Welcome to the Early Music Legend....
This blog is a close look at the life and work of one of Britain's greatest musicians and broadcasters. As a child (ie the blogger) in the 1970s I lived in King's Road Windsor and I recall my pater would shout my name out when I was upstairs to say that Pied Piper a BBC radio programme was on. It was concerned with music in general and was originally intended for children but soon had a wide adult audience. It was presented by David Munrow and I would dash down the stairs to his work room (he was a civil/structural engineer and had a large draughtsman's board ) and we would listen to the programme. The good old days!! ....Anyway, Munrow was probably the greatest populariser of early music (ie. recreations of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music). He gave many talks, and many public performances and and was noted for his enthusiasm and his ability to communicate to the public. For a long time his records, tapes, and then CDs dominated this "niche" market. H
