Hello Bruno, I saw this thread, and it did not occur to me the connection in my home town.
I reside in Duluth Minnesota; Duluth is at the far eastern side of Lake Superior, the largest lake on this planet. If my memory is correct, the year was 1679, in which the French explorer, Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Luth was exploring in this area, and it gave birth to the french exploration of the fur trade in northern Minnesota. I have tried to find why this person, Greysolon, had a title, "Sir of the Lute", but I have found no connection to an actual lute, and I recall asking some years ago some local historians how our city is entitled, "of the Lute". Thus far, I know nothing, but Greysolon would have been here during the times of Gallot and Mouton. Perhaps there had been a "luth" in his family's coat of arms. I wish I could provide more information. ed At 10:53 AM 6/19/2013, Bruno Fournier wrote: > Hi Brad, > > A > > Robert Derome from University of Quebec has done quiteA a bit of > research on the lute in New France ( Quebec) in the 17th century.A you > might want to contact him.A I don't know if he's on this list. > > A > > Here is the webiste on Lute in New France: > > A > > sorry its in French. > > A > > [1]http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r14310/Luth/Frontispice.html > > A > > I believe that the Sieur De Maisonneuve played lute.A Also the Sieur > Duluth, who was a french soldier and explorer, is accounted to have > played lute, hence his surname.A His name would have been given to > Duluth Minnesota... maybe Ed Martin can comment on that.. > > A > > [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Greysolon,_Sieur_du_Lhut > > A > > A > > Bruno > > from Montreal > > A > > A > > 2013/6/19 Brad Walton <[3][email protected]> > > Hello lute folks! > Does anyone know of any records -- references in literature, > letters, diaries, whatever, or depictions in paintings or prints -- > of lutes being played in North America during the 17th and/or 18th > centuries? > Thanks, > Brad > To get on or off this list see list information at > [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > A > > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > > A > > [5]www.estavel.org > > A > > -- > >References > > 1. http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r14310/Luth/Frontispice.html > 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Greysolon,_Sieur_du_Lhut > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 5. http://www.estavel.org/ Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
