Covent Garden by The Trio

Best dance EP album with Hurdy-Gurdy and Bagpipe for 40 years.
While in Blowzabella Chris Gunstone formed a separate band The Trio of Hurdy Gurdy, English bagpipe and Bouzouki. Cliff Stapleton, Paul James and Chris Gunstone became full-time buskers/ performers appearing at Saint Paul's Portico in Covent Garden, London, UK. They were the first musicians to play inside the newly refurbished Covent Garden Market and also played for the grand opening on 19 June 1980.
Hear the band that delighted the people 1980-82 with their melodious music bringing back to life instruments that died out centuries before in Britain.
On this EP album we have one Macedonian and five French dances, a fraction of their repertoire they recorded to make an album which they became too busy too complete, as a year later Chris invited Paul and Cliff to join Blowzabella and gave them their big break.

Tracklist

1.	Lo Dehayado/ La bourrée de Cusset	3:50

2.	Polka piquée	1:14

3.	Malaševska	4:25

4.	La Bourrée Droite Valsée D’Issoudun/ Ai Vist Lou Loup	2:17

5.	Scottische	2:36

6.	Bourrée D’Aumont/ Anon	2:34

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released April 4, 2025

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