Hi Rob, I will try to post some recordings soon, thanks!

Thanks Rob. Sometime in the near future I will upload something that may be of interest to early Guitar community. Doubt very much it will be my feeble attempts at playing though.

Hi Rob,
Bill Kirkpatrick just made me aware of your site. Very cool. I will give it a close look over the next few days. Nice to talk with you again.
joe

Yo Rob,
How's the weather in Scotland? Spring has FINALLY arrived in Boise and the temperatures have gotten genuinely warm, halleluia!
I've just finished a very busy and tough academic year.

I've been playing a fair amount this year in a wide variety of musics and groups and on several instruments: medieval, classical, rock, hard rock, Broadway musical, cowboy tunes, folk music, jazz, etc.

Jan and I are starting to plan to come to Britain next summer. I hope we'll be able to come north and see your country.

joe

Hi Rob, I just posted a recording of me and tenor Christopher Kale, from a concert in France in 1999. I am playing an original early 19th century guitar strung in gut. My first 'romantic' guitar that was. The song is by Pierre Porro.

I agree, it should be mad strumming, at least at the end, but the truth is: I,m not good at strumming. I think of playing one of the canaries, then I must do something about it.
It's so nice to see you on video, two lovely pieces and beautiful played. First I was a bit surprised over the fast tempo of the pavanas but it works very fine.
I have been listening to Fuenllana and Narvaez and it's really beautiful, especially your interpretation of Arde, Corazon.

homicide_dubut_barguitar2.pdf
masquarade_visee_barguitar.pdf
chaconne_visee_barguitar.pdf
homicide_dubut_barguitar.pdf

Fronimo and your website is a good idea. I post you 3 other pieces, masquarade and chaconne, both by Visee and "Homicide Courante de Debut" (Gaultier). This I found in a journal from the swedish guitar and lute society.

Thanks for the great music you posted. Beautifully played and a lot of "mad"strumming, I'm practising my strumming and hope one day to reach your level.

Please do it with the camera focused on your right hand.

Last week I parted with my second 4c guitar. I've traded it with Regina Albanez, guitarist, vihuelist, theorbist in the Hague in exchange for lessons. She is one of the members in Musica Temprana performing a.o. early Peruvian/Bolivian music. I'm very happy to be able to get lessons from her. I hope she is equally happy with the guitar.

Hi Rob: It's a pleasure to join to network and to share ideas with other vihuelists. BTW, I heard some of your performances on Alexander Batov's website and was particularly impressed with "Canion del Emperador," perhaps my favorite piece by Narvaez. Cheers, Marc.

Hi,

I've only just joined moments ago but noticed your comment about transcribing Kapsberger for baroque guitar. Have you ever looked at Valdambrini's two books, 1646 and 1647? They are a virtual mirror image of Kapsberger's style but on baroque guitar. I'd be happy to send them to you.

pat o'brien, nyc