John Fleagle
Singer/instrumentalist John Fleagle created some of the most lyrical and in… Read Full Bio ↴Singer/instrumentalist John Fleagle created some of the most lyrical and inventive performances of medieval song. With a background in jazz and traditional singing, his voice captivated audiences at festivals around the world.
His contemporary style of interpretation breathed life into poems some seven or eight hundred years old--be they in Old French, Latin, Middle English or Gaelic. He fashioned compelling arrangements of his songs on beautiful reconstructions of medieval stringed instruments: lute, gothic harp and hurdy-gurdy, which he also designed and built.
Fleagle is well known to radio audiences here and abroad for his epic musical storytelling adventures, including the Voyage of Saint Brendan and the Roman de Silence. He can be heard, as well, on Erato, New Albion and BMG records.
Of his dramatic approach to performance, the Boston Globe wrote:
"John Fleagle, that solitary singer, was marvelous (indeed almost literally so) in evoking the atmosphere of a time when our ancestors gathered 'round of an evening to hear of striking deeds and distant places, of magic, danger, evil and piety, of a world in which anything might have a religious import and miracles did happen."
???? - May 17th, 1999
His contemporary style of interpretation breathed life into poems some seven or eight hundred years old--be they in Old French, Latin, Middle English or Gaelic. He fashioned compelling arrangements of his songs on beautiful reconstructions of medieval stringed instruments: lute, gothic harp and hurdy-gurdy, which he also designed and built.
Fleagle is well known to radio audiences here and abroad for his epic musical storytelling adventures, including the Voyage of Saint Brendan and the Roman de Silence. He can be heard, as well, on Erato, New Albion and BMG records.
Of his dramatic approach to performance, the Boston Globe wrote:
"John Fleagle, that solitary singer, was marvelous (indeed almost literally so) in evoking the atmosphere of a time when our ancestors gathered 'round of an evening to hear of striking deeds and distant places, of magic, danger, evil and piety, of a world in which anything might have a religious import and miracles did happen."
???? - May 17th, 1999
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John Fleagle Lyrics
Alysoun Chorus: An hendy hap ichabbe yhent; Ichot, from hevene it …
Blow Northerne Wynd Chorus: Blow, northerne wynd, Send thou me my suetyng! Bl…
Blow, Northerne Wynd Chorus: Blow, northerne wynd, Send thou me my suetyng! Blow,…
Death and the Lady A maid walked out one day, one day She met an…
George Collins George Collins walked out one May morning When May was all…
I Have a Yong Suster I have a yong suster Fer biyonde the see; Peri meri dictum…
Maiden in the Moor Maiden in the mor lay, In the mor lay, Seven night fulle …
Nottamun Town In Nottamun Town, not a soul would look up Not a…
Nou Shrinketh Rose Nou skrinketh rose ant lylie-flour, That whilen ber that su…
The Hern The hern flew east the hern flew west …
Twa Corbies As I was walking all alane, I spied twa corbies makin…
Winter Wakeneth Wynter wakeneth al me care, Nou this leves waxeth bare; Of…
Worldes Blis Worldes blis ne last no throwe; it went and wit awey…