This weekend I played a concert in Paris with the sublimely talented South African guitarist Derek Gripper. Derek has been one of my favourite musicians for years now since I was introduced to his music by Matthias and Matthew…

This year's Holy Grail Guitar Show was better than ever with probably the largest selection of luthier-built instruments in the world. I've attended every show since the first one in 2014 and it's been fascinating to watch the evolution of…

This week's Monday morning started off like any other until my phone buzzed signalling the arrival of this message over Instagram. 

Some 24 hours later I had successfully made my way to Ladbroke Grove and walked in…

This message from "Dangerous" Jake Maclay of Hive Ukuleles sums up a lot of the inbound traffic I have been getting recently. 

And of course he's right. Damn him. And so is everybody else. 

And so it…

I'll be wrapping up my time at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show with a demo concert for the Boss Man himself, Mr Jason Kostal of Kostal Guitars! Here he is, demonstrating a keen eye for pattern matching and…

It's not all hand-made exoticism around here, and my love of the sublime should certainly never be confused with snobbery. A good case in point would be my guilty pleasure fondness for the Danelectro company, and indeed an abiding appreciation…

I'm looking forward to demonstrating the wonderful work of Chris and Jeremy Jenkins of Lame Horse Guitars (Texas USA) at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show (Berlin Germany) on Saturday 5th of May at 15:30

My close relationship with…

I'll be kicking off my performances at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show (Berlin Germany) with a mini concert for this ridiculously talented, ex-Somogyi apprentice Leo Buendia of Buendia Guitars (USA/Argentina). I'm really looking forward to this because while I'm…

I recently had the pleasure of attending three masterclasses organised by The Guitar Magazine featuring a trifecta of the finest guitarists on the planet, and in this blog post I wanted to share some thoughts inspired by what I saw…

After many years as a reader, fan and occasional collaborator I am now thrilled to be writing reviews for arguably the UK's most satisfying 6-string read: The Guitar Magazine!

It was with no small amount of excitement that…

I am very happy to announce that I am now an endorsing artist for Elixir Strings!

My first encounter with these superlative strings was in 1998 when I met the wonderful Mr Terry Lees who was restringing his…

Good news for fans of the music of Bert Jansch, the BBC has just broadcast The Genius of Bert Jansch concert from December of 2013 at Royal Festival hall. That does seem like quite a long time ago now! I…