Ayreheart feat. Sarah Pillow Pastime with Good Company by King Henry

Pastime with Good Company by King Henry VIII (14911547) performed by Ronn McFarlane Ayreheart with Sarah Pillow guest vocalist Ayreheart: Ronn McFarlane lute Will Morris colascione Mattias Rucht percussion This is an English folk song attributed to The Kynge H. viii. Henry was held in high esteem as a composer and musician, and this became a popular song in England. The early years of Henry VIIIs reign exhibited a distinct spirit of exuberance and overindulgences in the English court. The song, penned during this period, reflects general praise to all these entertainments and diversions, depicting a general state of mind of leisure and unconcern that prevailed in court at the time. The text simultaneously provides a moral justification for all this merriment: company is preferable to idleness, for the latter breeds vice. It was probably written for Catherine of Aragon. Michael Spencer Song Text: Pastime with good company I love and shall until I die Grudge who lust but none deny So God