Susie Fair

Description

English traditional songs and hi-energy dance tunes from the mediaeval and Renaissance eras, played on crumhorns, recorders, hurdy-gurdy, harmonium, bouzouki, mandola guitar and percussion.

Maggie Sand & Sandragon perform a unique blend of English traditional songs and hi-energy dance tunes from the mediaeval and Renaissance eras, played on crumhorns, recorders, hurdy-gurdy, harmonium, bouzouki, mandola guitar and percussion. The dragon is the symbol which is found in both the English traditional tales of "St George & the Dragon", and the mythological dragon legends of medieval times. Maggie (voice, backing voices, harmonium, bouzouki) studied music in Canada, France and at Morley College in London where she is now based.

With her music project "Alquimia" she collaborated with Mark Powell (guitar, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki) and produced 2 albums. Malcolm Bennett (flute, recorders & crumhorns)Malcolm has played with Gryphon, Home Service and the Michael Nyman Band and directed the music for Sir Peter Hall's production of "Oresteia" at the National Theatre.

Anthar Kharana (percussion) has his own band, Khantara and is the instigator of a project to research, publish and perform the traditional music of his homeland, Columbia. Will Summers (recorders and crumhorns) is an established teacher and authority on early music, specialising in recorder and crumhorn. Will Hughes (tarabouka) spent four years at the Academy of Contemporary Music and has a BA honours degree in contemporary music performance.