Here we come a-carolling!

Workshop and performance

Come and celebrate Christmas with Joglaresa and blow away the frost from the Celtic fringes of Europe. 

From sacred and spirited Italian Laude, through folky renditions of Gaudete and the Boar’s Head Carol, to the weird fever dreams of The Burning Babe, Joglaresa will have you entranced both by their fiery virtuosity and the breadth of their repertoire and scholarship.

Come straight to the concert and simply sing along with the festive classics, or join them for a short workshop beforehand to learn the nuts and bolts of a few numbers you didn’t know you always knew. Whether it’s Nowells, Wassails and Christmas lullabies, the workshop comes complete with simple harmony parts, a glimpse at early facsimiles, and incorporates the ever-popular Joglaresa jingle jar.

Audience provided with a beautifully illustrated booklet of lyrics & musical dots which encourages one and all to join in and celebrate the season singing along with the choruses of these ever-hummable festive bangers.

“One marked highlight at St. John’s Smith Square’s Christmas festivities was Joglaresa – it was packed with punters….. for this spirited medieval ensemble” 

The Independent

MP3 Demos:

Personent hodie | Veni Emmanuel | Ave rosa novella | Peperit Virgo |  Make we myrth