Barokksolistene reviews
The Alehouse Sessions: Barokksolistene's improvisations on music from the English 17th-century tavern
There’s no danger that Norway’s Barokksolistene will be abandoning the day job any time soon. But for the past decade the enterprising period instrument ensemble, directed by Bjarte Eike, has been moonlighting with ‘alehouse sessions’ raising a glass or three to the boozy world of music-making to be found in the taverns where Henry Purcell and his contemporaries liked to unwind. It’s not just the beer that’s subject to a good mash-up!