The Medieval Manuscript the 'Chronicles of Mann and Sudreys' mentions various locations, including the Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and even places as far away as Norway and Brittany.
Russell Gilmour (trumpet) and David Kilgallon (organ) use melodies from these countries and they merge and fuse these ideas together with their own to create unique compositions for trumpet and organ. The idea behind their musical collaboration is to explore traditional music from these countries and to adapt the music, interpret it and explore it. Chronicles' musical format is slightly unusual in that it combines trumpet and organ - not the instruments you may initially associate with folk music - but it is an approach that has sparked a lot of interest.
Their limited edition EP "Prologue" is a sample of things to come, as the production of a full album is underway. The full album will be Chronicles' musical impression of the Isle of Man's influences and rich history - as documented in the Chronicles of Mann.
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Bach - BWV 19, BWV 149, BWV 130 & BWV 50 - Solomon’s Knot - Stour Music Festival
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2025, %RFollowing on from a very enjoyable performance at Bachfest Leipzig, Solomon’s Knot reprised their all-Bach programme at Stour Music Festival at Boughton Aluph Church, a beautiful venue in the Kent countryside, on Friday 27 June 2025, performing Johann Christoph Bach’s Es erhub sich ein Streit and J. S. Bach’s Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg (BWV 149), Es erhub sich ein Streit (BWV 19), Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (BWV 130) and Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft (BWV 50).
It is always great to play at this incredible music festival (and not just because of the amazing food); this was my fourth appearance at Stour Music Festival; previous appearances were with Spiritato, i Fagiolini, and the Stour Festival Orchestra.
The concert was exceptionally well-attended (sold out). It was also wonderful to see Robert Hollingworth, the artistic director of Stour Music Festival, who commented about the absolutely remarkable trumpet parts in BWV 130. We’ll be returning to this cantata in Ansbach over the summer.
Bach, Festival, Solomon's Knot
It is always great to play at this incredible music festival (and not just because of the amazing food); this was my fourth appearance at Stour Music Festival; previous appearances were with Spiritato, i Fagiolini, and the Stour Festival Orchestra.
The concert was exceptionally well-attended (sold out). It was also wonderful to see Robert Hollingworth, the artistic director of Stour Music Festival, who commented about the absolutely remarkable trumpet parts in BWV 130. We’ll be returning to this cantata in Ansbach over the summer.
