CD + Book - Praesens et Praeteritum

Special Edition! Datura released her third album together with a 96 pages book (bilingual: English and Dutch). Full of lyrics, knowledge, funfacts and stories, a sewingpattern and a secret recipy, this luxury item is a full blown medieval festival in the comfort of your own home. No doubt:  Mighty Medieval Music is here to stay!

Praesens et Praeteritum is a musical cd guided by a book. Or maybe more a book guided by music. They can be used separatly, but combined we open up a passage into a lost but not forgotten world. Great stories and knowledge combined with authentic artwork adds a deep layer to the experience of the music.

The book contains the songtexts from the songs on the cd, plus with each track an accompanying text with background information. We also added information about the most appealing subjects in the medieval era. Forbidden love, the plague, royal songbooks, the invention of the windmill and the whereabouts of a maiden-robbing troll. The will be aws and laughter, funfacts for friends and survivaltricks may you even end up in the Xvth century. Besides all this there is also a course in singing, our favourite recipe and our personal stories.

All texts are bi-lingual: the texts are in Dutch and in English, to reach out to their international fanbase. The book is printed full color and has 96 pages. Each page is illuminated with hand-crafted artwork. Interpretations of astounding medieval art, but also images of the band as medieval musicians roaming from adventure to adventure through the pages. There is a lot to discover, Do check out their other albums!

Praesens en Praeteritum (2023)
1. Ecco la primavera
2. Bryd one brere
3. Villemann og Magnhild
4. Dindirindin
5. Aque por muy gran fremosura
6. Ai vist lo lop
7. Het voer een visscher visschen
8. O quantum solicitor
9. Tourdion
10. Ballo amoroso
11. Ay linda amiga
12. Tir'allá que non quiero
13. Te Haerlem in den houte
14. Edi beo thu
15. Tourdion (sing along)

Datura's musicians are:
Nynke Glazema: Viella and vocals
Tom Haage: Spanish lute, flute and vocals
Francesco Scafidi: Davul, saz and vocals
Lies Sommer: harp, hurdy gurdy, shawm and vocals

Guest musician:
Anne Dekker: Viola da gamba

Recorded by:
Fieke van den Hurk, Dearworld Studio

Photography:
Jeroen Paling

All text and artwork by Datura ©