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The Lone Minstrel
Primula auricula Minstrel has come out early and spent two days in a bucket in the recording studio with us last week, waiting to be photographed with the guitars, hammer dulcimer and hurdy gurdy for...
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The Auricula Suite Album
The songs are all recorded and the album is ready to be released to coincide with our spring concerts. We had a fantastic time recording in Andy Newlove’s studio. Here’s a taster, the opening track,...
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The Auricula Suite at Calke Abbey 20th April
We are delighted to announce that following last year’s sell out première, the first Auricula Suite concert of 2013 will be at the home of England’s oldest surviving Auricula Theatre; Derbyshire’s...
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The Auricula Suite Concert at Calke Abbey
You are invited to the first Auricula Suite concert of 2013 at the home of England’s oldest surviving Auricula Theatre; Derbyshire’s beautiful Calke Abbey on Saturday 20th April 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm....
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Buy the album!
The Auricula Suite Album by My Ancestors were French, released April 2013. Listen to a track from the album – The Same Sky A suite of songs telling of a journey to a new land, a story of love and loss,...
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The Auricula Suite Album Launch at Calke Abbey
We launched our album – The Auricula Suite – at the beautiful National Trust Calke Abbey, home of the oldest surviving Auricula Theatre in England, on April 20th 2013. Click on an image to enlarge and...
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Our Album is Released!
It is an exciting time because at last our album is released! We had a fab time recording it with Andy Newlove, inspiring atmosphere in the studio, and superb sounds, the hammer dulcimer and hurdy...
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Jordi Savall at York Early Music Festival
Reblogged from The Auricula Suite: We were lucky enough to meet Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI at York University last night as part of the NCEM Early Music Festival. It was a dream come true. They did...
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My Ancestors were French
Thanks to the Lincoln University Media School team who filmed our My Ancestors were French celebration exhibition and performance at Willerby Methodist Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire on Saturday May...
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Primula Auricula Old Gold
The auriculas are in good form, Richard has removed all the dead leaves and they are waking up, ready for a spring show. Old Gold is in flower – only two pips – lovely in the winter sun…
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Primula auricula Robin Hood
The first auriculas of spring are flowering and the sun came out this morning, so here are the first of Richard’s beautiful photos. Click on an image and scroll through. Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard...
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Primula auricula Helen Barter
More sunshine this morning and Primula auricula Helen Barter is flowering in the cold frame. Rich took this gorgeous photo. I love the purple and green and the way the light shines through the...
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Crimple and Crinoline
Primula auricula Crimple and Crinoline are both in flower today. The scent is amazing when you open the cold frame. I love Crimple against the yellow background, it looks like it should be in a...
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Pinkie Dawn and Co.
It is starting to look truly amazing in the cold frame now that so many plants are starting to flower. And what fantastic names they have – Primula auricula Pinkie Dawn, Eden Greenfinch and Lavender...
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Dr Lennon and Friends
Sherbert Lemon, Moon Fairy, Lincoln Bullion, Dr Lennnon’s White, Grey Monarch, Clouded Yellow and Chiffon – the cold frame is bursting at the seams and even the names of the flowers are fabulous. Rich...
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Harmony Starmony
Three more beauties in flower today. Sirius, the brightest star – certainly the biggest star in the theatre today. Harmony is a lovely light centred alpine, and the dusting of farina on the green and...
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New Blood.
Originally posted on from sewing room to potting shed:After seeing the beautiful Auricula grown by ‘Loudhailer’, I was smitten. I already grow many many Auricula but there is always room for more. And...
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Why not follow us on loudhailer.net … thanks!
Now that the flower season is over we are taking a break from this blog, but there is lots going on over on our Rich & Lou’s Loudhailer website, so please follow our blog there – Loudhailer Blog...
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