William Jenks Plays The Frog Galliard

This is track 9 of the William Jenks Christmas CD Villancico de Navidad recently remastered in December of 2020. The complete recording is available for download at www.usclassicguitar.org
The Frog Galliard
John Dowland (1563 - buried February 20, 1626) was an English composer, singer, and lutenist. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep" (the basis for Benjamin Britten's Nocturnal), "Come again", "Flow my tears", "I saw my Lady weep" and "In darkness let me dwell", but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, and has been a source of repertoire for classical guitarists during the twentieth century. While this piece has no direct connection to Christmas, it was added to the CD because it seemed to fit.