The Last Rose of Summer: Folk Songs of the British Isles The Queen's Six

• North-East England, arr. Timothy Byram-Wigfield
• 1 Dance to Your Daddy 02:10
• Ireland, arr. Alexander L’Estrange:
• 2 The Last Rose of Summer 03:57
• Scotland, arr. Jim Clements:
• 3 My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose 03:35
• England, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams:
• 4 Bushes and Briars 03:00
• Ireland, arr. Tim Carleston:
• 5 Down by the Salley Gardens 03:29
• Ireland, arr. Alexander L’Estrange:
• 6 Danny Boy 03:45
• Somerset, England, arr. John Byrt:
• 7 Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron 02:33
• England, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams:
• 8 The Turtle Dove 03:16
• Ireland, arr. Stephen Carleston:
• 9 The Lark in the Clear Air 02:10
• Scotland, arr. Daniel Brittain:
• 10 The Raggle Taggle Gypsies 02:36
• Wales, arr. Gustav Holst:
• 11 My Sweetheart’s like Venus 01:56
• Scotland, arr. Ruairi Bowen:
• 12 Annie Laurie 04:22
• England, arr. Alexander L’Estrange:
• 13 Early One Morning 03:13
• North Linclonshire, England, arr. Percy Grainger:
• 14 Brigg Fair 03:17
• North-East England, arr. Keith Roberts:
• 15 Scarborough Fair 03:17
• Ireland/England, arr. Ruairi Bowen:
• 16 What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor? 01:55
• Northern Donegal, Ireland, arr. Paul Drayton:
• 17 My Lagan Love 03:49
• Ireland/North-East England, arr. Stephen Carleston:
• 18 Bobby Shaftoe 02:52
• Scotland, arr. Richard Bannan:
• 19 O Waly Waly 03:23
• North-East England, arr. Andrew Plant:
• 20 The Water of Tyne 03:33
• Wales, arr. Ruairi Bowen:
• 21 Suo Gân 05:06
• Wales, arr. David Manners:
• 22 Land of my Fathers 05:36
• Total Runtime 01:12:50

Info for The Last Rose of Summer: Folk Songs of the British Isles

Based at Windsor Castle, the members of The Queen’s Six make up half of the Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal family at both private and state occasions. In 2018 this included the weddings of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank, and Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle, both held in St George’s Chapel. Most significantly however, it is the familiarity of living and singing together in Chapel every day that lends this group its distinctive closeness and blend, as well as an irresistible informality and charm.

Individually, members of The Queen’s Six have appeared in many of the most prestigious vocal ensembles on the circuit, including The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, and The Sixteen. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigalsand haunting folk songs to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.

The Queen's Six:
Daniel Brittain, countertenor
Tim Carleston, countertenor
Nicholas Madden, tenor
Dominic Bland, tenor
Andrew Thompson, baritone
Simon Whiteley, bass

The Queen's Six
were established in 2008, the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom they take their name.

Based at Windsor Castle, all the members of The Queen's Six are also Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. The Chapel Choir, which consists of boy trebles and twelve professional adult male singers, performs some eight services a week, as well as at private and state occasions, often before the Royal Family.

Now Dan, Tim, Nick, Dom, Andrew and Simon have come together to bring their unique style of entertainment to a much wider audience. Their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls: from austere early chant, florid Renaissance polyphony, lewd madrigals and haunting folk songs, to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements.

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