A Journey To Paradise Turns Into The Trip From Hell It all started when I was asked to play concerts...  

There was a time when families gathered around the upright piano with one tickling the ivories while they all sang...  

From Granada to Srawberry Fields A wide-ranging programme reflecting diverse cultures including the French Court of Louis XIV and Romantic...  

Sunday 9th October, 7pm The Old Church Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0JR I am giving a recital called…....  

photo: Belgian composer Armand Coeck – A mix of brand new music and old favourites from Spain and Latin America...  

Free to view! Players from around the world introduced by me. Monday 19th September – Zoomed Guitars Live is back...  

New! Saturday 6th August 5-7pm It requires no prior preparation at all, rather that you ask as many questions as...  

Zoomed Guitars Workshops in August are on! They will give us an opportunity to go into more detail. This could...  

Concerts and Summer Schools Thursday 14th July Masterclass Royal Greenwich Guitar Festival Old Royal Naval College Chapel Greenwich SE109JF Friday...  

All About Villa-Lobos study n1 and Sor study n17 op 35 Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June 5.00 – 8.00pm...  

This weekend Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th May 5.00-8.00pm All About Albeniz: Asturias and Barrios: Julia Florida -step-by-step hands-on...  

Zoomed Guitars Workshop: Villa-Lobos: Prelude n1 Bach: prelude from cello suite n1 BWV1007 Bach: 6 cello suites, 6 movements each;...  

Dates confirmed!     Workshops   1   Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May / Rep Intermediate   We will concentrate on these works:  Villa-Lobos: Prelude...  

These are very much hands-on workshops and you get to choose the rep. See below…. To book your place as...  

Dress Disasters Waiting To Happen And How To Avoid Them The default line is that it matters not how artists...  

Like many, I feel there is so little I can do about the war in Ukraine. For myself, I have...  

My Week On Jersey This week I have spent delightful days on the Island of Jersey in the English Channel....  

17th December 1944 – 23rd February 2022 -A Complete Artist- I am saddened to read of the death of Carlos....  

Image courtesy of www.wikihow.com There’s an old joke doing the rounds that contains a sad truth. This is how it...  

There was a time when concerts happened in concert halls. Not anymore. As concerts gradually begin to pop up on...  

– It might just turn you into the real thing – 1 Make a good sound by playing a lot...  

Could this be the moment to change The Classical Guitar Concert Experience? Rarely, if ever, has the entire human race...  

image: by Jonathan Borba Acoustic Guitars Rule – For Now… Jo Fender was putting his new model guitar through the...  

…Has This Happened To You? Image: Me showing off my brand new ivory suit 1 The taxi driver asks whether...  

And how I said hello good-bye to my stage clothes Having spent much of the past two years hung up...  

Image : illustration for The Owl and the Pussycat by Julia Hartling The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear...  

Image: Bach manuscript of a page from his Christmas Oratorio For the second year running old JS proves the most...  

10 Great Quotes 1 “My way towards God has been to write music. I think there will always be a...  

Guitarists, Don’t Panic! This week the British press has been full of the rise of the ukelele among children learning ...  

History Comes To Life When We Hear Their Stories I was having coffee with some friends in a bar in...