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The English Guittar or Cittern – A popular Plucked String Instrument of the 18th Century

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I am currently reading about the history of the English Guitar or Guittar, a kind of Cittern. Some time ago I have written a post about this instrument in my German blog www.gezupftes.de. The guittar was developed after 1753 in Great Britain. According to the very detailed paper by Jürgen Kloss it has first been …

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Bert Weedon – The Guitar Sound of the Sixties – Play in a Day

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On April 20,  2012 Bert Weedon has passed away. Weedon was a very influetial guitarist in Great Britain, his instructional book Play in a Day has served many important guitarists including Paul McCarney and Eric Clapton to learn to play their instrument. Wikipedia: Herbert Maurice William ‘Bert’ Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) …

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Cambridge Performance Masterclass for Mandolin with Alon Sariel

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Alon Sariel will teach a masterclass for mandolin in Cambridge in August. You can find more information on the special website about this event: Cambridge Performance Masterclass: http://www.cpmcuk.org/ Cambridge Performance Masterclass with Alon Sariel 12-18 August 2011 Masterclass and Performance in England, for violin, cello, piano, flute and mandolin. The masterclasses take place in a …

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