Yesterday I had the pleasure of playing guitar alongside Chesqua for a wedding drinks reception at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. The crowd were certainly up for it and Chesqua is so good at getting the crowd involved.
Read MoreSo what have I been doing? Well, to be honest I’ve been doing more of the same - gigging consistently with The Manytones, teaching guitar in schools & playing the occasional solo guitar gig at weddings, birthdays, a corporate event at Drayton Manor, my new hobby of card magic and oh yes, we got a new puppy this year!
Read MoreStraight after breakfast I was out and terrorising the locals with my Englishness…
Read MoreThis year I’ve out a bit of effort into arranging, recording & transcribing some Christmas tunes…
Read More“Here are the gypsy jazz collaborations with friends from all over the globe. My friends here in Chorley and around Manchester as well as a few friends from the North East of England and Scotland help make these a pleasure to produce and Adrien from New York sets them on fire with his violin!”
Read MoreSo imagine a version of the same song that is personal to you, arranged to your specifications and is crafted and recorded specially for YOU.
Read MoreAfter coffee we had the absolute, unadulterated pleasure of watching Richard perform his arrangement of “The Entertainer” in close proximity and then listen to him dissect it afterwards to explain his thinking behind certain moves or parts.
Read More“I had no time to think or get nervous about playing such a ridiculously hard tune with one of the worlds best finger pickers so I just took it as it came“
Read MoreWe were invited to play only if we wanted to and as I hadn’t yet thought of a song to play with Martin or Richard - actually that’s a lie, I had loads but I just couldn’t decide which one…
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