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London, United Kingdom (1996 – present)

The Mediæval Bæbes are an English ensemble of female musicians founded by Miranda Sex Garden member Katharine Blake in London in 1996, featuring some of her MSG cohorts as well as other friends who share her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from 6to 12 members.

The Bæbes’s first album, Salva Nos (1997), shot straight to No 2 in the classical charts, a silver disc. Subsequent albums include Worldes Blysse (which went straight to No 1), Undrentide, (co-produced by John Cale), The Rose, and the Christmas-themed album Mistletoe & Wine.

Mirabilis (2005), was launched at a concert and party in London, August 2005. A self-titled DVD was released in July 2006. The first 300 preorders were autographed by the band and received a special mention in the DVD credits.

A live album was be released in December 2006 and featured two bonus studio tracks, An Itunes exclusive was also launched which added tracks not featured on the cd release and at this time still remain exclusive so is well worth tracking down.

The new album entitled Illumination was released via preorder on the bands website in Oct 2008 and as an added incentive to fans features two bonus tracks not included on the regular wholesale edition which has a Spring 2009 official release date. There has been concerns over the mastering of the album from fans which could account for the delayed release dates.

Each album features traditional medieval songs and poetry set to music, mostly arranged by Blake specifically for the ensemble, alongside varying numbers of original compositions.

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ShinobiNoRyuu wrote:
yesterday morning

Illumination is good so far.

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Aedren wrote:
Saturday afternoon

They have some nice songs! I really like the song 'Pearl'. :D

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deviantpsyche wrote:
Friday morning

just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. The Coventry Carol is my favorite! love it.

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ringwraith10 wrote:
last week

Some of you might be interested to know that Amazon.com is giving away free Christmas downloads, and Mediæval Bæbes have a song on the list: Free Download

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chupachipmunk wrote:
last week

Considering no one knows what Latin according to the Romans even sounded like, that's okay by me.

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BleakCabal wrote:
last week

they've made very beautiful interpretations of some old tunes (especially of byrd one brere). but their pronunciation of latin is sometimes near to awful ;)...

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escapings wrote:
9 days ago

Emily Ovenden is awesome, I wish people would stop picking on her stuff.

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Faselhase wrote:
19 days ago

What I don't like is that once again their cover photo is so photoshopped >.>

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Faselhase wrote:
19 days ago

Yes, their style has changed. But I'm nowhere near disappointed. I think they've always been very versatile and used various styles.

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ladymissgaga wrote:
23 days ago

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aHeadOnTheDoor wrote:
24 days ago

join in the Middle Ages appreciation group: http://www.last.fm/group/The+Middle+Ages

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pouncing_panda wrote:
27 days ago

I've seen them twice at "Joust" near Bristol.

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Halko wrote:
last month

decided to check em out becos of jonathan l. howard's listening to salva nos whilst writing a novel of his. now i'm in love. ♥

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Blessedheart wrote:
last month

I think some people are taking their name too seriously. Wulfric666 is correct.

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dark_tower wrote:
last month

@intotheivy: Illumination is unlike everything they have done before. It certainly has a big and iper-polished production, and the tracks are more "song-oriented", so I understand one might not like it. As for me, I think they've done a pretty good job anyway. I was wondering, does anybody know which are the tracks Faun played in? Judging by the sound I would bet on I Sing of a Maiden, Yonder Lea and Sunrise. You can hear Oliver's nyckelharpa and Fiona's flutes all over it in Sunrise.

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IsadoraKako wrote:
October 2009

I didn´t like it to!!!!

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intotheivy wrote:
October 2009

Am I the only one who's terribly disappointment with Illumination? I've been listening to it over and over, setting it aside for months and then listening again, and I'm just not growing to like it.

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shadesdrawn wrote:
October 2009

A bands name initially says something about that band. With the Mediæval Bæbes, they unfortunately chose a commercial and comical sounding name, when in fact their music is anything but trivial. In my opinion this only serves to alienate a whole load of people who might in fact enjoy the music, but have been put off by the silly name and image and so dismissed them. It's a shame. [2] I fully agree. Great music, anyway...

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Wulfric666 wrote:
October 2009

Mediæval Bæbes is a lighthearted and fun name imho :) Playful and a bit tongue in cheek. Really, who needs to be all that serious anyway? Do you really think medieval Europe was all straight-faced and sombre? :P

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henriquee_t88 wrote:
September 2009

@Jeremiaas, I am pretty sure it was on purpose, a satire. Cmon, they are already called "medieval babes", I wonder how anyone can think this is a serious name...

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