About This Song
About "When Icicles Hang: III. Good Ale" by Cambridge Singers
‘Good Ale’ staggers into the room with a grin, Rutter’s part-song capturing the wobble of a tavern night. The Cambridge Singers animate the text with theatrical relish—clinking consonants, rolling vowels—while the harmony tips its hat to madrigal tradition. It’s convivial and slightly unsteady, a toast raised just before the icicles drip and the evening blurs.