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An internationally respected acoustic guitarist; one of the best and certainly one of the most versatile, with a very extensive and impressive repertoire.

He has received international acclaim for his albums.

One of his CD's was described by Andy Kershaw as "an excellent album by a wonderful guitar player."

Style:
Steel-String Acoustic Guitar, including: Celtic, Elizabethan,  Baroque, Classical, , Latin, Ragtime, Jazz Standards and Blues, including many original compositions.
Biography:
An experienced performer, composer, arranger, teacher and workshop leader, he has played live on several TV and radio programmes, and his music has been used as background in many others (he composed and performed the theme music for the recent Meridian TV series "Ridge Riders").

As a soloist and a member of a band, he has performed at a huge number of folk/roots and blues clubs, Arts Centres, concert venues and festivals around the world. He has released three solo CDs and four books of guitar arrangements, and also worked as an arranger and musician with both professional and youth theatre companies.

Recent Venues and Appearances:
Venues include the South Bank Purcell Rooms, festivals at Sidmouth, Fylde, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, Whitby, Rudelstadt (Germany) and The 'Bruges International,' Arts Centres and Theatres including Glastonbury, Tunbridge Wells, Leicester Phoenix and The Sheffield Crucible.

These days he concentrates on weddings, conferences and other private functions, mostly in the North of England and Wales.

Recent wedding venues include Stanley Castle (Northumberland), Eyam Hall (Derbyshire), Carlton Towers (Selby), Ryber Hall (Matlock)and Brookfield Manor (Hathersage).

He has also been involved as Musician in Residence with projects for both Yorkshire and East Midlands Arts.

What the Music Press Says:

“A great guitarist ... connects him with great names such as John Renbourn, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Stefan Grossmann … Marvellous.”
My Way-Kulturmagazin (Germany)

“Lovingly recreates the sense of the old tunes with his fluid guitar style and allows the melodic themes to be the main focus. He’s also recorded the guitar with a very “true” sound, and not buried it in a lot of echo and reverb. An enjoyable collection…”
Dirty Linen (USA)

”A fine, tasteful and skilful player ... an excellent set… Fluid, sensitive and harp-like.”
Folk Roots

“Sublime feeling for melody …"
New Folk Sounds

“Great knowledge ... great skill.”
Ashley Hutchings

“An excellent album ... A wonderful guitar player.”
Andy Kershaw

“First -class arranging and harmonic design ...rich and atmospheric.”
The Living Tradition

“Ringing, harp-like texture.”
Acoustic Guitar (USA)

“A king of finger-picking guitar… beautiful textures… Superb.”
Musician Magazine

“Intricate and highly skilled ...always Iistenable ... acoustic guitar echoing the likes of Simpson and Carthy…Hugely impressive and beautifully evocative arrangements .. haunting, superbly atmospheric and consistently engaging, a guitarist to savour…”
Rock 'n' Reel

Selected Repertoire
Early Music
Pavanas (Luis Milan, 16^th Cent. Spanish)
Espanoletas (Gaspar Sans, 16^th Cent, Spanish)
Pavan: The Earl Of Salisbury (William Byrd ,16^th Cent English)
Melancholy Galliard/My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (John Dowland 17 Cent. English)
Lachrimae Pavan (Dowland)
Mistress Taylor’s Galliard (Philip Rossetter, 17^th Cent. English)
Sarabande and Gavottes (J.S.Bach)

Celtic Music
Carolan’s Receipt (Turlough O’Carolan,18^th Cent. Irish)
Blind Mary (Carolan)
Port Atholl (Rory Dall, 18^th Cent.Scots)
The Sheep Under The Snow (Manx Trad.)
A Honeyed Lip (Welsh Trad.)
The Kylestrome Waltz
The Lark in the Clear Air (Irish Trad.)

Modern Classical and Latin
Linden Lea (Vaughn Williams)
Five Preludes (Villa-Lobos, Brazilian)
Romanza De Los Pinos (MorenoTorroba, Spanish)
Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian)
The Girl From Ipanema (Jobim)
Armida/Vals Criollio (Antonio Lauro ,Venezuelan)
Cantilena
Aeolia

Blues, Ragtime, Jazz
Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)
The Chrysanthemum (Joplin)
St.Louis Blues (W.C. Handy arr. Bill Broonzy)
Mississippi River Blues (Jimmy Rodgers)
Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)
Night and Day (Porter)
Let’s Do it (Let’s fall in Love) (Porter)
Blue Moon (Rodgers / Hart)
Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael)
Isn't It A Lovely Day (Irving Berlin)
Blue Skies (Berlin)
Pennies from Heaven (Burke/ Johnston)
Smoke Gets in your Eyes (Kern /Harbach)
Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)
Misty (Erroll Gardner)
Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson)
Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin)
Summertime (Gershwin)

Modern Popular and Original Pieces
Here comes the sun (George Harrison)
You are the Sunshine of my Life (S Wonder)
Here, there & everywhere (Lennon/McCartney)
All my Loving (Lennon/McCartney)
Blues For Baby Brewster
Crazy Weather
Willow Street Blues

Guitarists

Our Artists

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>All Artists >HI-01

Agency Ref# HI-01

Credits:

An internationally respected acoustic guitarist; one of the best and certainly one of the most versatile, with a very extensive and impressive repertoire.

He has received international acclaim for his albums.

One of his CD's was described by Andy Kershaw as "an excellent album by a wonderful guitar player."

Style:

Steel-String Acoustic Guitar, including: Celtic, Elizabethan, Baroque, Classical, , Latin, Ragtime, Jazz Standards and Blues, including many original compositions.

Biography:

An experienced performer, composer, arranger, teacher and workshop leader, he has played live on several TV and radio programmes, and his music has been used as background in many others (he composed and performed the theme music for the recent Meridian TV series "Ridge Riders").

Recent Venues and Appearances:

Venues include the South Bank Purcell Rooms, festivals at Sidmouth, Fylde, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, Whitby, Rudelstadt (Germany) and The 'Bruges International,' Arts Centres and Theatres including Glastonbury, Tunbridge Wells, Leicester Phoenix and The Sheffield Crucible.

These days he concentrates on weddings, conferences and other private functions, mostly in the North of England and Wales.

Recent wedding venues include Stanley Castle (Northumberland), Eyam Hall (Derbyshire), Carlton Towers (Selby), Ryber Hall (Matlock)and Brookfield Manor (Hathersage).

He has also been involved as Musician in Residence with projects for both Yorkshire and East Midlands Arts.

What the Music Press Says:

“A great guitarist ... connects him with great names such as John Renbourn, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Stefan Grossmann … Marvellous.”

“Lovingly recreates the sense of the old tunes with his fluid guitar style and allows the melodic themes to be the main focus. He’s also recorded the guitar with a very “true” sound, and not buried it in a lot of echo and reverb. An enjoyable collection…”

”A fine, tasteful and skilful player ... an excellent set… Fluid, sensitive and harp-like.”

“Sublime feeling for melody …"

“Great knowledge ... great skill.”

“An excellent album ... A wonderful guitar player.”

“First -class arranging and harmonic design ...rich and atmospheric.”

“Ringing, harp-like texture.”

“A king of finger-picking guitar… beautiful textures… Superb.”

“Intricate and highly skilled ...always Iistenable ... acoustic guitar echoing the likes of Simpson and Carthy…Hugely impressive and beautifully evocative arrangements .. haunting, superbly atmospheric and consistently engaging, a guitarist to savour…”

Selected Repertoire

Early Music

Pavanas (Luis Milan, 16th Cent. Spanish)

Espanoletas (Gaspar Sans, 16th Cent, Spanish)

Pavan: The Earl Of Salisbury (William Byrd ,16th Cent English)

Melancholy Galliard/My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (John Dowland 17 Cent. English)

Lachrimae Pavan (Dowland)

Mistress Taylor’s Galliard (Philip Rossetter, 17th Cent. English)

Sarabande and Gavottes (J.S.Bach)

Celtic Music

Carolan’s Receipt (Turlough O’Carolan,18th Cent. Irish)

Blind Mary (Carolan)

Port Atholl (Rory Dall, 18th Cent.Scots)

The Sheep Under The Snow (Manx Trad.)

A Honeyed Lip (Welsh Trad.)

The Kylestrome Waltz

The Lark in the Clear Air (Irish Trad.)

Modern Classical and Latin

Linden Lea (Vaughn Williams)

Five Preludes (Villa-Lobos, Brazilian)

Romanza De Los Pinos (MorenoTorroba, Spanish)

Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian)

The Girl From Ipanema (Jobim)

Armida/Vals Criollio (Antonio Lauro ,Venezuelan)

Cantilena

Aeolia

Blues, Ragtime, Jazz

Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)

The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)

The Chrysanthemum (Joplin)

St.Louis Blues (W.C. Handy arr. Bill Broonzy)

Mississippi River Blues (Jimmy Rodgers)

Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)

Night and Day (Porter)

Let’s Do it (Let’s fall in Love) (Porter)

Blue Moon (Rodgers / Hart)

Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael)

Isn't It A Lovely Day (Irving Berlin)

Blue Skies (Berlin)

Pennies from Heaven (Burke/ Johnston)

Smoke Gets in your Eyes (Kern /Harbach)

Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)

Misty (Erroll Gardner)

Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson)

Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin)

Summertime (Gershwin)

Modern Popular and Original Pieces

Here comes the sun (George Harrison)

You are the Sunshine of my Life (S Wonder)

Here, there & everywhere (Lennon/McCartney)

Pavanas (Luis Milan, 16^th Cent. Spanish)

Espanoletas (Gaspar Sans, 16^th Cent, Spanish)

Pavan: The Earl Of Salisbury (William Byrd ,16^th Cent English)

Mistress Taylor’s Galliard (Philip Rossetter, 17^th Cent. English)

Carolan’s Receipt (Turlough O’Carolan,18^th Cent. Irish)

Port Atholl (Rory Dall, 18^th Cent.Scots)