Stranded ensemble fishes for a journey home

When, in mid-august, the UK government announced new quarantine regulations for anyone arriving from France, the Dunedin Consort were le in a potential pickle – how to get from a concert in Normandy on Friday evening back over the Channel by the cut-o time of 4am the next day? Acting with the impressive speed and agility that one might expect from this finely honed period instrument ensemble, director

John Butt and his players solved the problem by hiring a fishing boat – and arriving in Hampshire with ten minutes to spare. So, next up for these hardy soles? We understand that concerts at Kings Plaice and Codogan Hall are being planned…