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The Princes of Serendip

  • Home
  • About
  • Music
    • Yumpatiddly Bee: Silly Songs
    • Seed-Maid: Sentimental Songs
    • Serendip Orchestra
    • What She Said
    • The Princes of Serendip
    • Growth & Gravity
  • Reviews
  • Calendar
  • Videos
  • Contact

"Way back, around 1970 or 71, I was rooting through the album delete bin in a London, Ontario record store when a particular LP caught my eye because of the cover art. I immediately bought it and took it home. I spend the next several hours listening to “ The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion” by The Incredible String Band. Days of listening to Heron and Williams perform “Little Cloud” and “The Hedgehog’s Song” hooked me on medieval folk rock. Purchases of John Renbourn and early Fairport Convention followed. Eventually, with the passage of time, the  appeal waned, supplanted by other music. Just recently, The Princes of Serendip ( Julie Parisi Kirby and T.G. Vanini) have re-kindled that interest with “Seed Maid:Sentimental Songs” The CD brought back the mystery, the magic and the passion that was evident in that haunting mixture of baroque and Renaissance influences. For good measure, The Princes of Serendip include a healthy dose of Celtic influences. Vanini's songs weave an appealing mosaic of vignettes. His and Parisi Kirby’s vocals combined with the sparse instrumentation, bring those songs to life. One of the highlights for me is the optimistic  (romantic) “Shadow Of The Wall” which perhaps voices the hope we all have for 2017 being better than 2016. The a capella “The White Gull’s Song” is illustrative of Julie Parisi Kirby’s vocal abilities. The CD is a beguiling breath of fresh air with not one weak moment. Every song is to be savoured and enjoyed. Do yourself a favour; dim the lights, light the fire, pour yourself a hot chocolate or a goblet of mulled wine, put on the CD and enjoy the passion (and compassion) that the Princes of Serendip bring to their music.  You will thank yourself afterwards."  John Sillberg, CKOL Radio, 93.7 FM,
Campbellford, ON   December 2016

"...With a beguiling and mischievous understanding of all things mythical and musical, an evening with The PrincesOf Serendip is equal parts chamber recital, story hour, and poetry reading. Coalescing Old World balladry with mountain folk, Celtic swing with Vivaldian flourish, these baroque pranksters entrance their audience, creating entirely new worlds of child-like, though adult themed, wonder...The Princes Of Serendip prove, both onstage and on their recordings, that imagination, and a fearless originality, go a long, long, way."   Mike Jurkovic, Rhythm & News, March 2003



 
“His song-poems limn the richness of both the mortal world and the deathless realm of enchantment, and that magical point at which they intersect….The melodies and harmonies are haunting; so, too, the prevailing sense of wistful, tender sadness at the fleeting nature of life and love.”  Mikhail Horowitz, Ulster Publising Company’s Alm@nac, July 1998

 

“…absolute delight of ageless entertainment…a masterfully entertaining talent. Bravo.”    Gary Alexander, The Woodstock Times, January 18, 1998

 

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