Cover Story tracks connections between people, places, texts and music, following the evolution of popular late medieval melodies as they are copied, rearranged and repurposed over the years and across Europe.

Expect catchy dances and lyrical chansons, ingenious rounds and dazzling divisions by Machaut, Dufay, Wolkenstein, Bedyngham, Binchois, and many unnamed masters.

Inspired by the virtuosic wind players of the Middle Ages, Blondel bring their signature blend of rousing shawms and bagpipes, and introspective recorders, to concerts in Essex, Yorkshire and Birmingham.

The album will be recorded in August and released with First Hand Records.