A few weeks ago Bill Sampson sent me some photographs of the Lute Society
Summer School in the 70's (BTW Bill, sorry,forgot to thank you for them!).
They showed fresh faced youths (well exaggerated a bit!). We have all
matured' a bit since then!
So, for the 'Mature'I dedicate the following:
I know what you mean. I remember being invited to a party at Tony Rooley's
when he founded the Consort of Musick (way back in the 70's) we had a
marvelous evening with Emma's singing and his accompaniment.
Best wishes
Tony
Thanks for these Tony. You've certainly made my Easter :o)
modest and sober?? I thought you can North of the border!
Best wishes
Tony Hart
(we met several times at the Lute Society Summer schools in York and
Cheltenham - Last century!!)
Going back to the sources, the Mary Burwell lute book (about 1670) says
in chapter 16
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I have recently moved to a smaller apartment and need to thin out my
library. I am offering the following for sale:
1. Penguin Book of Early Music - Anthony Rooley
2. Holbourne - Music for Lute and Bandora - Harvard
3. J S Bach Works for Lute - Tree edition
4. Continuo Playing on the Lute and
Here is an interesting article:
http://gamutmusic.squarespace.com/news/new-beef-gut-strings.html
The beef gut comes from Ireland.
Dear collective lute wisdom,
is it true that the production of gut in Europe will be prohibited by
European law?
As stated on Aquila's web page the
My Liuto attiorbato has been stored in a damp environment - shame on me!
The sound board has now completely dried out and the instrument has been
maintained at a RH of 60% for some three months. Unfortunately the sound
board was not sealed and so there are some unsightly damp stain marks. Is
there
