Wild Folk
A few years ago I made a guitar for George Bloomfield. He’s just composed the music for a lovely film about Marcus Tribe, a man who cares deeply about our woodlands. As well as the …
The Combolin
(in fact it’s a sympitar …) When I was a teenager in Edinburgh the top act on the folk scene was the Corries. They went on to major success as a duet and to write …
Sold
I mainly make instruments to commission but I do occasionally have instruments for sale, often instruments I’ve played myself for a few years. I’ve played Jumbo #34 for the past 10 years and I’ve just …
Three Shades of Grey
A virtual lockdown trio, Mike Ainscough, Doc Rossi and myself. Why do I look so grim? Because I find the whole business of wearing headphones and hanging onto a guide track pretty painful. Oh to …
Corona Virus Lockdown!
My old friend Doc Rossi has been making very good use of his isolation time. Locked down in Portugul he’s been recording multi track performances. Check him out on YouTube but here are a couple …
Richard Durrant introduces the Tenor Guitar
Some beautiful playing by Richard on The Uffington Tenor – the Uffington Horse inlayed in silver on the ebony headstock – which I made for him in 2016. Richard plays The Skye Boat Song and …
Richard Durrant Ditchling Recital
Virtuoso Richard Durrant will be playing one of my instruments at a recital in Ditchling on Friday March 2nd. This concert will be performed on a Gary Southwell concert guitar crafted from 5,000 year old …
Authenticity and a Baroque Guitar
I make all sorts of fretted instruments. In fact since most people who want a regular six string guitar will go to a shop and buy one it’s often the more unusual things I get …
Baritone Cittern recordings by Doc Rossi
A selection of recordings featuring Doc Rossi playing his Baritone Cittern As well as his baritone cittern Doc also has one of my guitars, a short scale model G, and a two point mandolin.
Tenor Guitar videos
My old friend Will Fly and I got together to try out a recently completed tenor guitar before I shipped it off to its new owner. It’s maple and spruce with Waverley tuners on a …