If you dont have itunes installed on your computer, get it from the microsoft store windows 10 or download the latest version from apples website. The celtic lute, ronns new album of traditional irish and scottish folk music. Early music and modern compositions for lute ronn mcfarlane. The long awaited new ayreheart recording, barley moon, is now available for amazon preorder. He formerly taught lute at the peabody conservatory, and has recorded many albums as a solo performer and in collaboration with others, including the groups ayreheart and the baltimore consort, and as a guest artist for countless other groups. This brand new album, featuring music from the live ayreheart program, will you walk the woods so wild, is comprised of renaissance music and old traditional folk songs, showcasing the surprising parallels between high art music and folk music. Wfmt welcomes grammynominated lutenist, ronn mcfarlane to impromptu.
Morning edition for may 19, 2008 hear the morning edition program for may 19, 2008. That is the case with a new sono luminus release featuring lutenist ronn mcfarlane. Mcfarlane is an expert lutenist, collaborating with many of the worlds other renaissance music specialists and keen to promote his instrument and its music to a wider audience. Released simultaneously with the doriansono luminus cd of the same name, our edition contains exactly the same pieces that are recorded on the cd. Download or listen to free music and audio this library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to grateful dead concerts, to old time radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. If you have windows 10, you can get the latest version of itunes from the microsoft store. The english lute song julianne baird, ronn macfarlane. Ronn mcfarlane, ronn mcfarlane, ayreheart one morning. After first finding indigo road on itunes, i bought the cd from amazon for my mother, and hunted down some related albums look for albums by the baltimore. To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on itunes.
Ronn s compositions and excellent performance showed how the lute is an instrument for modern times, and not just one for beautiful ancient music. Grammynominated lutenist, ronn mcfarlane strives to bring the lute the most popular instrument of the renaissance into todays musical mainstream and make it accessible to a wider audience. Here are my arrangements of scottish and irish tunes recorded on the celtic lute cd. Since lutenist ronn mcfarlane s first dorian disc the english lute song was both critically and financially successful, it was all but inevitable that one of his subsequent discs for dorian would feature lute works from elsewhere in the british isles. Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. Mignarda editions is delighted to announce the release of indigo road, offering lutenists a chance to both hear and play ronn mcfarlane s haunting and imaginative original music. Ronn mcfarlane s lute music of dowland is a wonderful introduction to john dowlands lute music. John barleycorn released as itunes digital single ronn. His original, modern works for this ageold instrument tread the line between popular, folk, new age and classical music where some of the pieces draw heavily on renaissance and baroque. A beguiling recording by the us lutenist which beautifully balances traditional scottish and irish tunes with works by turlough ocarolan. If any itunes updates are available, click install.
The day ronn mcfarlane exchanged his electric guitar for the lute. Morning edition for january 21, 2008 hear the morning edition program for january 21, 2008. Ronn mcfarlane is perhaps best known in his role as a skilled lutenist in the baltimore consort, but he holds his own as a soloist. Week of october 29th ronn mcfarlane the celtic lute american master lutenist, ronn mcfarlane celebrates his scottish heritage with a new album of celtic music for lute. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Mclachlands way the balcarres lute book album the art of the lute. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. The renaissance lute, an album by ronn mcfarlane on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Brian kay is heralded as a modernday troubadour, and performs vocals, lute, and komuz on this release. Ronn mcfarlane the celtic lute 2018 official digital. Lutenist and composer ronn mcfarlane is also part of this recording.
Ronn mcfarlane high definition 24 bit music download. The album makes for a lovely journey through ireland and scotland thanks to the vivacity and delicacy of the lute. The english lute song julianne baird, ronn macfarlane composers. Check out the celtic lute by ronn mcfarlane on amazon music. Ive had a great love for celtic music since the 1970s, hearing groups like the chieftains and the bothy band. Barley moon is available for purchase on itunes, amazon, and from other retailers. Passacaglia by ronn mcfarlane for renaissance lute youtube. Upgrade today to get your favorite music and podcasts. Recently, ronn has been engaged in composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenistcomposers of past centuries.
It syncs content to your ipod, iphone, and apple tv. Also available in itunes more by ronn mcfarlane see all. It is the first passacaglia he has officially composed and i think one of his. In the near future, ill be looking into ronn mcfarlane s other albums, the grammynominated indigo road 2009 and one morning 2010, which also feature willard morris and mattias rucht. Distinct nations with different histories will evolve different artistic natures, and this is played out in a joyful noise in our celtic lands. Aryeh frankfurter the renaissance music players ronn mcfarlane celtic andrei krylov. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. Lute music indigo road mcfarlane, an album by ronn mcfarlane on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Born in west virginia, but reared in maryland, mcfarlane came to learn the guitar after hearing the riffs of the popular tune wipeout. Many of these audios and mp3s are available for free download. John dowland, ronn mcfarlane lute music of john dowland. If you cant install or update itunes for windows apple. Ronn mcfarlane mcfarlane, r lute music indigo road.
He and fellow allstar veteran of the lute, paul odette, perform virtuoso duets from elizabethan italy and england at the university of chicago on january 8. The 26 tracks, which collectively last only 56 minutes, include 11 works by turlough ocarolan 16701738, the famed blind irish harpist, along with eight traditional scottish pieces, six traditional irish tunes, and one piece by james oswald c. John barleycorn, the new single from the upcoming ayreheart album, barley moon, is now available on itunes as a digital single. Depending on the version of itunes that you have, there are a few ways to. They are handwritten in lute tablature for course baroque lute in d minor tuning. His playing is delightful, the digital recording itself captures his lute beautifully, and the cd offers 28 dowland compositions, a number well known, some not, all performed stylishly in a way that captures your attention from the very beginning. He has traveled across the united states as a solo artists, and performs with several ensembles. You can view and download the complete article and all the btb articles on my website. Ronn mcfarlane july 31, 2018 the celtic lute, ronn s new album of traditional irish and scottish folk music, is now available on multiple platforms and from multiple retailers. Download itunes from apples website, then click download to download the itunes installer. Morning edition for december 27, 2007 hear the morning edition program for december 27, 2007. Ronn mcfarlane classical revolution rva april awareness ep. There are differences grand and small, subtle and great. Ronn mcfarlane s heritage and lifelong interest in scottish music allows us to walk first as neil munro put it songhaunted over the moors.
Ronn mcfarlane getting in touch with his own gaelic roots, on his brandnew recording, the celtic lute. Ronn mcfarlane wfmt welcomes grammynominated lutenist, ronn mcfarlane to impromptu. Lute music indigo road 2007 gut wind and wire 2011 the celtic lute 2018 lute recital. Ronn mcfarlane born 1953 is an american lutenist and composer, most notable as an interpreter of renaissance music. Since taking up the lute in 1978, ronn has made his mark in music as the founder of ayreheart, a new ensemble brought together to perform ronn s new. This grammy nominated recording contains original works for the lute written by ronn mcfarlane, who revives the original tradition of lute player as composer. This is a piece i commissioned from ronn mcfarlane for 10 course lute. If you get itunes from the microsoft store, you shouldnt need to follow the rest of the steps in this article.