Daria and I recently recorded this video to show what we've been working on. In Daria's words: "[the story is] based on a poem by by Alexander Pushkin. Rusalka is a playful and exquisite supernatural tale of temptation and seduction, set in the remote Russian North". I hope you like it.
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Thursday 23 November 2017
Brittany Guitar Workshop 2018 - STOP PRESS!
Hi folks!
I'm delighted to announce that next August 22-25, 2018, I will be returning to the beautiful village of La Fontenelle in Brittany to host my annual acoustic guitar workshop.
The general format is that we look at guitar techniques and study pieces during the daytimes and go to the local restaurant in the evenings, or drive out to Cancale for seafood and chilled vin blanc! We usually finish the four-day course with an informal soiree on the final evening.
It's a lot of fun, but places are limited to just eight participants, however guests are welcome to bring non-participating partners if they wish. Please visit the logistics page of the Brittany Music Workshops website for more details such as accommodation and travel.
For the past two years, my good friend, Will McNicol has been leading these residential workshops in my stead as other commitments prevented me from being there. I want to thank Will sincerely for holding the fort (and also for giving me his blessing to resume the mantle - honestly, I thought I was going to have wrestle him for it back!).
Anyway, stay tuned for updates and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions!
I'm delighted to announce that next August 22-25, 2018, I will be returning to the beautiful village of La Fontenelle in Brittany to host my annual acoustic guitar workshop.
The general format is that we look at guitar techniques and study pieces during the daytimes and go to the local restaurant in the evenings, or drive out to Cancale for seafood and chilled vin blanc! We usually finish the four-day course with an informal soiree on the final evening.
It's a lot of fun, but places are limited to just eight participants, however guests are welcome to bring non-participating partners if they wish. Please visit the logistics page of the Brittany Music Workshops website for more details such as accommodation and travel.
For the past two years, my good friend, Will McNicol has been leading these residential workshops in my stead as other commitments prevented me from being there. I want to thank Will sincerely for holding the fort (and also for giving me his blessing to resume the mantle - honestly, I thought I was going to have wrestle him for it back!).
Anyway, stay tuned for updates and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions!
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Daria Kulesh
Feeling like it was about time I explored new musical projects and through a fortuitous set of circumstances, I recently started working with renowned Russian folk singer, Daria Kulesh as her accompanist. Daria is a rare talent as a singer, songwriter, artist and interpreter of traditional material which draws on her Russian and Ingush roots. She has enjoyed a fair bit of airplay by the likes of Mike Harding and Mark Radcliffe.
Tonight is our first gig as a duo - we're playing at The Mermaid in St. Albans as a kind of warm-up to future shows.
Click here to jump to Daria's website
Sunday 5 February 2017
The Morgan Rattler
I recently asked the online community to suggest cool tunes to arrange, and this was suggested so I set to it - quite pleased with the results. It's a lovely 48 bar jig that I want to play again and again.
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