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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Prince of Denmark's March - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University
%AM, %Europe/London %b %2015, %RI performed Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March" at the wedding of Karen Clarke and Paul Taylor at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford on Saturday 29th of August 2015. I performed alongside a professor of music from Oxford University who is the resident organist at Lady Margaret Hall, Dr. Nicholas Prozzillo.
Natural Trumpet, Trumpet and Organ
As well as being a fabulous day for the happy couple it was also a great excuse for me to spend time in the wonderful city of Oxford. The Ashmolean Museum's collection of instruments is currently being refurbished so unfortunately there were no instruments out on display - including the fantastic silver trumpet by William Bull. I hope to see this trumpet again on my next visit. This didn't dampen my spirits as there is always something to see and something to learn in Oxford.