Rob MacKillop's Comments

Hi Rob,
thank you for the information!
Fernando.

Hello, Rob,
sorry, I did not understand very well the purpose of the photos.
I'm glad to be part of this community.
I will try to gather photos of Brazilian instruments before Torres.

One question: I have played on an ensemble wich played medieval european music. Is it possible post some recordings? The same ensemble have registered some compositions of mine, with lute, recorder, portatif organ, cornamusa, etc. Do you think i't is possible post some recordingis of it?

By the way, I like your site Song of the Rose very much.
Thank you.
Fernando.

Thank you. Glad to be here.

How about an "instruments for sale" page?

Thanks for pointing me to your mandore recordings... It's very nice. The french music I've been playing uses three different tunings, and I think one is the same as that for the Skene works. The Chancy tabelature has a wonderfully wide range, and while the pieces and instrument are miniature, I believe the music is just plain huge.

Hello mate,
Think I slipped down it a long time ago....
Cheers!

Hello Rob! I'm really glad you've enjoyed them! Thanks! Elena

Thank you for your wise advices, Rob. And I'm going to explore "selvas amazonas" as far as I could.
All the best

Hello Rob. Finally purchasing a guitar, and discussing of it with dear Sasha
( new vihuela probably next year). Where could we find the nice guitar pieces from a portuguese manuscript you play on your Vimeos? . I haven't talked recently with Jonathan, but is music you played with him "in the box"?
All the best

Thank you Rob. I've had this guitar for nearly 20 years. Recently I had the frets leveled and crowned. Now it is a pure joy to play. Have a great day! Bryan Prud'Homme

Dear Rob, Many thanks for your kind words...Where have I been? Not quite sure!!! Anyway, better late than never...Best wishes, Graham Wade

Hello Rob. I found the answers of my questions concerning vihuela on your site (reporting at Sasha Batov's workshop, which I found very useful and precise). A deeper reflexion on a Dias vihuela convinced me. So I've to convince my own government now!!

Thanks Rob. I want to upload more music, but apparently the program only take mp3s, as long as most of my itunes library is in mp4 format, the program says it's not acceptable. I'll try again, anyway...
congrat for your new recording!

best


eloy

Dear Rob,
Please send me your new address because I want to envoy you my book of Machete (from Madeira) with original music.
Best regards,
Manuel

In thinking about the member Profile Information, I wonder if it might not be useful/informative to have some more of that made public. The website info, for example, would direct users of the group to websites that have even more sound files, info, and scores. I'm thinking of your site(s) -- and maybe there needs to be a way to enter and display more than one. Monica also has much useful information. The Lute Ning displays what instruments a person plays, for example. I don't see a need for location -- that is already showing below our photo. Maybe there are other interesting sections that might be added.

Thank you for the information

Regards,

Jacques

Dear Rob MacKillop,

A few months ago I delivered a paper at Caen University on the lute in Scotland and Ireland, and played a few Scottish pieces to academics - a bit of a missionary job there. More of it in Bordeaux in a few months, this time on the Scottish lute, for the benefit of colleagues working on things Scottish.
The lute is not quite a household name yet but it is comforting to see kids taking up the instrument at an early age and as their main instrument.
Your historical introduction to 'Music for the Lute in Scotland' is very interesting indeed, especially as it shows the cultural and musical extent of the 'Auld Alliance'
Could I pick your brains about some of the Scottish genres such as the 'Port' or the 'Lilt', specially with regard to performance ? There is a superb example of a 'port' in the' Straloch' book which probably calls for a slow tempo, being a sort of meditative piece; do you have any idea where the 'Port' originates from ?
Best regards,
Jacques

Hey Rob,

I just registered now on early guitars ning group! Great site and many fascinating music and files! Wonderful and thanks.
Ciao,
Damien

Yes, Rob --we do know each other from minstrel banjo and also from the cittern ning site.

We do have similar interests, don't we?

By the way, I found your post on "Preludes, cadences..." to be very interesting and informative. I'll respond to your post there after I'm done grading final exams and can think clearly again...

Another similarity for us: I find myself more and more interested in improvisation for these styles (19th c. etc.). For many years, I've been improvising preludes to the songs I do with Maggi and the solo pieces as well. Cadenzas -- where appropriate in solo and chamber music as well...

I have given workshops at the Cape Cod Mandolin Festival for the last two years in Improvising an 18th c. Style Prelude (2007) and Improvising in 19th c. Style (2008).

Jim

P.S. Beautiful playing on your recordings!