The King's Singers are a Britisha cappellavocal ensemble founded in 1968. They are named after King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars. In the United Kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s. Thereafter they began to reach a wider international audience, appearing frequently on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the U.S. In 1987, they were prominently featured as guests on the Emmy Award winning ABC-TV special Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas.
Today the ensemble travels worldwide for its performances, appearing in around 125 concerts each year, mostly in Europe, the U.S. and the Far East, having recently added the People's Republic of China to their list of touring territories. In recent years the group have had several UK appearances at the Royal Albert Hall Proms and concerts as part of the Three Choirs Festival and the City of London Festival.
History
The group has always consisted of six singers in total, with their membership changing over the years. None of the original members remain. The first stable incarnation of the group, from late 1969 until 1978, comprised:
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Bring Us in Good Ale, Op. 34 No. 4 · The King's Singers
Holst: The Collector's Edition
℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited
Producer: Daryl Runswick
Vocal Ensemble: The King's Singers
Composer: Gustav Holst
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Bring us in good ale
Traditional medieval drinking song
published: 01 Jun 2014
Bring Us In Good Ale - Gustav Holst
Bring Us In Good Ale - Gustav Holst
Get Organised Christmas Concert, Usher Hall 2022
Conducted by Calum Robertson
Accompanied by Dr John Kitchen
published: 14 Jan 2023
Bring Us in Good Ale
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Bring Us in Good Ale · Christ Church Cathedral Choir · Gustav Holst · Stephen Darlington
Holst & Walton: Christmas Music
℗ 1987 Nimbus Records Limited
Released on: 1987-01-01
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Bring Us In Good Ale
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Bring Us In Good Ale · Shira Kammen
The Castle of the Holly King
℗ 2006 Shira Kammen. Licensed under the v1.0 by-nc-sa Creative Commons license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
Released on: 2003-10-08
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Bring us Good Ale
Sheffield Music Academy, Christmas Concert.
Wesley Hall, Crooks
The Wilsons at Walthamstow Folk Club on 24/01/2010 - Bring Us in Good Ale. More at http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/ and http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
published: 26 Jan 2010
The salutation / Bring us in good ale (bray harp)
One of the better-known examples of two songs sharing the same melody is the pairing of 'The Salutation', a carol about the annunciation, and 'Bring us in good ale', a drinking song, in a manuscript originating in the monastery of Bury Saint Edmunds, dated c. 1460-90. However, all is not as it seems. For more information, go to http://earlymusicmuse.com/one-song-to-the-tune-of-another/ Played on bray harp by Ian Pittaway www.ipmusic.org.uk
published: 22 Nov 2016
Bring us in good ale - Middlebury Mountain Ayres
The Fayre and the Foul, Congregational Church of Middlebury, May 2013.
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Bring Us in Good Ale, Op. 34 No. 4 · The King's Singers
Holst: The Collector's Edition
℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ ...
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Bring Us in Good Ale, Op. 34 No. 4 · The King's Singers
Holst: The Collector's Edition
℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited
Producer: Daryl Runswick
Vocal Ensemble: The King's Singers
Composer: Gustav Holst
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Bring Us in Good Ale, Op. 34 No. 4 · The King's Singers
Holst: The Collector's Edition
℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited
Producer: Daryl Runswick
Vocal Ensemble: The King's Singers
Composer: Gustav Holst
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Bring Us in Good Ale · Christ Church Cathedral Choir · Gustav Holst · Stephen Darlington
Holst & Walton: Christ...
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Bring Us in Good Ale · Christ Church Cathedral Choir · Gustav Holst · Stephen Darlington
Holst & Walton: Christmas Music
℗ 1987 Nimbus Records Limited
Released on: 1987-01-01
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Bring Us in Good Ale · Christ Church Cathedral Choir · Gustav Holst · Stephen Darlington
Holst & Walton: Christmas Music
℗ 1987 Nimbus Records Limited
Released on: 1987-01-01
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Bring Us In Good Ale · Shira Kammen
The Castle of the Holly King
℗ 2006 Shira Kammen. Licensed under the v1.0 ...
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Bring Us In Good Ale · Shira Kammen
The Castle of the Holly King
℗ 2006 Shira Kammen. Licensed under the v1.0 by-nc-sa Creative Commons license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
Released on: 2003-10-08
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Bring Us In Good Ale · Shira Kammen
The Castle of the Holly King
℗ 2006 Shira Kammen. Licensed under the v1.0 by-nc-sa Creative Commons license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
Released on: 2003-10-08
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The Wilsons at Walthamstow Folk Club on 24/01/2010 - Bring Us in Good Ale. More at http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/ and http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
The Wilsons at Walthamstow Folk Club on 24/01/2010 - Bring Us in Good Ale. More at http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/ and http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
The Wilsons at Walthamstow Folk Club on 24/01/2010 - Bring Us in Good Ale. More at http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/ and http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
One of the better-known examples of two songs sharing the same melody is the pairing of 'The Salutation', a carol about the annunciation, and 'Bring us in good ...
One of the better-known examples of two songs sharing the same melody is the pairing of 'The Salutation', a carol about the annunciation, and 'Bring us in good ale', a drinking song, in a manuscript originating in the monastery of Bury Saint Edmunds, dated c. 1460-90. However, all is not as it seems. For more information, go to http://earlymusicmuse.com/one-song-to-the-tune-of-another/ Played on bray harp by Ian Pittaway www.ipmusic.org.uk
One of the better-known examples of two songs sharing the same melody is the pairing of 'The Salutation', a carol about the annunciation, and 'Bring us in good ale', a drinking song, in a manuscript originating in the monastery of Bury Saint Edmunds, dated c. 1460-90. However, all is not as it seems. For more information, go to http://earlymusicmuse.com/one-song-to-the-tune-of-another/ Played on bray harp by Ian Pittaway www.ipmusic.org.uk
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Bring Us in Good Ale, Op. 34 No. 4 · The King's Singers
Holst: The Collector's Edition
℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited
Producer: Daryl Runswick
Vocal Ensemble: The King's Singers
Composer: Gustav Holst
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Bring Us in Good Ale · Christ Church Cathedral Choir · Gustav Holst · Stephen Darlington
Holst & Walton: Christmas Music
℗ 1987 Nimbus Records Limited
Released on: 1987-01-01
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Bring Us In Good Ale · Shira Kammen
The Castle of the Holly King
℗ 2006 Shira Kammen. Licensed under the v1.0 by-nc-sa Creative Commons license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
Released on: 2003-10-08
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The Wilsons at Walthamstow Folk Club on 24/01/2010 - Bring Us in Good Ale. More at http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/ and http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
One of the better-known examples of two songs sharing the same melody is the pairing of 'The Salutation', a carol about the annunciation, and 'Bring us in good ale', a drinking song, in a manuscript originating in the monastery of Bury Saint Edmunds, dated c. 1460-90. However, all is not as it seems. For more information, go to http://earlymusicmuse.com/one-song-to-the-tune-of-another/ Played on bray harp by Ian Pittaway www.ipmusic.org.uk
The King's Singers are a Britisha cappellavocal ensemble founded in 1968. They are named after King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars. In the United Kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s. Thereafter they began to reach a wider international audience, appearing frequently on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the U.S. In 1987, they were prominently featured as guests on the Emmy Award winning ABC-TV special Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas.
Today the ensemble travels worldwide for its performances, appearing in around 125 concerts each year, mostly in Europe, the U.S. and the Far East, having recently added the People's Republic of China to their list of touring territories. In recent years the group have had several UK appearances at the Royal Albert Hall Proms and concerts as part of the Three Choirs Festival and the City of London Festival.
History
The group has always consisted of six singers in total, with their membership changing over the years. None of the original members remain. The first stable incarnation of the group, from late 1969 until 1978, comprised:
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