Dec 19 2019
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Dec 1 2019
Celandine TAB is now available!
Oct 28 2019
Hanging out with Willy Porter in Camden!
I was first introduced to the music of Willy Porter by Jason Kostal several years ago and I've been looking forward to meeting the man himself in person ever since. Willy is currently on tour here in the UK and…
Read moreJul 29 2019
Jason Kostal - The Importance of String Choice
Luthier Jason Kostal is rightly recognised for his attention to detail at all stages in the guitar making process and during my recent visit to his workshop in Phoenix Arizona we had a chat about the importance of string choice…
Read moreJul 3 2019
1000 Miles of Texas Desert with Jason Kostal - Luthier Stories
The desert is a weird place. And there's a lot of it. Especially in-between Phoenix and Spring Branch...
It was this desert that Jason Kostal and I would traverse in an epic 1000 mile road trip through Arizona, New Mexico…
Read moreJun 6 2019
The 5am Tango
I'll just leave this here... I hope you enjoy it!
Do please share, comment etc. Your support means a lot to me. If you'd like a closer look at the mic set-up, well it's two pairs of Gefell M300's and…
Read moreJun 6 2019
Writing The 5am Tango
So here's the thing, I know nothing about tangos, literally nada. My only real tango experience was that scene in Scent of a Woman where Al Pacino dances with Gabrielle Anwar. Maybe that hit me at a formative age, who…
Read moreJun 1 2019
Hanging out with Emma Tricca
If you haven't heard the name Emma Tricca then where have you been? Obviously not at one of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets European concerts where Emma supported the band in historic venues like London's Roundhouse, Berlin's Tempodrom and the…
Read moreMay 22 2019
Celandine Features in Award-Winning Short Film
Massive congratulations to filmmaker Jessica Savidge who won not one, but two Telly Awards for this short film showcasing the work of the Kostal Guitars! It was a great honour to hear that she had chosen my piece Celandine…
Read moreMar 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…
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