The Broadside Band
‘I should like to be in a pub, dancing to the infectious grace and vigour of the Broadside Band.’
The Guardian
Popular Tunes in 17th Century England
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901039
‘A winning debut for the group on record’
BBC Record Review
‘Infectious melodies, beguilingly played and beautifully recorded’
Stereo Review (USA)
‘I found myself smiling again and again…more reminiscent of the Chieftains than the average ‘classical’ early-music band’
Fanfare (USA)
The Beggar’s Opera: Original Songs and Airs with Patrizia Kwella (soprano) and Paul Elliott (tenor)
Harmonia Mundi HMA 901071
‘A fascinating musicological romp…this is an unusually inventive record’
The Gramophone
‘We go from surprise to surprise, as Scottish dances succeed French songs to produce a marvellous pot-pourri’
Diapason (France)
Country Dances: John Playford’s English Dancing Master 1651
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1109
‘One of the most enjoyable and refreshing records to reach me in recent months…Make no mistake the Broadside Band is something special in the field of early music’
Fanfare (USA)
‘An enjoyable and instructive collection’
BBC Record Review
Danses populaires francaises: Arbeau’s Orchesographie 1588
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901152
‘It is certainly the first time that I have taken such pleasure in listening to these dances’
Diapason (France)
‘Music-making of great vigour, buoyancy and enthusiasm’
Hi-Fi News
John Playford’s Popular Tunes
Amon Ra CD-SAR 28
‘These tunes are infectiously memorable…Barlow has assembled an interesting selection which presents the music in an extremely attractive light’
The Gramophone
‘The Broadside Band have made this particular repertoire their specialty and they perform it with great verve’
Continuo (USA)
Il Ballarino: Italian Dances c.1600
Hyperion Helios CDH 55059
‘Early music listeners will enjoy the record immensely…enthusiasts will recognise several favourite 16th-century tunes’
Early Music
‘The four members of the Broadside Band play the music attractively, with a considerable variety of sound and scoring’
The Gramophone
The Beggar’s Opera: Complete recording, with cast including Bob Hoskins and Sarah Walker
Hyperion CDA 66591/2
‘This delightfully vivid performance of The Beggar’s Opera with Barlow directing nine excellent soloists, a gang of thieves and a bevy of loose women, accompanied by the Broadside Band, comes on two very generous CDs’
BBC Record Review
‘A pure pleasure to listen to’
Opera Now
English Country Dances: Playford 1651-1703
Saydisc CD-SDL 393
‘Jeremy Barlow’s arrangements are delightful listening – highly recommended’
Folk Roots
Songs and Dances from Shakespeare: With Deborah Roberts (soprano) and John Potter (tenor)
Saydisc CD-SDL 409
‘It is good to hear such earthy music on this enterprising disc’
Daily Telegraph
Old English Nursery Rhymes: With singers Vivien Ellis and Tim Laycock
Saydisc CD-SDL 419
‘Here everything is right without being self-consciously so’
Early Music News
Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald 1710-69 (Scotland’s leading baroque composer)
Dorian DIS80164
‘The emotional range of the playing, from expressive affettuossimo to comic allegro is striking; this is a fine performance of some particularly interesting music, making this a highly recommendable disc’
Gramophone Early Music
Dances of Court and Country
Classical Communications CD858
