On Saturday, October 11, 2003, at 05:11 AM, Jon Murphy wrote: > David, > > I can't doubt your interest in the medieval and renaissance lute, it is > obvious. But I question your interest in music as such.
Now what on earth do you mean by that? You disagree with something I said, and that causes you to question my interest in music? Believe me, I'm very interested in music. ;-) > Bluegrass I know well, and have > a TV recorded video of Chet Perkins final performance, where Mark > Knopf of > rock guitar plays a real guitar behind him. If you're referring to Chet Atkins and Mark Knoffler... Bluegrass? You're joking! > I totally disagree with your premise. The form of the instrument may > drive > the way it is played, but the music drives the player. I'm sorry to sound so obtuse, Jon, but I'm not aware of operating on any one particular premise. > I find the thrust of > the messages on this list to be rather narrow in the conception of > music Well, I guess our "interest in music" is just as valid as anyone else's, Jon. Bear in mind that being focussed on a particular area of interest and study, and being narrow-minded, are not the same thing. David Rastall
