I attended a concert yesterday by Daniel Taylor (countertenor) and this Canadian lutenist:
[1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fywq5xWUXxo It was the loudest lute recital I've ever heard. He was overpowering the singer, quite unusual! I'm sure he plays with nails... BTW, It was a good concert, very refined. -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fywq5xWUXxo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html