The Curious Bards

The early music ensemble The Curious Bards has an unusual specialty: the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland and its intersections with classical traditions. The group has made several recordings for the Harmonia Mundi label. The Curious Bards, none of them of Irish or Scottish origin, were formed in 2014 in Bordeaux, France. The five members all studied in leading early music programs in Paris, Lyon, and Basel, Switzerland, and all were interested in Irish and Scottish traditional music. The main members are Baroque violinist Alix Boivert, a graduate of the Conservatoi...