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98 - An Anglo-Saxon Bard - Benjamin Bagby
Famous for his chanted performances of Beowulf in the original Old English, Benjamin Bagby is the closest thing you'll find today to an Anglo-Saxon bard. Bagby joins the show to describe how he reconstructed Beowulf as a sung tale, giving a demonstration of his Anglo-Saxon harp which is modeled on harps found in burial sites from over a millennium ago. He also discusses the recordings of the complete works of St. Hildegard of Bingen made by his ensemble, Sequentia.
All music and video by Bagby and Sequentia used with permission.
Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uZLEM75RO_w…
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