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…

This may be the first time you've heard the name Mark Gaiero but I can promise you it won't be the last! 
I met Mark during the final days of his apprenticeship at the Somogyi Guitars workshop in Oakland California…

I've just returned from a wonderful trip to Oakland California, where I had the chance to catch up with my friend Leo Buendia who, like Michi Matsuda, Mario Beauregard, and Jason Kostal before him apprenticed with Ervin Somogyi. 

Since…

Derek Gripper is an extraordinary talent and since we first played together in Paris earlier this year I've been looking forward to the next time we'd share a stage. That happened in October in Cape Town South Africa at the…

This wonderful instrument is the first Casimi Guitar, it even predates the company's logo so there's nothing on the headstock and no label! It is what was to become the Casimi C2 model and is made from Cocobolo on the…

Last month I spent a truly magical few days in Cape Town South Africa with Matthias Roux and Matthew Rice of Casimi Guitars. We had a lot to cram into that short stay and I came back to the UK…

I took a quick break during a marathon editing session following my trip to South Africa to visit Rosie Heydenrych at Turnstone guitars and film this wonderful TS model in Cocobolo and Alpine Spruce. the last time I saw Rosie…

I am very happy to share details of my first trip to South Africa to play a concert at the Casimi Guitars workshop in Cape Town!

I'll be showcasing the work of these exceptional guitar makers and talking to…

Rosie Heydenrych of Turnstone Guitars makes beautiful bespoke instruments one at a time from her workshop in Surrey UK. I first met Rosie years ago when she was still under apprenticeship and it's been very interesting to see her work…