Nigel North: A Lute Legend

Brandon Acker interviews lutenist Nigel North about his career, his approach to lute playing and his advice to guitar players today. https://www.nigelnorth.com/

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introducing Nigel North
1:50 Nigel's origin story
4:43 Can you use nails on the lute?
11:40 Single-strung archlutes
14:28 Gut strings
20:24 No nail myths
21:34 Playing loud without nails
26:12 Playing fast without nails
28:55 Timbral change without nails
32:37 Cross-string trills
33:44 What guitarists need to know about the lute
39:44 The problem with modern guitars
42:20 Sharing information online
44:00 Renaissance lute music on guitar
47:53 Hand positions on the lute
49:46 Rest strokes
50:08 Bad habits
52:39 Nigel's one wish
54:07 Advice to guitarists
55:53 How to start playing lute
1:01:43 Problems in the lute world
1:05:03 Pinky on the soundboard
1:08:55 Parting thoughts

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