The Renaissance Rovers

Greensleeves on a wooden recorder, drifting through a crowd: The Renaissance Rovers bring the music of medieval and Renaissance Europe to your event on foot. Lucy plays the psaltery, an old hognose one, and adds vocals now and then. Jason takes the tunes on recorder. Both wear historically accurate Renaissance peasant costumes, hand made by Jason, a Melbourne costumier as well as a musician. Other pieces in the repertoire include Romanze, Scarborough Fair, Sonatina in G and Saltarello. Because they rove, there's nothing to set up, which suits Renaissance fairs, markets and any event with a historical or folk theme. The duo is based across Melbourne and Geelong, travels up to 50 km and holds current public liability insurance.