a joiful yule
by BEDLAM
FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Best Engineer, Classical Paul Sánchez
ABOUT A JOIFUL YULE
“The magical duo BEDLAM” (Fanfare Magazine) brings their unique and exciting approach to music-making in their third album, a joiful yule. From the contemplative and ethereal to the jubilant and bawdy, this Christmas album is meant for a cold winter’s night by a warm fire. Bringing together traditional songs, folk melodies, and original compositions, BEDLAM revels in performing some of their favorite music for the holiday season.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
With a profound understanding of historical performance practice, BEDLAM's passionate music-making is compelling and inspired. Kayleen Sánchez brings her love for period pronunciation of Renaissance English to bear, while Laudon Schuett performs on his 6-course Renaissance lute with a deep understanding of the instrument and its historical context. Their performances are richly ornamented, spontaneous, and inspired.
Sánchez and Schuett first performed together in 2012, when they were both graduate students at the Eastman School of Music. They formed BEDLAM in 2014, and have since toured extensively, offering both performances and also educational offerings in the form of master classes, lectures, workshops, and online resources. They released their debut album, BEDLAM (Athyr Records), in 2015, and their album Died for Love (Soundest Recordings) was released in 2017.