English Guittar

Andrew Rutherford, the well known lute maker and lute performer also collects and performs music for the 'English guittar', that had its heyday during the period 1750-1800.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Early
• music
• English
• guitar
• guittar
• lutemaker
• lutenist
• plucked
• strings

[bwv998PFA]

Very cool...  Make some more!

[Fladavenue]

NO SUGAR TONIGHT 1970

[Robobagpiper]

@renatovcortereal, google Jack Campin's home page - he has the complete collection in abc format there.

[renatovcortereal]

can you tell me where can i find that boook?

[Robobagpiper]

Thanks! My spelling (and version) comes from the generation-later Aird collection. Should be fun to compare to Bremner, which (thanks to Rob McKillop) is available in .pdf! I love the guittar, and it's nice to hear dance tunes on it as well as the wonderful Oswald Divertimenti.

[luteworld]

Hi Robo,

The tune is called "Up We't Eli Eli" in Robert Bremner's Instructions for the Guitar from c.1760. (This instrument was usually called a Guitar or Guittar in those days. Also Cetra, Citra, etc. Nowadays it's usually referred to as an English Guitar)

andy

[Robobagpiper]

I think the tune is "Up Wi't Ailly Now", but I'm not 100% sure. A lot of those Scottish slip jigs sound the same.

[Robobagpiper]

Very nice. I recognize this tune - was it from one of the 17th century Scottish lute books?

[artug87]

Bravo, this is really fantastic!!! It's a guitar or an old cittern???

[ShakiraC5]

Nice one!