Band,
Classical, World and Folk
The York Waits take their name from the ancient city band of York, the earliest evidence for which we find in 14th century records Today’s York Waits have revived the band as it was in its heyday in the 16th century, playing a wide repertoire of period European music as well as their own arrangements of popular dance and ballad tunes.
![]() | Tim Bayley fl, ts |
![]() | James Merryweather ts |
![]() | Ian Richardson ss, fl |
![]() | Anthony Barton ts |
![]() | Roger Richardson fl, ss |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Fortune My Foe | The York Waits | 2005 | Album |
Yule Riding | The York Waits & Deborah Catterall | 2004 | Album |
The City Musicke - Wind Bands of Renaissance Europe 1550 - 1600 | The York Waits | 1994 | Album |
The Punk's Delight (Popular Musick Of The Seventeenth Century Played By A Band Of Waites) | The York Waits | 1992 | Album |
1588 - Music From The Time Of The Spanish Armada | The York Waits | 1988 | Album |
Music From The Time Of Richard The 3rd | The York Waits | 1987 | Album |