The Charles Daniels Society was founded in 2005 to celebrate the life and work of the English tenor Charles Daniels. This website was set up in December 2008 and is still a work in progress; it is updated every time we get any news from the man himself, which is somewhat sporadic due to his extremely hectic schedule.
In the meantime, we'd like to welcome you warmly to the site. Hearty thanks to Donald Greig of the Orlando Consort for sending us our first article; more have been promised by other people, but he's the first to deliver. Click to read all about the Daniels Effect and the suspension of the normal laws of physics!
Latest news: The latest YouTube link to be added to the site features Charles singing Full of wrath by Purcell. It comes from the complete set of recordings of Purcell's sacred music by the King's Consort (now the Retrospect Ensemble). You can buy the full boxed set of recordings from Amazon; the individual CD appears to be deleted (hence the curious fact that it costs more than the boxed set), but we have linked it so that people will recognise it if they see it elsewhere.
We are also delighted to announce a forthcoming interview with Charles, which will be conducted by Paul Smith of Poscimur and the Woodmansterne Collection. This will appear on the site as soon as it becomes available.
If you are having trouble finding a copy of Airs de Cour, which is no longer in production, you can buy an electronic version of the album - or individual tracks - direct from Linn Records. You can listen to the tracks before you buy. We highly recommend this album!