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With
the dissolution
of her original
band, Miranda Sex
Garden, Katharine
Blake returned to
her roots, and to
the sounds of that
band's first album,
the angelic sounds
of Medieval and
Renaissance choral
music.
Katharine has always
been a bit of a
wild girl, at least
as far back as her
days as a student
of classical music
at the Purcell School
of Music near London.
Her knack for finding
the lovliest roses
for her musical
gardens creates
an ensemble that
makes the ancient
harmonies seem like
siren's songs, sung
with the combined
innocence and seductiveness
of mischievous sprites
and fairies.
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The
Mediaeval Baebes
have established
a legendary reputation
for themselves by
reviving ancient
text and song and
turning historical
fantasy into reality
for the pleasure
of modern audiences.
Their first album,
Salva Nos, was Virgin
Classics fastest
selling debut album.
The band's follow-up,
Worldes Blyss, blazed
into the Classical
Charts at No. 1
to widespread critical
acclaim. July 05
saw them return
with a brand new
studio album, titled
Mirabilis.
A provcative collective
of beautiful maidens,
the Baebes are comprised
of seven young women
vocalists, composers
and instrumentalists
- from all corners
of the globe, who
delight in their
reputation for wantonness
whilst singing songs
from an age of innocence.
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