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What makes for a hit song? Christopher Marsh (@QUB_History) introduces '100 Ballads', a new study of C17th popular music and its value for historians of early modern culture & society. New on the blog: bit.ly/4cRhOH4. With performances by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band #twitterstorians

Wow! The 100 Ballads project has won an award from the European Early Music Network for interdisciplinary project of the year. 100ballads.org Congratulations to Christopher Marsh and Angela McShane, the brains behind the ballads project.

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How amazing….seems the 100 Ballads Project has garnered another prestigious award ! Another triumph for Dr Angela McShane Christopher Marsh & The Carnival Band et al ! 100ballads.org

Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band bring their Carols & Capers tour across the UK this December, in what will be their final tour together. See where they're playing to celebrate this festive season with them!

Grab your tickets to see us on Wednesday 11th December in Swansea!

The 40th Anniversary and Farewell tour of Carols and Capers starts on Monday at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne. Still some tickets available! Can't wait to start the tour with you TIVOLI THEATRE !

Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band wad there last night - NEVER been so sorry to see a concert come to an end - would happily have stayed there all night with these fabulous musicians. Joyful!

Sound checking for tonight’s gig St George's Bristol having already completed 2 fabulous gigs TIVOLI THEATRE & Borough Theatre Abergavenny !! #MaddyPrior #Carols #Christmas #Xmas

Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band sing "Sing, Sing All Earth" at The Borough Theatre in Abergavenny, on the Carols & Capers Farewell Tour. There's still time to catch them on tour if you haven't bought tickets yet! 'Sing, Sing All Earth', Abergavenny, Tuesday 3rd December

There's still time to catch Maddy Prior on tour with The Carnival Band in the final Carols & Capers Tour! Celebrate the season with an evening of festive fare!🎄🎻🎵

Steno and Chris at the sound check in Palace Theatre Paignton before a brilliant 🤩 night with a lively and engaging audience !! #MaddyPrior #Christmas #Carols #Capers

What a fab gig we had tonight Taliesin Arts Centre with a lovely enthusiastic audience !! Walking along the beach today there were some beautiful Altostratus Undulatus clouds ..love the Latin name ! Could almost get the words into the CBs Latin Latin #Xmas ..cha cha cha ..ha ha 😉

Salut! Live today started its own countdown to Christmas: the first of 12 songs of the season starting with In Dulci Jubilo by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band salutlive.com/2024/12/cr-win…

Tonight’s ecstatic reception for the final Carols &Capers Cadogan Hall London! We had an absolute blast ! The Carnival choir made a fantastic contribution to an exceptional night ! #MaddyPrior #Carols #Xmas #Christmas 🎄☃️❄️🌟✨

Tiz the perfect backdrop here in New Brighton for Giles’ rendition of the Lighthouse Keepers Christmas ! How the stormy winds they do blow while the sea rages round !! 🤪 #xmas #MaddyPrior #Carols

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZoom Taken last night in Bradford Cathedral, my hometown. The final bow of the last night of the "Carols and Capers Farewell Tour" with Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band.

This weekend the CB are performing 3 gigs! We are promoting one of these ourselves….so if you live near Cropredy it would be great to see you this Friday !! Shire Folk Folk Weekend: Oxford FolkinOxford.co.uk WarwickFolkFestival WhatsOnOxfordshire All dates and info here carnivalband.com/diary.php

All day event at The Weston Library Oxford Sunday 14 September. With John Kirkpatrick and Vivien Ellis. Workshops for Kids & Carers at 11.15am, singing for all at 12.15. 2 sets by John, Vivien and the CB at 1.15 & 2.15 and a final tunes session at 3.00 pm Bring your instruments!