In this solo recital, Gramophone Award winner Helen Charlston performs a selection of songs by English composer Henry Purcell, some more, some less well known, as well as pieces by other composers of the time such as John Blow, John Eccles, Christopher Simpson and Daniel Purcell, Henry's son. Her selection focuses on songs that tell stories exploring the struggle between heart and mind: Do we fall in love out of reason or because fate has ordained it? As for her special relationship with Purcell, Charlston explains that she makes room for his songs in almost every program she creates. She adds that his addictive music has a power over her that she cannot and will not escape. This particular program is a special tribute to the fact that Purcell's music has become an essential part of her identity as a singer For this release Helen Charlston is accompanied by the Ensemble Sounds Baroque: Jonathan Manson (bass viol), William Carter (theorbo / baroque guitar) and Julian Perkins (harpsichord / organ), three musicians whose expertise and love of this music, she says, comes across in every note they play.