Click to view Stringed instruments are diverse in sound and design, but they all share the same basic shape. That similarity hadn’t really bugged anyone too much for the last few hundred years, but ...

This giant bass lute can be over 6 feet long, typically has 14 or so strings and is characterised by it’s rich but clear sound, an ideal accompaniment to the human voice Towards the end of the 16th ...

For one night only, Late Junction becomes Lute Junction, as it explores sounds created on instruments from the extensive lute family. Jennifer Lucy Allan leads a whistlestop tour, sharing pieces from ...