Hi Tristan I personally didn't study music at university to end up playing elevator music in Renaissance Fairs. I think as serious musicians, it is our duty to continue our efforts in educating the public. And medieval faires is not the way to do it. I therefore disagree with the original post about awkward concert situations. Yes informal playing is good, but it limits the amount of people who can become educated about the music we love. Concerts with themes and story telling is by far the best approach, as well as workshops. I belong a to a Non - profit organization in Montreal, composed of musicians who have studied in Basel, and have performed all over; we organize workshops and concerts with a different subject each year. It doensn't attract a lot of people, and the occasional medieval fair aficionado shows up ( thinking its going to be another medieval fair..) but the response is great, people are so happy to learn about the different periods. you can see what we do at [1]www.reverdiesmontreal.org we even have people coming from Boston to participate..!! yay... Bruno
2018-01-03 12:54 GMT-05:00 Tristan von Neumann <[2]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de>: Don't bother Bruno, it's the same here in Germany with the Medieval Faires. They claim to cover 13th-15th century, and succeed when it comes to housewares, clothing and swordfighting. When it comes to music, you consider yourself lucky hearing Susato or Attaignant. If you played some Ars Subtilior songs, you would probably be burned at the stake. Most music is basically techno with shawms, bagpipes, and massive drums, though this is kind of a fun genre that developed there... Am 03.01.2018 um 18:46 schrieb Bruno Cognyl-Fournier: Hi I live in Montreal and play Medieval and Renaissance music. Had a medieval music group for 15 years or so, and frankly I got tired of dressing up and going to medieval fairs and banquets, where no-one really cares about real medieval music, and just wants background noise. Most people who go to these fairs and banquets have no clue as to what medieval music is, and want everyhing from Thoineau Arbault Bransle des Chevaux to Lorrena McKennit celtic music. They have no clue about Cantigas de Santa Maria, Trouvere and troubadour music, and never mind if you should even attempt to play some Trecento music. I now only play in concert situations, and organize workshops together with a bunch of friends, to educate the people.. and I no longer dress up.. Back in university some 40 years ago, it was fun to go play in medieval and renaissance banquets.. no longer is the case for me Bruno 2018-01-03 11:46 GMT-05:00 Samuel Lawson <[1][3]sjlaw...@sdf.org>: Hallo, Tristan et al. I play a 16th-century-style 8-course lute. I live in Indianapolis, IN, USA. My wife and I perform at some renaissance faires [sic] and Scottish Highland games. While Renaissance Faire music tends toward novelty songs, I am adamant on including a handful of John Dowland, Pickeringe, and some tunes from the Scottish lutebooks Straloch and Rowallan. I am also called upon for the occasional wedding and school events. Cheers, Samuel J. Lawson On Wed, 3 Jan 2018, Tristan von Neumann wrote: Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:41:57 +0100 From: Tristan von Neumann <[2][4]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> To: lutelist Net <[3][5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: [LUTE] Early Music life Happy New Year to all who are on the European calendar. Here's one question - is there any noticeable Early Music life going on in your neighborhood, besides the 19th/20th century concert context (which I always find a bit awkward)? Ever heard of a bar where there are Early Music jam sessions? Have you ever seen Early music picknicks in the park or in the woods? Do you play table music at your own private dinner parties? To get on or off this list see list information at [4][6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Cheers, Samuel J. Lawson, FSA Scot =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "I love deadlines - I love the WHOOSHING sound they make as they fly by!" -Douglas Adams =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [5][7]sjlaw...@sdf.org [6][8]https://sjlawson.sdf.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SDF Public Access UNIX System - [7][9]https://sdf.org -- References 1. mailto:[10]sjlaw...@sdf.org 2. mailto:[11]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de 3. mailto:[12]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 4. [13]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 5. mailto:[14]sjlaw...@sdf.org 6. [15]https://sjlawson.sdf.org/ 7. [16]https://sdf.org/ -- References 1. http://www.reverdiesmontreal.org/ 2. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de 3. mailto:sjlaw...@sdf.org 4. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de 5. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 7. mailto:sjlaw...@sdf.org 8. https://sjlawson.sdf.org/ 9. https://sdf.org/ 10. mailto:sjlaw...@sdf.org 11. mailto:tristanvonneum...@gmx.de 12. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 13. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 14. mailto:sjlaw...@sdf.org 15. https://sjlawson.sdf.org/ 16. https://sdf.org/