Simon Mayor & Friends – first review

Lovely review from The Wharfedale Observer for our second only gig with Simon Mayor & Friends…

Wharfedale Observer review: Simon Mayor & Friends

Interview – Psychodelic Baby Magazine

Delighted my interview in the wonderfully entitled Psychodelic Baby Magazine has just been published (I used to be one such but am currently transforming into a psychodelic geriatric). It relates to my recent album ‘Carolan’ and my lockdown album with Hilary James ‘When Summer Comes Again’… CLICK HERE
Psychadelic Baby Mag.

Mandolin Café – ‘Mandolin Mondays’

Rather chuffed to feature on Mandolin Café’s ‘Mandolin Mondays’ series this week.
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I’ll be in the USA summer of 2020 with Hilary James – giggin’, teachin’ and sight seein’.

Kenwood Hall, Sheffield 2018

Oh dear! I see my last blog was 2016; is it really that long since I posted? It’s my New Year’s resolution to do this more frequently (somebody’s New Year must start on 19th October…???) The now annual Mandolin Retreat at Kenwood Hall Hotel in Sheffield went off with a bang again a couple of weeks ago, with the resultant mandolin orchestra of 25 players sounding as sweet, if not sweeter than ever. We have many regulars at these gatherings, who enjoy not just the mandolin playing but the social side of things too. Where else do you get so many like minds in one place?!

This year threw up a surprise special guest in the form of bluegrass mandolinist Jordam Ramsey, a superb American player over on tour with his band Ragged Union and taking a few days holiday too. Jordan gave us a short tutorial on the technique of crosspicking.

Here are some videos of proceedings…

Kentucky Waltz.

Nellie The Elephant.

Jordan Ramsey discusses crosspicking

Interview with special guest Jordan Ramsey

Scarlatti Sonata

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