“..some of the most ravishing lute playing to be heard anywhere.” ~The Washington Times
Posted Sep 04, 2011
http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/345/365/9340/3/15/0/ *Ronn McFarlane's lute is ever present in this varied and pleasurable programme* Vivaldi's output is so vast that listeners have opportunities to hear only a fraction of the composer's creative gifts. So this new disc by the Bach Sinfonia, which is based near Washington DC, provides pleasurable engagement with music beyond the famed climatic concertos and other works that have raised the composer to such a high status....
Read the full postPosted Aug 03, 2011
Here's an article from the Greenbelt Patch, covering an Ayreheart performance at the New Deal Cafe on Sunday, July 31: http://greenbelt.patch.com/articles/ayreheart-treats-greenbelt-to-a-music-renaissance AYREHEART TREATS GREENBELT TO A MUSIC RENAISSANCE Redefining an ancient instrument, the lute, in surprising new ways. Grammy Award winner Ronn McFarlane, and his ensemble, Ayreheart, performed original music for the lute, fretless electric bass and percussion music at Greenbelt's New Deal Cafe on Sunday afternoon. The lute -...
Read the full postPosted Jul 13, 2011
I had a great time this past weekend playing at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Friday night, was a performance with the Baltimore Consort. We played a program of English Broken Consort music - the music that the BC was created to play. Saturday morning, we had a children's show with a great turnout of youngsters and their parents. It was a beautiful thing to see...
Read the full postPosted Jun 28, 2011
This Harmonia Early Music Podcast can be heard and downloaded at InstantEncore: http://www.instantencore.com/buzz/item.aspx?FeedEntryId=143844
Read the full postPosted Jun 17, 2011
Ronn McFarlane's GRAMMY nominated recording, Indigo Road is featured on this week's radio broadcast of Harmonia, a nationally broadcast program devoted to Early Music http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/ronn-mcfarlane-indigo-road/
Read the full postPosted Jun 16, 2011
* * * * * * * * Week of June 27, 2011 A brand-new release by Washington’s own Bach Sinfonia features the talents of lutenist Ronn McFarlane. * * * * http://www.weta.org/fm/features/cdpick/Art+Vivaldi’s+Lute * * * * *The Art of Vivaldi’s Lute | WETA* * www.weta.org * The title of this...
Read the full postPosted May 25, 2011
Ronn recently collaborated with The Bach Sinfonia for an album of compositions by Vivaldi. The CD album is currently available from Sono Luminus, while digital downloads are available through iTunes. The CD is also available for preorder at Amazon.com. Links are included at the bottom of the article. From the Sono Luminus website: One of the United States best period instrument ensembles teams up with one of the...
Read the full postPosted Mar 31, 2011
I just learned about the new Anne Rice novel, Of Love and Evil. I heard from one of her enthusiastic readers that the main character in the book is a Renaissance lute player named Toby. And at the end of the book, in the Author's Note, she writes: "With regard to the Renaissance lute, I listened to a good deal of music while writing this...
Read the full postPosted Mar 28, 2011
It’s a Wammie! Each year, not long after the GRAMMY Awards are announced, the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) presents the Wammies! The Wammie winner for Best Classical Recording of 2010 is Blame Not My Lute Ronn McFarlane, lute & Robert Aubry Davis, spoken word. This program of Elizabethan lute music and poetry is one that Ronn and Robert have performed together live for many years. ...
Read the full postPosted Jun 03, 2010
Ronn recently spent time discussing the lute, musical inspiration, and his new album, One Morning, with Raymond Bisha of the Naxos blog. The conversation is available as a podcast and features extended clips of several tracks from the new CD. You can listen to the interview on the Naxos Blog by clicking on the link below. http://blog.naxos.com/2010/06/01/podcast-one-morning-with-ronn-mcfarlane/
Read the full postPosted May 25, 2010
One Morning is now available for purchase from a variety of retail outlets. "A new day dawns with GRAMMY® nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane's new album One Morning. The follow-up release to his wildly popular original music album Indigo Road, Ronn continues to show the world that the lute is a living instrument suited for more than just classical performances by past composers, but is ready to introduce new music into the world. Joined...
Read the full postPosted May 24, 2010
The album's title tune “One Morning” was written one early Spring morning - a surprise respite from the Winter chill, making the spirit feel full of possibility and glad to be alive. It was on of those moments when one realizes, with rare clarity, that with every day come an opportunity for a new beginning. This is also the debut recording with the instrumentalist of my new...
Read the full postPosted Oct 25, 2009
I was already in bed when the phone rang. I let the answering machine take the call, rolled over and had a good night’s sleep. The next morning, I was amazed and delighted to find that Indigo Road really was one of the five nominees in the “Best Classical Crossover Album” category. My first Grammy nomination! And I was delighted to learn that Paul O’Dette and Stephen...
Read the full postPosted Oct 10, 2009
Winchester, VA – Dorian / Sono Luminus is very proud to announce that world renowned American lute player Ronn McFarlane has been nominated for a Grammy Award as announced by the Recording Academy last week. McFarlane’s album Indigo Road (dorian / sono luminus) has been nominated in the Best Classical Crossover Album category. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards are to be held on February 8, 2009. McFarlane...
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