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Five years in the making; Hummingbirds contains some of Saturnalia Trio's most durable material - firmly in the progressive medieval folk camp that has become the band's trademark since their inception. More acoustically-driven and with a larger ratio of original songs and tunes, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the originals from their medieval ancestors. The Oregonian wrote of Saturnalia Trio: Medieval Europe was a magical world of miracle and mystery, animated by strings and drums from the Middle East and flutes and horns from the north. Though far from the mainstream today, the spirit of that music is still alive and dressed in contemporary trappings by musicians such as Daniel Crommie and his mates in the Saturnalia Trio, another brilliant facet of Portland s rich and varied music scene. The sounds of a flute, mandolin and balalaika mingle in pleasing world-folk harmonies. Leslie Gray plays violin & viola, Tracey Brown plays harps, Paul Evans provides percussion & flute and Daniel Crommie sings and plays dulcimer, mandolins, flutes, recorders, etc.