Well, the band's called Rondellus and I agree that much of it sounds cheesie. They should have gone with more melodic songs. I like their version of Planet Caravan alot.
It seems that Estonia has done the best at keeping the old stuff alive and thriving.
What do y'all think of gregorian chant? I like it in small doses.
I more like the secular (non-religious) stuff, though. Most of which seem to be simple song structures with loads of improv. Alot like the blues.
The harp's cool. I wish it were more popular these days. As I understand, it was basically replaced by the lute from the Middle East which was brought back from the first crusades. I guess that's for the cheap, small harps, though. The big ones probably lost out to the piano. I've not read much on the demise of the harp, though. I'll have to look into that.
Dulcimers are really cool, I think. I guess they're called different things in different cultures. I've been meaning to try to make one. They seem to be very much still alive in the baltic region and Ireland.
What were the old school violins called? Viols? They seem cool. Built to stand up on a pub table, basically. A little bit lower than a viola, i think.
Damn. That old school shit be cool as hell.
Has anyone looked into any medieval stuff from Asia? I haven't really, but I've been meaning to. I'm not sure if the koto was around back then, but I think so. That's a great instrument.
