Sting - Songs from the Labyrinth

Is ancient music back in vogue? Richard Thompson recently covered a 13th-century English ballad, and joined Bono, Sting and others singing a collection of old sea chanteys. Here, der Stingle picks up the lute and tackles the work of John Dowland, who was court lutenist to James I in the early 17th century. Apparently, Dowland’s “Flow, my tears” and “In darkness let me dwell” were pop songs back in the day and Sting’s passion for them is palpable. What next? Mesopotamian hip hop? Medieval country music?