City of Lincoln Waites

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Official band of the Mayor of Lincoln, a recreation of the Civic Musicians (Waites) running 1398-1857. Ens performing on many insts, eg shawms, sackbut, rcdrs, whistles, Rauschpfeifen, natural tpt, renaissance slide tpt, crumhorns, rackett, symphonie, hurdy gurdy, gothic hp, renaissance gui, perc, English bagpipes. Core rep comes from 15th C. Members of International Guild of Town Pipers. Visit schools to give talks on early Tudor music and musicians with musical examples.