Gaita Medieval Music perform music of the 12th-15th centuries from the courts of Medieval Europe, particularly Scotland, France, Spain and Italy. Our aim is to recreate the music in a medieval context, performing with period instruments and in period dress. Concert programmes and other events are developed on specific themes, and the music interwoven with tales and anecdotes of the times. Our aim is to give a novel insight into the cultures of the medieval world in a well rounded and entertaining performance.
The Friday Night Branslers are a group of friends who live in and around Edinburgh who meet regularly with Gaita Medieval Music with the aim of learning, practising and performing the dances of the medieval and early renaissance periods. The name for the group refers to the evening when the group meet informally for dance practice and 'branslers' is from the word 'bransle' a French term for a simple style of dance dating to the 15th-17th centuries.