We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Ballad of Baron Anton

from Cross​/​Over by Donald Bousted

/

about

Donaldo the time-travelling Minstrel likes his Ukulele very much, which he bought from Manuel Nunes in the 19th Century. He visits Baron Anton in the days of the Renaissance court of Brandenburg and composes a tune for him. However, Donaldo has been to the Twentieth Century before, and there he was rather taken with the electric guitar- he considers whether he would have preferred to have been born then instead, playing heavy metal. Then he time-jumps far into a future when humankind are living on space ships, before falling from Space back into the Renaissance, where he is very happy with his Uke again; though actually wondering about taking up the viol ...—Stephen Altoft

credits

from Cross​/​Over, released October 31, 2021
Donald Bousted, baritone ukulele; Lee Ferguson, narration

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Donald Bousted image

Donald Bousted UK

Donald Bousted benefitted from some excellent teaching, studying the guitar with Thomas Hartmann, the lute with Christopher Wilson and early music with Peter Holman and Ian Gammie. Later, he took further guitar lessons with Antonio Albanes and Oliver Hunt privately. In 2017, he discovered the classical ukulele and it seemed to bring many of his interests together. Sadly Donald passed in 2021. ... more

contact / help

Contact Donald Bousted

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Donald Bousted, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now