Jozef Van Wissem wants to make the lute the new electric guitar — with a pickup and a bottleneck slide

The minimalist composer and collaborator with Jim Jarmusch is electrifying a 24-string relic — and scandalizing classical ...

‘It needs to be loud’: Jozef Van Wissem’s one-man mission to make the lute rock again

The Dutch ex-punk and Jim Jarmusch bandmate talks about his passion to free up a hidebound repertoire and make its strings ‘a real pop instrument’ ...
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“When I do this at a show, the first people who leave are the classical people.”

Jozef Van Wissem wants to make the lute the new electric guitar — with a pickup and a bottleneck slide ...
Daily Mail

Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream who won four Grammy Awards dies aged 87

Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream has died at home aged 87. The musician's representatives, James Brown Management, confirmed the news in a statement on their website. It said: 'We are ...
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Classical lute in Cape May and other events to enjoy At The Shore Today

Joseph Mayes in Cape May Who Is He: Joseph Mayes, a performer on lute, archlute and classical guitar, will give a benefit concert for Access to Art, Inc this afternoon in Cape May. What To Expect: ...
Daily Mail

Where's the entourage? Sting carries his own lute as he arrives at classical concert

He's sold more than 100 million records, received 16 Grammy Awards and even received an Oscar nomination for best song. But it seems Sting hasn't let fame get to his head. The veteran musician was ...