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Newe Vialles is a UK-based viol duo and consort, performing early viola da gamba music from the time of Henry VIII, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I up to and including contemporary works. Our repertoire includes music by Byrd, Gibbons, Purcell, and Lawes, as well as a number of duo programmes featuring music by Jenkins, Simpson and others. We give regular concerts in London, the UK and throughout Europe.
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  • NEWE RECORDING !! - Finally it’s time… we are about to start recording our second CD! You may have noticed that it’s been a bit quiet this year. Our esteemed colleague Henrik had a health emergency in January, so our plans for the recording, which should have taken place in February, were put on hold. Thankfully, he’s now going […]
  • Summer Concerts 2026 - We are happy to announce two concert dates with our Old Viols programme, in Buxton and Tewkesbury, this summer. For more details please see our diary page which will be updated with links and ticketing information nearer the time. Tewkesbury will be just Henrik and Caroline without continuo, and we will be playing some tasters […]
  • More reviews of Old Viols - We were delighted to read a review of our Old Viols CD on Early Music Review. D. James Ross writes: “..a beautifully varied programme… the stars of this recording are the “Old Viols” whose sonorous tone and immediacy of articulation belie their extreme old age….it is thrilling to hear these remarkable musical survivors in the […]
  • Newes Update and Newe Recording - We had two fantastic concerts in Folkestone and Culmstock in September – many thanks if you came to hear us! It was a treat to take the Old Viols programme to new places. We strongly recommend following Folkestone Early Music and Blackdowns Early Music Projects, both series have some wonderful concerts in very special venues. […]
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