The eighteenth episode of Stories from the Black Kitchen. The first in the anniversary year of 2026. This episode examines the extra‑musical contexts that shaped John Dowland’s songs, highlighting the often‑overlooked figures whose contributions enabled their creation.
Among these shadowed presences is Lucy, Countess of Bedford.

John Dowland, The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, 1600

Elegy

Text: John Donne, 1609

from:
The Schoole of Night
Transcend, 2025

The Schoole of Night
Frank Pschichholz

Script: Frank Pschichholz, Maria Skiba

JOHN DOWLAND
Stories from the Black Kitchen

©The Schoole of Night 2026