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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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…

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…