Gerald Of Weston Hailing originally from the small village of Weston, near the great city of Bath in Somerset, Gerald of Weston now lives in Dorchester in the county of Dorset and travels the south of England entertaining folks with his merry brand of Medieval Minstrelsy. Gerald plays a variety of authentic instruments, including medieval fiddle, mandora, rebec, lute-guitar, psaltery, recorder, whistles and hurdy-gurdy. He is attempting to add medieval smallpipes to his repertoire of instruments but progress is currently slow, as his dog attacks him every time he picks them up! He has entertained audiences far and wide at weddings, fairs and private functions and has appeared at the Herstmonceux Medieval Festival, Tonbridge Castle Medieval Festival, the Hailsham Charter Market, Eastbourne St George’s Day Fayre, Chipping Ongar Medieval Fayre, The Siege of Rye and the Michelham Priory Medieval Weekend.
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Gerald of Weston’s 2008 Schedule: Sat 22nd March Pickled Witch Market, Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset Sat 12th April Belenus Festival, King & Queen Pub, Brighton, Sussex Sat 5th July Town Centre, Dorchester, Dorset Sat-Sun 12-13th July Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, Gloucestershire Sat-Mon 23-25th August Herstmonceux Medieval Festival, Sussex Sat-Sun 13th-14th September Michelham Priory Medieval weekend, Sussex Saturday 1st November Hills Farm, Kilmington, Devon (private function) Tuesday 4th November Haselbury Mill, nr Crewkerne, Dorset (private function) Sunday 14th December Wyke Regis Xmas Fayre (weather permitting) |
Contact Jerry Bird, 51 Prospect Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2PF 01305-25164
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Bookings Gerald of Weston is available to perform at your medieval themed function, be it a wedding, handfasting, party, beer festival, fete, or full-blown medieval re-enactment event. For outdoor events He has an attractive authentically medieval-styled tent from which he demonstrates his various medieval instruments to the public. He is also willing to talk about and play early music in schools and other educational establishments.
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Songbooks Two songbooks are now available: Gerald of Weston's Book of Bawdy Ballades and Ribald Songes Gerald of Weston's Book of Songes in Praise of Goode Ale Click here for more details
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