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A Day in the Life of a Great Weight anon.

The Minstrels’ Pillar in St. Mary’s Church, Beverley
by James Merryweather

Prof. Bridge, Washington Irving & The Waits by James Merryweather

The Forgotten Trumpets - Slide Trumpets between 1480 and 1836 by Al Garrod

Henry Halewood - Bagpiper and Liverpool Town Wait 1571-1589 by James Merryweather

Hora decima: The Musical Theology of the Stadtpfeifer by Timothy A Collins DMA. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of Cross Accent: the Journal of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. It appears here with permission courtesy of the author.

Liber Niger Domus Regis by James Merryweather

Neckham by James Merryweather

Quantz Was A Wait by James Merryweather

The Ripon Waits in the Seventeenth Century by Pamela Radford

TIELMAN SUSATO - Danserye London Pro Musica Edition

Update to James Merryweather's book, 'York Music'.

Why Wait? by James Merryweather

The York Waits' Chains by James Merryweather

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