Album

Vexilla Regis

Marco Cannavò and Steve Tyler

This album comprises instrumental versions of songs from the 12th to the 14th centuries played on several instruments but featuring most strongly the hurdy gurdy. Some of these consist of monophonic lines of music whilst others have two or more parts. We have added some intros or sections, either improvised or designed.


Marco Cannavò - hurdy gurdy, citole, bladder pipe 
Steve Tyler – hurdy gurdy, citole, gothic harp, percussion, psaltery 
Katy Marchant – bagpipes (tracks 6 & 14), recorder (track 13) 
Terry Mann – percussion (tracks 4, 7 & 11) 

Recorded by Steve Tyler Nov 2023 – Mar 2024 

Photography: Lee Orchard 
Cover design: Entoptic Cat

Track List

Vexilla Regis

1. Comment qu’à moy lonteinne

2. O ffondo do mar tan chão (CSM 383)

3. Nobilis humilis                                         

4. A Madre de Jhesu Cristo (CSM 302) 

5. Questa fanciull’ amor                                           

6. Sumer is icumen in                                          

7. Su la rivera                                                        

8. Edi beo thu Hevene Queene                               

9. A que por muy gran fremosura (CSM 384) 

10. Domna, pos vos ay chausida 

11. Stella splendens                                             

12. Alle psallite cum luya                                         

13. Kalenda maya

14. Beata viscera