DESCRIPTION:
This is a well-known early English keyboard piece from the early 16th century, written for the virginals or harpsichord. Taken from a manuscript now in the British Museum, by an unknown composer. The "Lady Carey" from the title is widely identified with Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn and mistress of Henry VIII, who was married to SIr William Carey, but this may be a misattribution -- there were a number of female members of the Carey family at the relevant time.

Recorded as a duet of mandolin and octave mandolin, taking respectively the right and left hand keyboard parts. I play a nylon-string mandolin on the first repetition, joined in unison by a steel-strung Embergher bowlback mandolin on the second repetition of the tune:

"Baroq-ulele" nylon-strung bowlback ukulele/mandolin (in mandolin tuning)
1915 Luigi Embergher bowlback mandolin
Mid-Missouri M-111 octave mandolin