Martha's Dragon by Cantiga

released January 1, 2004

Bon Bielefeld, flute, whistle, fife, and recorder
Martha Gay, harp
Mark Caudill, violin
Conrado "Charry" Garcia, charango and percussion
Max Dyer, cello
Jamal Mohamed, percussion

Cover Illustration by Richard Hull

Reviews for Martha's Dragon

M. Dowdey
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013
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I thoroughly enjoyed this album, especially the title song. Cantiga is a wonderful band of musicians. I will be buying the rest of their works as soon as possible.

Christine R.
5.0 out of 5 stars review
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013
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Cantiga's music is delightful, most of it makes your soul take wings and dance. It is music that makes you smile.

Craig Gardner
5.0 out of 5 stars Renaissance Jams
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2011
This is a great CD featuring Cantiga, a Texas Renaissance Festival mainstay for three decades. Cantiga is a small combo featuring professional East Texas musicians on harp, cello, flute, lute, and violin, (okay-fiddle) as well as several other guest artists who appear on their various recordings. Cantiga is a wonderful `blast from the past' as they perform ancient music such as jigs, plainsong, and other non-chartbusters from the renaissance period.

The group features top notch musicianship which includes significant soloing and improvisation from all members. The recordings are of the highest quality both in performance and fidelity. One can appreciate this recording if you are a classical music fan or even a jazz aficionado. Check out the tracks "Martha's Dragon" and "Skillywidden" as they are quite playful and "White Petticoat a la Turk" holds quite a surprise.


desert gnome
5.0 out of 5 stars Always Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
Sterling and onward. you guys amaze me! This album has been a staple in my playlist rotation for a long time, and never gets old!