Ronn McFarlane
Lutenist Ronn McFarlane is a pioneering figure in lute performance in North America, bringing the instrument to new audiences, teaching younger players, and collaborating with a variety of singers and instrumentalists. He has also composed music of his own and formed two influential ensembles, the Baltimore Consort and Ayreheart.
McFarlane was born in West Virginia in 1953 but grew up in Maryland. First attracted to music by the instrumental Wipeout by The Surfaris, he bought a $16 guitar and began practicing. McFarlane studied classical guitar at Shenandoah University in Virginia, playing in blues and rock bands on the side. He moved on to the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, where he studied with Paul O'Dette, Roger Harmon, and Pat O'Brien. In 1978, he switched to the lute full-time, giving up his other musical activities. Soon after that, he was touring and had formed the Baltimore Consort, one of the few Renaissance lute-headed ensembles active in the U.S. at the time. From 1984 to 1995, McFarlane taught lute at the Peabody Conservatory. He published two collections of lute music: Scottish Lute (1998) and Highland King: The Scottish Lute (2003). In keeping with the traditions of the Scots lutenists, McFarlane began composing music of his own early in the 21st century. He also formed a second ensemble, Ayreheart, with which he has performed and recorded. That group, which he styles a band, is oriented toward contemporary progressive folk music. McFarlane has collaborated with various singers, including soprano Julianne Baird and tenor Frederick Urrey.
With a catalog of some 20 solo recordings, plus a similar total with the Baltimore Consort and Ayreheart, McFarlane has been especially visible as a recording artist. Almost all his recordings, including those with the Baltimore Consort and Ayreheart, have appeared on the Dorian label or its successor, Sono Luminus. In 2020, McFarlane and viola da gamba player Carolyn Anderson Surrick released the album Fermi's Paradox.
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Fermi's Paradox
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick, Jackie Moran
Chamber Music - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 20/11/2020
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Mcfarlane, R.: Lute Music (Indigo Road) (Mcfarlane)
Classical - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 01/01/2007
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Celtic Lute
World - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 27/07/2018
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Star in the East
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick, Jackie Moran
Classical - Lançado por Flower Pot Productions em 29/10/2021
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And So Flows The River
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick
Classical - Lançado por Flowerpot Productions em 19/05/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Duos pour luth de l'Âge d'or de la musique anglaise
Classical - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 03/07/2012
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The Art of the Lute (The Best of Ronn McFarlane) (The Art of the Lute)
Classical - Lançado por Dorian em 01/01/2003
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McFarlane, Ronn: The Renaissance Lute (The Renaissance lute)
Classical - Lançado por Dorian em 01/02/1994
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McFarlane, Ronn: The Scottish Lute (The Scottish Lute - Volume 1)
Classical - Lançado por Dorian em 01/01/1990
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Nine Notes that Shook the World
Mindy Rosenfeld, Ronn McFarlane
Chamber Music - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 03/06/2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Musique pour luth (John Dowland)
Classical - Lançado por Dorian em 01/01/1991
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Lute Recital: Mcfarlane, Ronn - Bach, J.S. / Kellner, D. / Weiss, S.L. (A Distant Shore)
Classical - Lançado por Dorian em 18/02/1997
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Mrs Judges Jig / Hornpipe
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick
Classical - Lançado por Flowerpot Productions em 05/05/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Blame not my Lute: Elizabethan Lute Music and Poetry
Ronn McFarlane, Robert Aubry Davis, Martin Goldsmith, Emily Townley
Classical - Lançado por Sono Luminus em 23/02/2010
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Sinfonia from Cantata 29
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick
Classical - Lançado por Flowerpot Productions em 21/04/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
W Lee's Reel
Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Surrick
Classical - Lançado por FlowerPot em 07/04/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo