The latest instalment of my podcast for Fretboard Journal is now live. In this episode of Life On The Fretboard my guest is the wonderful Italian singer songwriter Emma Tricca!
I have loved Emma's work for years and it was…
Read moreOct 18 2023
The latest instalment of my podcast for Fretboard Journal is now live. In this episode of Life On The Fretboard my guest is the wonderful Italian singer songwriter Emma Tricca!
I have loved Emma's work for years and it was…
Read moreJul 27 2023
Legendary guitarist and producer Will Ackerman is my guest for the latest episode of my Fretboard Journal podcast Life on The Fretboard.
Will Ackerman is a visionary composer, fingerstyle guitarist and producer. As the founder of Windham Hill records…
Read moreJun 28 2023
I’m very happy to announce that Episode 3 of Life On The Fretboard - my podcast for Fretboard Journal - has now gone live and my guest for the episode is the outrageously talented Alan Gogoll.
In a beautiful conversation…
Read moreMay 9 2023
Episode 2 of my podcast for Fretboard Journal Life On The Fretboard is now live and my guest is the sensational acoustic guitar talent Jon Gomm!
Jon and I first met in 2001 and a lot has happened since then…
Read moreFeb 10 2023
Tony Polecastro will be familiar to many of you as the host of the Acoustic Life YouTube channel and Tony's Acoustic Challenge - although we've never met in person we do stay in touch and I was very happy to…
Read moreJan 12 2023
The first episode of my new Fretboard Journal podcast LIFE ON THE FRETBOARD is now live across all pod delivery systems and my guest for this conversation is the wonderful Tony McManus.
Described by the late John Renbourn as “The…
Read moreJul 11 2022
It was a real pleasure to talk to the irrepressible Bob Bakert in an interview for Jazz Guitar Today alongside jazz guitarist extraordinaire Ted Ludwig!
We spoke at length about our experiences with The Blue Guitar Collection so far…
Read moreMay 14 2020
Nashville studio ace Rory Rositas has worked with many of the biggest names in acoustic music including Bryan Sutton, John Jorgenson and most recently Tommy Emmanuel whose wonderful new album The Best of Tommy Songs was tracked in only…
Read moreMar 31 2020
It was a real pleasure to talk with Dominic Adelbert of DA Musical Radio in Berlin today for a live stream interview where we look at all sorts of different things from inspiration from non-guitarists, modern luthiery and sustainability, and…
Read moreFeb 27 2020
Throughout my life as a player the archtop guitar has held a brooding and slightly intimidating mystique. Now, as I'm learning how to appreciate the subtleties and nuances of these beautiful instruments - built with an intent and technique far…
Read moreFeb 21 2020
One of the joys of a visit to the Turnstone Guitars workshop is a cup of tea and a chat with Rosie Heydenrych, the luthier behind all these beautiful instruments.
This time we filmed it (it's been a while!) as…
Read moreJul 16 2019
I recently spent a wonderful morning at the Tate Modern in London catching up with a dear friend of mine, guitar collector and musician turned luthier Howard Feng.
We met at The Tate Modern to get some inspiration, there is…
Read moreMar 26 2019
I firmly believe The Fretboard Journal to be one of the gold standards for printed guitar journalism worldwide and the magazine itself is truly a thing of beauty. One thing you don't get in the hard copy, of course, is…
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