Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band - Boar's Head (Live)

[@Antares070]

Love Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band!

[@DD-ev2dt]

This is a top drawer performance conjures up visions of Tudoresque revelry in that Macaroni language of the olde England 🎅⛄❄️😎👍 ...

[@1957geoff]

Have been to see Maddy Prior many times, both Carnival Band and Steeleye Span, Always an absolute pleasure, Long may they continue to perform :-)

[@chrismadmonk]

i love Maddy , that voice with proper medievil music WOW

[@Horsemarine100]

Gloria in excelsis, Maddy and Band!

[@walterwallace4913]

Deep abiding gratitude that these musicians grace our lives. Makes so much bearable that would otherwise not be so. Namaste.

[@ianlambert8034]

She doth please us!

[@acharyajamesoermannspeaker6563]

Syncopation and 16th century electric guitars, I didn't know those Renaissance era royals knew how to rock out so good.

[@jbailey514]

These harmonies are on point! Better than most!

[@blackholesupercluster]

Wonderful !!!

[@rich11762]

love this song always have it on in the car haha

[@barrysmith7710]

Caput aferi dei fero... glorious!!

[@deniserobinson954]

so cool

[@luc137]

Great! Great! Great!

[@rich11762]

the album is called carols and capers Maddy Prior and the carnival band

[@pihoihoi]

Lovely, thank you for uploading!

[@Juliemorgana]

The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bay and rosemary; And I pray you my masters be merry, Quot estis in convivio (as many as are at the feast) Refrain Caput apri defero,( I bring in the boar's head, giving thanks to the Lord) Reddens laudes Domino. (repeat) The boar's head as I understand, Is the bravest dish in all the land When thus bedecked with a gay garland; Let us servire cantico (serve it with a song) Our steward hath provided this In honour of the King of Bliss, Which on this day to be serv`ed is In Reginensi Atrio (in Queen's Hall).

[@brianclayton1039]

Dance on Maddy

[@elfedjoseph4212]

I have seen Maddy Prior perform with Steeleye Span and with on a different tour with June Tabor, wonderful voice, superb folk settings ...artists at their peak !!

[@alisonbrowning9620]

so earthy and Tudor

[@LeftLib]

The wild boar became extinct in the UK in the 13th century. It was later reintroduced and became extinct again the 17th century. The song refers to the boars head as the "rarest dish" which indicates that the song was written in the 17th century or before.

[@DD-ev2dt]

Sung using Macaronic language which was medieval language of that time 🎅⛄❄️😎👍 .....

[@mariehodgson6013]

The new movie "Emma" features them

[@chrismadmonk]

can someone help !! What album is that from thanks

[@bobypin3]

Also on A Tapestry of Carols by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band

[@miranda731]

Medieval Latin is not the same as classical Latin and the pronunciation is more variable. Chill (if you haven't already, I know this is a very late comment)

[@rexcaliburn]

she has a nice voice but she is butchering the latin...

[@pamelawisebronson3511]

There are different schools of thought on pronouncing Latin. Just relax and enjoy. I am talking to myself, too - I've had to relax my standards on Latin pronunciation to enjoy this.

[@rexcaliburn]

@@pamelawisebronson3511 sorry but if i didnt know the lyrics id never even guess she was trying to sing latin its that bad.

[@geoffh6517]

@@rexcaliburn we have no idea how Latin was pronounced since it's a dead language... the way scholars pronounce it is certainly nothing like current Italian