Pagan Moon Music Review: Undrentide by the Mediæval Bæbes
reviewed by Joanna Hurley

Album Title:	Undrentide
Artist:	Mediæval Bæbes
Genre:	New Age/Medieaval
Release Date:	9/12/00
Website:	www.mediaevalbaebes.com

Nineteen tracks and I love them all. I wasn't sure what to expect, since I like faster music, and I thought this would be too slow and staid for me, but that definitely is not true. This CD has a lovely, ethereal sound to it and has already been added to my wishlist.

Undrentide, by the Medieval Baebes does not have a genre listing on it, probably because it contains several. Only one song is actually in modern English. The rest are in modern Italian, Middle English, and medieval French, Spanish and German. The booklet included with the CD has full translations, and the ladies' voices are expressive enough to transcend a language barrier. Many of the songs are old poems of romance, with new age-style electronic instruments added to them. Hence it combines classical medieval with new age and even a bit of a rock beat occasionally.

The Medieval Baebes is made up of twelve women with gorgeous voices. Instruments include recorders, violin, dulcimer, guitar, bells, tambourine, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, zither, and various drums. All of this makes for a truly unique sound, a tapestry for the ears. This is a CD you'll want to play again and again.

Reviewer's favorite music includes: Loreena McKennitt, The Rogues, Enter The Haggis, Moonstruck, filk.