Double Emmy-nominated Mediæval Bæbes are a crossover vocal ensemble whose unique choral style features a beguiling mixture of ancient music, multi-language texts and modern arrangements, replete with a dazzling array of exotic and period instrumentation The Mediæval Bæbes are a British musical ensemble founded in 1996 by Dorothy Carter and Katharine Blake. It included some of Blake's colleagues from the band Miranda Sex Garden, as well as other friends who shared her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from six to twelve members. As of 2010, the group had sold some 500,000 records worldwide, their most successful being Worldes Blysse with 250,000 copies purchased.