The York Waits

The York Waits is a quintet of musicians who revived the tradition of the "city band" as it was known in England in the 14th century. They specialize in period compositions performed on authentic instruments, and appear at official functions for the Lord Mayor and the corporation of York. Anthony Barton (cornet, tenor shawm, soprano capped shawn, Flemish bagpipe, pipe and tabor, percussion, recorders, cittern, lute), Tim Bailey (sackbut, soprano shawm, hurdy-gurdy, alto-flute, alto curtal, recorders), James Merryweather (bass curtal, tenor shawm, English and Flemish bagpipes, ...