This week was London Craft Week, a celebration of the UK's exceptional hand-made heritage brands. One of the world's finest knitwear companies John Smedley is celebrating their 235th anniversary this year and as part of the celebrations they invited…
Michael Watts
Hello and welcome to my website, I hope you'll enjoy your time here!
Please look around, download music, watch videos and make notes of live dates near you. As you can see below, my blog is regularly updated with news, thoughts, podcasts and general guitar geekery from wherever I happen to be.
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Latest News
May 12 2019
Filming at Sound Network London - The UK Home of DPA Mics!
It will come as no great surprise to many reading this that the prospect of an afternoon spent with some of the finest microphones in the world triggers a Pavlovian response in me. As such I always look forward to…
May 11 2019
Album Review - Gareth Pearson "A Tweak on Antique"
I get a lot of messages from lovers of fine guitar tone asking me to recommend guitar music and players, so much so that I have decided to branch out into record reviews!
Some of my favourite writing (I'm a…
May 7 2019
#asktheartist - Acoustic Life with Tony Polecastro!
It's a real honour to have been asked to feature in the first #asktheartist section for Tony Polecastro's wonderful Acoustic Life YouTube channel. In this episode of Acoustic Tuesday you can learn about my favourite guitar (no prizes for guessing…
May 1 2019
The Interval - Interview with Tom Sands and Daisy Tempest
It's always a pleasure to spend time with luthier Tom Sands and in a recent trip up to Durham I finally had the opportunity to visit his workshop in Yorkshire. While there we recorded an episode of The Interval (The…
Mar 26 2019
The Fretboard Journal - Luthier on Luthier Podcast
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…
Mar 14 2019
The Unfair Funfair - Tablature Now Available!
I'm very happy to announce that acoustic stenographer to the stars Mark Grover has just completed transcribing my piece The Unfair Funfair* and it is now available for sale in limited edition prints, hand-signed, numbered and dedicated by Yours Truly…
Mar 13 2019
Acoustic Life Feature (Episode AT81)
I've been a fan of Tony Polecastro's work for many years now and I've enjoyed his Acoustic Life YouTube channel with it's weekly Acoustic Tuesday show since the first episode. It was therefore a wonderful surprise to hear that my…
Mar 12 2019
So... Was it People Get Ready?
Ages ago I stumbled across quite a pleasing little chord sequence that I subsequently pressed into service as a useful idea for demoing guitars. As one of my top 5 "quite pleasing" chord sequences of the time it piqued the…
Feb 28 2019
1000 Thank Yous!
My YouTube channel recently crossed the milestone of 1000 subscribers which for an entirely independent one-man operation is very pleasing! This video is my way of saying a heart-felt thank you for all your support.
Until next time
Stay Tuned
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Jan 16 2019
Savile Row Story - Sabiro
My latest video tells the story of a visit to Savile Row with Matthias Roux and Matthew Rice of Casimi Guitars in 2017. It also features a sneak peak at a new track "Sabiro" which takes its name from the…
Jan 1 2019
Ervin Somogyi - Luthier Stories
Like all good things, my Luthier Stories series has grown completely organically over the past few months. It's been a real pleasure and a privilege to spend time with some of the finest guitar makers in the world. I knew…