:10:01
And there are no other such signs
among the houses
:10:04
- on this charming, charming street,
- Yeah, l got a room,
:10:08
$1 5 a week,
l'm lookin' for a quiet tenant,
:10:12
Madam, you are addressing
a man who is quiet
:10:17
and yet not quiet,
lf l may offer a riddle,
:10:24
l am currently on sabbatical from
the institution where l teach,
:10:29
the University of Mississippi
at Hattiesburg,
:10:31
l am takin' a year off to
indulge my passion,
:10:35
and l do not believe that is
too strong a word,
:10:37
- for the music of the Renaissance,
- Mm-hm,
:10:40
l perform in, and have the honor of
directing, a period-instrument ensemble
:10:44
that performs at Renaissance Fairs
and other cultural fora
:10:47
throughout central and southern
Mississippi,
:10:49
We perform on the instruments for which
the music was originally composed,
:10:55
Now, wait a minute,
You got some kind of band?
:10:58
Oh, no, The word ''band'' would be,
in this context, something of a misnomer,
:11:05
Though we do play together,
hence the word ''ensemble'',
:11:09
the nature of the music is such that,
:11:12
well, one would hesitate to apply
the epithet ''band''
:11:16
- with connotations of janglin' rhythms,
- So y'all ain't playin' no hippity-hop?
:11:20
''l Left My Wallet in El Segundo'',
Songs with the titles spelled all funny?
:11:24
Oh, no, no, We play music that has been
composed to the greater glory of God,
:11:36
Devotional music,
Church music,
:11:40
Gospel music?
:11:41
Well, inspired by the gospel, certainly,
:11:45
The vintage, of course,
is no more recent than the Rococo,
:11:48
Rococo, huh?
Well, l guess that'd be OK,
:11:52
But l don't propose to inflict
our rehearsals on you,
:11:57
May l inquire,
do you have a root cellar?