40 - Medieval Music - with Trouvere Medieval Minstrels

The fortieth episode of the Alnwick Castle podcast is a special musical episode! Our hosts Deborah and Daniel have not started singing ... but they did speak to Paul and Gill, also known as Trouvere Medieval Minstrels, all about brilliant medieval music.

The conversation with Paul and Gill took place within the grounds of Alnwick Castle - so you may hear various background noises throughout - where they spoke about what makes medieval music so special. You will hear about the difference between a troubadour and a trouvere, the stories of some individual medieval musicians, how music would have been an important part of life in a castle, and more.

You will also get to hear selections of Trouvere performing medieval music, recorded live right here at Alnwick Castle!

Find out more about Trouvere at www.medievalminstrels.com or find them on Facebook. To find out when they will next be performing here at Alnwick Castle, head to www.alnwickcastle.com .

If you enjoyed this podcast, and would like some more music-themed episodes, please let us know! You can get in touch on twitter @alnwickcastle or by emailing podcast@alnwickcastle.com . Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you receive every new episode as it's released!