Michael Watts
“Michael Watts sings with a human voice through the guitar... I have not heard a guitar sound more beautiful than this”
— Michael Chapdelaine
“Michael Watts's skills as a composer, arranger and performer build upon one another creating an aural masterwork”
— John Thomas - Fretboard Journal
“Michael Watts doesn't so much play songs as sculpt moods... He is a beautiful musician”
— Jon Gomm
Michael Watts is a guitarist based in London UK. He is a previous winner of the Guitarist Magazine Acoustic Guitarist of the Year award and has shared a bill with some of the greatest musicians in the world. He is known for his onstage charisma, exquisite touch and the depth of feel and colour in his playing and writing.
Michael writes, records, and performs instrumental music for solo steel-string acoustic guitar. His debut album "VETIVER" is available here.
An acknowledged expert in the field of the luthier-built guitar, Michael is regularly invited to give lectures and masterclasses and demonstrate the work fo the world's greatest guitar builders at festivals around the world.