It's been a long time since I've seen Pat, but he was the first lute player I had the opportunity to speak to back in the mid-seventies (here in Lancaster, PA, there was only one lute: mine). After a lengthy conversation with him by phone, I apologized for having taken so much of his time; he replied that the only thing he enjoyed more than talking about the lute was playing it! I recall that he was somewhat of a physical therapist for plucked string players, inventing musical finger exercises to help overcome all sorts of problems. Good insight into the mechanics of playing.
Leonard Williams On 7/17/14, 1:28 PM, "Charles Mokotoff" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am seeing on Wkipedia: > [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O'Brien_(musician) > That Pat passed away yesterday. Does anyone know more about this. He > was my first lute teacher, extraordinary guy. > :( A A > > -- > >References > > 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O'Brien_(musician) > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
