Sam builds guitars out of his workshop in Stockton on Tees. I met him at the Ullapool Guitar Festival in October 2022 and he very kindly agreed to sit down and have a chat with me on tape. Full show notes here: https://acousticguitar.io/?p=2589 Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LNjsUu-v0oA ▶LINKS AND THAT◀McClaren GuitarsKatherine P…

Recorded at the Ullapool Guitar Festival in October 2019. Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tk55A3IrEEg Full Show Notes: https://acousticguitar.io/john-goldie/Links and that. https://www.johngoldie.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/johngoldieguitar/https://twitter.com/johnsgoldiehttps://www.youtube.com/c/JohnGoldieGuitarhttps://www.ins…

Chris Stern is a man who loves guitars. In fact I don’t know anyone with a bigger collection than Chris. He’s a big fan of Ralph Bown, Jim Olson and Jamie Kinscherff but his collection extends way beyond those three wonderful luthiers. We sat down at the 10th annual gathering of the Acoustic Soundboard UK guitar forum in Halifax in September 2019 a…

Richard Knott is a singer-songwriter who loves acoustic guitars. That’s how we hooked up, probably in 2005 at the RMMGA gathering in Buxton, Derbyshire. We sat down at the 10th annual gathering of the Acoustic Soundboard UK guitar forum in Halifax in September 2019 and talked about sunburst guitars, songwriting, music as therapy, performance anxiet…

Richard Lindsay has been working behind the scenes at the Ullapool Guitar Festival for over 20 years. I sat down and had a chat with him at the 20th anniversary of the festival in October 2019. Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fy-uRpLpadgLinks Ullapool Guitar Festival Will McNicol Tristan Seume Jule Malischke Christian and Julia Zi…

I met Jule Malischke at the Ullapool Guitar Festival in October 2019. She played on the Friday night and was amazing to listen to. The particular highlight for me was her encore, when she played an unamplified cover of Joni Mitchell’s A Case of You. You could’ve heard a pin drop in the auditorium. We sat down for a chat on the Sunday afternoon. Hop…

Julia and Christian Zielinski of ARTIS Guitar Duo were booked to play at the 20th Ullapool Guitar Festival in October 2019. They played a fantastic concert on the Friday night. And what a venue! The festival is held in the Macphail Centre in Ullapool and the theatre is quite intimate. Not to mention the fact that the audience is made up of guitar n…

Rosie Heydenrych of Turnstone Guitars had been on my radar for a while, so naturally I was jumping for joy when I heard that she was coming to the tenth annual gathering of the Acoustic Soundboard UK forum! I had played one of Rosie’s guitars before, so I knew that their quality was superb. But now I was going to have a chance to try a few more AND…

Tristan Seume is one of the UK’s finest fingerstyle players and it was a real treat to hear his playing at the 2019 Ullapool Guitar Festival. I first met Tristan and heard his playing at the RMMGA gathering in Buxton in Derbyshire, UK back in 2007. He played one of the slots on the Friday or Saturday night and did a workshop too. Watch this video i…

Rob's a regular over on Arran. I first met him in 2017 when I supported him in the PHT in Lamlash and we've been corresponding ever since. He came over to play last weekend (16 Nov 2019) and we hung out on the Sunday morning and captured a recording as we walked my dogs. We spoke about his career and got into fear and anxiety and following your hea…

I got a chance to talk to one of the world's finest fingerstyle guitar players, Clive Carroll at the annual RMMGA UK gathering in July 2019. It was lovely talking and even better hearing his playing that night! --- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary o…

Interview with Mike Dawes, recorded June 2019. Mike covers composition, travelling with a guitar on airlines, Cuntz and Benjamin guitars, melody and a bunch of other topics. Recorded after rather a late night of playing music! ▶ Links◀ Mike Dawes http://mikedawes.co.uk/shop/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_dawes/ https://www.jamplay.com/guitar-lesso…

Jenn Butterworth was on Arran for the 25th Arran Folk Festival in June 2019. She and I sat down for a cup of tea and a chat. We talked about music, teaching and, of course, guitars and gear! This episode is available as a video on my YouTube channel. I've just reached 100 subs and am pretty pleased about that. I'd love it if you would help me out b…

I've known Andy for years but it was the first time we met in person. It was lovely to get to talk to him and to hear him play.Von Acoustic Guitar IO

Nick is one of my favourite artists of all time, so it was a real pleasure to have the opportunity not only to hear him play in the intimate setting of someone's living room in Glasgow, but also to have a chat with him about guitars and music before and after his gig. I recorded his performance on video and will be posting them up on my YouTube cha…

Dave White runs De Faoite Stringed Instruments where he builds guitars, ukuleles, bouzoukis and all manner of strings instruments. I caught up with him in Halifax at the 9th annual gathering of the Acoustic Soundboard UK guitar forum. To see a video of this interview, check this link to my YouTube Channel: An Féa Caol.And lastly, a video of Dave hi…

Rodney Worley is the guitar player and tenor singer with the Tennessee bluegrass band Midnight Run. The band toured Scotland in October 2018 and came to visit us on Arran to play at Crofters' Music Bar in Brodick. Rodney has played with Audie Blaylock & Redline, Little Roy Lewis, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio and the James King Band. He has won …

Martin is the founder of the Acoustic Soundboard UK guitar forum and the organiser of the annual UK gathering, now in its 9th year. We spoke about the history of the forum and the gathering and how it has grown over the years into one of the country's leading independent guitar gatherings, where musicians and luthiers come together to share a weeke…

I sat down for a conversation with Gordon Giltrap in May 2018 during the 21st annual UK gathering of the RMMGA newsgroup, at which Gordon was the weekend guest. Speaking to Gordon was a real treat for me as he was part of the 60s acoustic folk boom in London in the late 1960s and played in the company of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. I bought my f…

Adrian builds acoustic nylon- and steel-string guitars and electric guitars out of his shop in Lincoln, England. His design has a very strong aesthetic and he is an advocate of building with sustainable local and reclaimed woods. He also teaches Luther at a local college. We had a great discussion about his building philosophy and wood choices duri…

Malcolm is a luthier based in Sheffield, UK. I sat down with him for half an hour at an annual gathering in May 2018 and had a nice chat about guitar making.Find Sheaf Guitars on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sheafguitars/Von Acoustic Guitar IO

I sat down with Will McNicol at the annual UK RMMGA gathering in May 2018 at the beautiful Springhill Manor in the Cotswolds.We spoke about many things, including the Ullapool Guitar Festival and the International Guitar Foundation.Many thanks to Will for sitting with me. His latest album, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Bumblebees is available to str…