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Sep 23 2021

Interview - Andy McKee

For many years my friendship with the sublime talent that is Andy McKee has been based primarily on intermittent but consensual nose-boopage. 

Boop

Boop

Double Boop!

Neither of us knows exactly why but that's not relevant right now. The main…

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Jun 10 2021

Guitar.Com x Elixir Strings Guide to Alternate Tunings Episode 1

I'm very happy to present the first episode of Guitar.com's guide to alternate tunings for acoustic guitar in association with Elixir Strings!

Yes, I have been a little quiet here, the main reason is that with the easing of the…

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Dec 31 2020

Coming up in 2021!

Thinking back over the past year I am tremendously grateful for the vocal support and appreciation of my growing audience. 2020 did not go to plan for any of us but knowing you were out there helped me to keep…

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Nov 7 2020

Interview - Graham Coxon - Guitar.com - Jaded Hearts Club

It was a joy to catch up with one of my favourite guitarists, the mighty Graham Coxon (Blur) alongside Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets) and Nic Cester (Jet) to talk about their new supergroup The Jaded Hearts…

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Sep 30 2020

Zoom Call with Carlos Santana for Guitar.com Live!

It's been an interesting couple of weeks...

When Guitar Magazine editor Chris Vinnicombe told me of Guitar.com's grand plan to hold a huge on-line guitar festival featuring some of the biggest names in the six-string world I thought he'd lost…

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Jul 9 2020

McNally Guitars Review - The Guitar Magazine August 2020 Issue!

The latest issue of The Guitar Magazine features my review of an instrument by Ciaran McNally - Check it out, I hope you'll enjoy it!


It's very pretty...

Until next time, Stay Tuned!

Michael 

May 19 2020

Thoughts on Sinker Redwood - The Guitar Magazine

Redwood, and in particular Sinker Redwood, has grown to prominence in the past couple of decades as an alternative soundboard wood for acoustic guitars and I regularly field queries about my thoughts on its use as a soundboard wood. As…

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May 14 2020

Recording Acoustic Guitar Q+A with Nashville Producer Rory Rositas

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…

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Mar 19 2020

Backstage with Tommy Emmanuel and Jerry Douglas

It was a joy to catch up with two giants of the acoustic music scene Tommy Emmanuel and Jerry Douglas at Royal Festival Hall in London. The guys were in town for the Transatlantic Sessions concert and I was dispatched…

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Mar 16 2020

Joel Paterson Interview - The Guitar Magazine

I've been a fan of Chicago's Joel Paterson for a while now and it was a real pleasure to interview the man himself for The Guitar Magazine recently! Click on the pic below to go through to the full interview…

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Jun 17 2019

The Guitar Magazine Pedal Review Bonanza!

Have you been keeping up with my reviews in The Guitar Magazine? If not then all is not lost, you can read them online too! I've looked at some really exotic kit recently, some of it is useful for…

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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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Nov 13 2018

New Reviews for The Guitar Magazine!

I've really been enjoying writing for The Guitar Magazine, it's given me the chance to try some amazing kit that might have passed me by otherwise. In fact, some of it has been so good that it's made its…

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