Rolling Stone Magazine - 50 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

 Rolling Stone Magazine - 50 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

Chantel McGregor Shed Session, Online, 5:00 PM GMT, Saturday, Jan 30th, 2021

Chantel McGregor Shed Session, Online, 5:00 PM GMT, Saturday, Jan 30th, 2021

Join Chantel for her weekly live-stream on Facebook at 5-6pm uk time, every Saturday during lockdown.

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A female guitar prodigy, Chantel was told by a major label that she had a "great voice, but girls don't play guitar like that!" Wisely ignoring their comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark at BTEC, with 18 distinctions. Chantel then pursued further education and left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award. 

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Woody Mann Thursday 20 June 7.30 pm at Lincoln Drill Hall

Woody Mann Thursday 20 June 7.30 pm at 

Lincoln Drill Hall

Woody Mann is considered a modern master and a legend in the Guitar world. ‘With impeccable tone, gutsy phrasing, beautiful harmonies, and cool dynamics’ Guitar Player Magazine.

Tickets from 01522 873894

www.lincolndrillhall.com 

Lincoln Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln. LN2 1EY.

Sally Barker & Brooks Williams UK Tour Dates Available 5 - 9 September 2016

SALLY BARKER & BROOKS WILLIAMS UK TOUR DATES AVAILABLE 5 - 9 SEPTEMBER 2016 An exciting new collaboration for a select few UK dates in September 2016 SALLY BARKER & BROOKS WILLIAMS UK TOUR DATES AVAILABLE 5 - 9 SEPTEMBER 2016 An exciting new collaboration for a select few UK dates in September 2016 (5th - 9th inclusive), two wonderfully charismatic guitarists and singer-songwriters, SALLY BARKER and BROOKS WILLIAMS. Sally has had a fantastic career spanning over 30 years, fronting all-female supergroup THE POOZIES, collaborating with many bands and musicians including FAIRPORT CONVENTION, FOTHERINGAY, supporting BOB DYLAN and ROBERT PLANT and heaps and heaps of great people (too many to mention). More recently she appeared on THE VOICE mentored by TOM JONES and made him cry (and the audience!) several times. She's been called a singer's singer and has loads of soul. September 2015 saw the release of Sally’s next recording, the 6-track LOVE RAT ep. This CD contains 4 new songs plus live versions of ‘Voice’ favourites ‘Walk On By’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’. Click here to watch SALLY on YOUTUBE Brooks Williams is a fantisically talented guitarist and beautifully charismatic performer. He stands on tradition but he doesn’t stand still. His influences fly so fast and furious they blur. Like drinking whiskey from a honey jar, you get both the sweet and the bite. He's universally loved across the globe. He not only tours like a hellhound’s on his trail, and creates a super-charged music that is electrifying and fighting-fit. Brooks was born in Statesboro, Georgia (the town made famous by country-blues legend Blind Willie McTell), is a great singer. In 2013 he was nominated ‘best male vocalist’ by the UK’s foremost roots-music mavens, Spiral Earth. AmericanaUK says, “he has a beautiful voice that you just melt into.” And he’s one helluva good guitar player, ranked in the “Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists.” The San Antonio Light says that Williams is a “fret monster who has to be seen to be believed!” Brooks Williams writes songs that are a collision of roots and evolution. Rocking. Economical. Ironic. The arrangements are tight, and yet the performances are rich in blues pathos. Words like timeless, astute, archetypal just about cover it. Walking the line between blues and Americana, Brooks Williams has worked stages worldwide for over 25 years, amassing a staggering back-catalogue of songs, recordings and tales. With nearly 23 CDs to his name, fRoots says Williams’ music “Americana at its finest!” CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO FOR AVAILABILITY FOR 5th - 9th SEPTEMBER AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT: gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk tel: + 44 07905 952374 Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here to go to SALLY BARKER Click here to go to BROOKS WILLIAMS

Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay - Two of Britains Finest Young Guitar Players

Cambrian Records Presents Two of Britains Finest Young Guitar Players - Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay

Two of Britain's finest instrumental guitar players Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay after there 2 month Solo Tour in the Autumn are now planning a short run of dates in the UK as a duo performance for the first time.

Solos and Duets for 6 and 12 String Guitar.

“Truly the most intense guitar performance i have ever seen”

Nowthen magazine

Highly respected Solo Finger-style guitarist Jim Ghedi after years of experimentation and travelling around Europe has returned with a focused and signature sound. Exploring finger-style experimental Guitar composition, with a wide repertoire of influences ranging from african music, jazz and eastern european folklore he has crafted his style of playing working heavily in rhythmic phrasing as well as melodic & harmonic experimentation.

Having an impressive history of both collaboration and supported work for such acts as James Blackshaw, Richard Dawson, Dead Rat Orchestra, Cam Deas, C Joynes, Stephanie Hladowski, Alasdair Roberts, Alex nelson’s Death Shanties, The Big eyes family players and Trembling bells.

He releases his album ‘Home is where i exist, now to live & die’ with Cambrian Records later this year, material inspired by his time spent living in Brussels & returning to reconnect with home.

Presents

Wonderful majestic guitar compositions”

Dying For Bad Music

Toby Hay is a guitarist and composer from near Rhayader in Mid Wales. He makes instrumental music inspired by the landscape, people and history of the area. Following in the footsteps of the American Primitive guitarists like John Fahey and Robbie Basho, and the British Folk revivalists like John Renbourne and Bert Jansch, he composes music for the 6 and 12 string guitar.

His music has been supported by radio stations across the UK, Amercia and Australia, and he has performed across Britain, playing Swn Festival, Machynlenth Comedy Festival and Greenman Festival, as well as supporting artists like Ryley Walker, Songhoy Blues and Marika Hackman.

Influenced by Indian Ragas, African Kora music and ancient Welsh harp music from the Robert ap Huw manuscript he makes music to capture the atmosphere of the special and under represented part of Wales where he lives, adding to the long tradition of Welsh string music.

Links

https://tobyhay.bandcamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT6CpHwcnr4

https://jimghedi.bandcamp.com

https://soundcloud.com/jim-ghedi/swiss-lake-at-stand-wood

Tom Wright: A Young Musician With A Great Future!

Tom Wright is a young musician, living in Peterborough UK, who has a great future!

From an early age, Tom was brought up on rockabilly and country music from both of his parents, going to see bands as often as he could, along with watching his dad's band.

 At 7 years old, his dad bought him his first guitar, a 3/4 size acoustic, and taught him a few chords. He eventually played it so much, he had worn a hole through the guitar body! He then progressed to get an electric guitar, and started listening to guitarists such as Albert Lee, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, trying to emulate their tone, licks and phrasing.

 By 14, he was already travelling up and down the country, playing professionally with shows like the Johnny Cash Story, a tribute to Lonnie Donegan, and an original country band called Midwezt.

 At 17, he joined the Elio Pace band, of which had been BBC Radio 2's house band for the previous 2 years. He is still playing for Elio, and they are currently touring all around the UK performing the music of Billy Joel, in The Billy Joel Songbook.

Tom also fronts his own band and his first solo album is due for release on June 29^th.

For full details and contact visit www.tomwrightguitar.com

Pre-order his album here... https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/tom-wright/id1001635997

Chantel McGregor 'Like No Other UK Tour 2014'