Small crumbs of info found about Mr Beck of the Balcarres manuscript. His first name was John (not Jeff!), and the disputed concert in his arguement with McLean was in Kennedy's Close (now lost), home to the earls of Casillis. John tried to put on a concert, but it was argued in court that only the council could organise concerts. John Beck won, and since that day we have been able to stage our own unpaid lute concerts in Edinburgh! Well, crumbs are better than nothing. Info from my esteemed colleaugue, Dr Jim Porter.
Rob MacKillop www.musicintime.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
