Johnny Faa 04:02
06. Hole in the Wall (From Abdelazer) 02:46
07. The Virgin Queen set (From The English Dancing Master) 04:43
08. Pass around the grog 02:16
09. Travel set 06:59
10. I drew my ship 05:23
11. Carolans Cup 03:31
12. The Canadian set 04:15
13. Leave her Johnny 03:34

Barokksolistene:
Bjarte Eike, violin, director
Milos Valent, viola, vocal
Kanerva Juutilainen, violin
Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, cello
Thomas Pitt, cello
Fredrik Bock, guitar, lute
Hans Knut Sveen, organ
Mattias Frostenson, bass
Berit Norbakken Solset, soprano
Jon Balke, organ, soundscapes