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Biography
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The York Waits
Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 1992
Members: Deborah Catterall, John Peel (3), Tim Bayley (2), James Merryweather, Ian Richardson (10), Anthony Barton, Roger Richardson, Isabel Dowell, Sammi Tooze, Lizzie Gutteridge, Anna Marshall, Susan Marshall (6), William Marshall (14)
The York Waits take their name from the ancient city band of York, the earliest evidence for which we find in 14th century recordsToday’s York Waits have revived the band as it was in its heyday in the 16th century, playing a wide repertoire of period European music as well as their own arrangements of popular dance and ballad tunes.