Lucie and Roddy Skeaping vocal/presenter/assorted instruments including violin, hurdy-gurdy, recorder, lute, cittern, viol, harp etc

‘The children sat transfixed’ Times Educational Supplement

An entertaining introduction to early music from primitive beginnings to the Tudors and Stuarts. With costumes, sketches, dance, play-acting, comedy and a riot of period instruments from stones and bones to the hurdy-gurdy and ‘Bum Fiddle’, this show is that rare combination - both educational and highly entertaining. Based on Lucie and Roddy Skeaping’s publication Let’s Make Tudor Music (for the National Curriculum Key Stage Two), children and family audiences join Henry VIII’s band, learn a Tudor love song, a courtly dance and how to make an instrument. Along the way they hear ‘caveman music’, help fight a dragon and find out why Roddy put his violin in the washing machine! Visits to over 50 schools, art centres and festivals every year.

Education:

Suitable for schools and family audiences.

Recordings:

Let’s Make Tudor Music - Project Book for Primary Schools (Stainer and Bell) TES award-winner
Penny Merriments (Naxos)

Performances:

Variety of schools, festivals and cultural events throughout the UK. Special package price for afternoon performance with the City Waites (see entry in this directory)

Contact:

The Musical Mystery Tour, 19 Patshull Road, London NW5 2JX

Tel: 020 7485 3957

Email: lucieskeaping@hotmail.com Website: www.lucieskeaping.co.uk