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Isabeau S y Promene

from Whither Are They Vanished? by Banquo Folk Ensemble

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This is a folk tune, likely originating in medieval Normandy. There are two versions of the lyrics to this tune, both of which set the melancholy and mysterious tone we so often hear in French folk music. One version tells how Isabeau hears some sailors singing and boards their vessel, only to start crying about her ring, which she says has fallen into the water. One of the sailors dives for it and, after several attempts to retrieve it, drowns. In the other version, Isabeau is weeping at the sailor’s song, complaining that she has lost her heart. He tells her that if she will only sing, it will be returned to her.

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Bill: tenor recorder
Gwen: harp
Amy: zils, dumbek, surpeti
Penny: cittern
Lael: xylophone

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from Whither Are They Vanished?, released November 23, 2018

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Banquo Folk Ensemble Victoria, British Columbia

Based in Victoria, BC, Banquo Folk Ensemble is a quintet of singers and multi-instrumentalists who share a passion for both Early and Folk music and a willingness to meddle with tradition. Banquo’s musical bag of tricks includes bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, recorders, cittern, vielle, harp, mandolin, surpeti, percussion and more! www.banquo.ca ... more

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