Francis Baines Remembered: A Musical Extravaganza

A fond celebration of Francis Baines - an extraordinary and eccentric musician of many parts.

Francis Baines was a composer remembered best for his charismatic playing of the double-bass and the treble viol. He also played the hurdy-gurdy, pipe and tabor, bagpipes, rebec, shawm, psalter and pipe organ, to name but a few of his accomplishments.

Featuring Dame Emma Kirkby, Fretwork, Michael Chance, Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Andrew Parrott, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Alison Bury, Stephen Preston, Lisa Beznosiuk, Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, and many other highly distinguished musicians who performed with Francis in the 80s.