Just played
- 08:45Ensemble Gilles Binchois & Dominique Vellard - Cancionero de Palacio (Madrid, Palacio Real, ca 1500/1520): Senora de hermosura (S, M, T2, B, lute)
- 08:39The Waits of Southwark Renaissance Band - Newcastle (128 kbps)
- 08:34Capella de Ministrers - Moresche & canarie
- 08:28Friederike Chylek, Harpsichord & Organ - Pavan BK 14a
- 08:22Ottaviano Dei Petrucci - Favus distillans (Ghiselin)
- 08:10Toronto Consort 19 - Sweet William
- 08:04Atrium Musicae de Madrid - Quddam - Nuba Hidyaz Oriental
- 07:58Ferrara Ensemble - Codex Chantilly: Corps femenin par vertu de nature, F. 23v
- 07:53Capella de Ministrers - Caen postradas las flores
- 07:47Capella de Ministrers Trobadors - Peire Cardenal - Un sirventesc novel
- 07:42William Lawes - X Consort Set A 6 In C Minor - Aire - A 6 (Lawes)
- 07:36La Reverdie - Bryd One Brere
- 07:30William Lawes - IV Consort Set A 5 In F Major - Aire - A 5 (Lawes)
- 07:23Askew - CHANT
- 07:18Capella de Ministrers - O que vos nunca cuidei a dizer (Cantiga)
- 07:12Paul O'Dette - 23 - dall'Aquila - La battaglia (after Janequin)
- 07:07Fretwork - Dowland: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
- 07:01Capella De Ministrers & Carles Magraner - Con que la lavare
- 06:56Calliope - Basse Dance La Brosse
- 06:43Marc Lewon & Ensemble Leones - La Spagna a 3
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Most played this week
| track | times |
|---|---|
| Gibbons - Fantasia - a3 | 8 |
| Various Artists - Quene Note | 4 |
| William Lawes - VIII Consort Set A 6 In F Major - Fantazy No 1 - A 6 (Lawes) | 4 |
| William Lawes - IX Consort Set A 6 In B Flat Major - Fantazia - A 6 (Lawes) | 4 |
| Atrium Musicae de Madrid - Quddam - Nuba Hidyaz Oriental | 3 |
| Ferrara Ensemble - Codex Chantilly: Corps femenin par vertu de nature, F. 23v | 3 |
| Capella de Ministrers - Caen postradas las flores | 3 |
| Calliope - Basse Dance La Brosse | 3 |
| The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments - Rest Sweet Nymphs | 3 |
| J Ciconia - J. Ciconia - Sus une fontayne - Mala Punica | 3 |
| Marco Cannavo, Steve Tyler - Domna, pos vos ay chausida | 3 |
| Didier Le Blanc - Qui voudra voir | 3 |
| The Toronto Consort - The Toronto Consort - Quella bella e bianca mano | 3 |
| Jordi Savall - Malor me bat (Malheur me bat) (Odhecaton, No. 63) | 3 |
| Murmur Mori - Tenzone d'amore | 3 |
| Constantinople - Puncha puncha (Alexandria _ Istanbul) | 3 |
| Ensemble Unicorn - Senza titolo Codex Faenza entry 2 | 3 |
| Datura Medieval Music - Villemann og Magnhild | 3 |
| Klaartje van Veldhoven/Seldom Sene - In nomine Seldom Sene | 3 |
| La Reverdie - Miri It Is Hwile Sumer Ilast | 3 |
Most played artists
| artist | times |
|---|---|
| Capella De Ministrers & Carles Magraner | 53 |
| Capella de Ministrers | 35 |
| Dufay Collective | 31 |
| Jordi Savall | 21 |
| Hexachordia | 20 |
| The Toronto Consort | 19 |
| William Lawes | 18 |
| La Reverdie | 18 |
| Joel Cohen: Boston Camerata | 15 |
| Christodoulos Halaris | 14 |
| Sirinu | 14 |
| Anonymous 4 | 13 |
| Ensemble Gilles Binchois | 13 |
| Capilla Flamenca | 13 |
| Ottaviano Dei Petrucci | 12 |
| Paul O'Dette | 12 |
| Fretwork | 12 |
| PIVA | 12 |
| Murmur Mori | 12 |
| Baltimore Consort | 12 |
What goes on air
Over the last 24 hours the station played 234 tracks, 225 of them different — about 10 songs an hour. The most repeated one was “The Waits of Southwark Renaissance Band - Newcastle (128 kbps)” — 2 times, and the artist heard most often was Capella de Ministrers. It plays densest around 09:00 and quietest around 03:00. Also 136 songs turned up that had not been on air on the previous days.
1291 different songs across 1641 plays: a wide rotation where repeats are rare and almost every slot brings something new.
Ancient FM broadcasts from Canada.
We listen to the stream ourselves and write down what goes on air: 1641 tracks over the week, 1291 of them different, from 464 artists. Every list on this page is built from that — not from how the station describes itself.
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