Lutenist Rick Griffith became interested in the guitar at an early age, after seeing footage of Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan show. He took up the lute in 2001, studying Renaissance with Paul Berget and Phillip Rukavina. Following the encouragement of Berget, who once told him "you must perform and perform often. If you wait to perform until you play as well as your heroes, you may never perform at all," Griffith has performed at the Schubert Club's Courtroom Concert Series, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the Olde World Renaissance Faire, the Minnesota Scottish Ramble, and other Renaissance and Scottish festivals in the Midwest.

It's a group of lutenists meeting together to discuss -- well actually play --very important things. It's the 'Lute Summit' this Saturday at Hamline University. Hear several pieces and an interview with Alison Young.


A Lute Summit

Lutenist Rick Griffith became interested in the guitar at an early age, after seeing footage of Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan show. He took up the lute in 2001, studying Renaissance with Paul Berget and Phillip Rukavina. Following the encouragement of Berget, who once told him "you must perform and perform often. If you wait to perform until you play as well as your heroes, you may never perform at all," Griffith has performed at the Schubert Club's Courtroom Concert Series, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the Olde World Renaissance Faire, the Minnesota Scottish Ramble, and other Renaissance and Scottish festivals in the Midwest.


Richard Griffith

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