>Back in January, I accompanied a Renaissance violin >player on my cittern
>on the ferry to Bainbridge Island, across the sound from >Seattle (we
>were on the way to a gig in Winslow). We made $17...
>Guy
Guy, maybe you should move to Maui. Your wife will love it there.
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
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Subject: Re: lute outreach -tuning..
> Back in January, I accompanied a Renaissance violin player on my cittern
> on the ferry to Bainbridge Island, across the sound from Seattle (we
> were on the way to a gig in Winslow). We made $17...
>
> Guy
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: lute outreach -tuning..
>
>
>
> I know that Mike Peterson and also Ronn McFarlane regularly play lute
> in airport departure lounges while waiting for their flights. I myself
> once took out my lute and played during a long and unexpected flight
> delay in Toronto. I was playing through a book of English popular tunes
> and suddenly found it humorous to be playing "Loth to Depart" - it was a
> new spin on flight delays!
>
> Several people, including otherwise bored stewardesses and pilots,
> stopped by to see what I was playing and asked questions. I overheard
> one captain exclaim to his co-pilot "that's a lute!" as they walked by!
>
> Kenneth
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arto Wikla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> To: Edward Martin
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> Sent: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 22:27:00 +0300 (EEST)
> Subject: Re: lute outreach -tuning..
>
>
>
> Dear all
>
> Ed wrote:
>
> > I have wondered if anyone had ever taken a lute out in flight &
> played for
> > passengers! Good show, Kenneth!
>
> Well, not in aeroplane, but a couple of times in train, 10-course and
> theorbo. Both got good comments, and especially the theorbo aroused
> lots
> of interest...
>
> And of course they asked the normal questions: How many strings, what
> does
> it cost... ;-)
>
> Once I had the theorbo sitting on the next seat in an aeroplane, in
> its
> case, and they asked what it would like to eat and drink... ;)
>
> Arto
>
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