Acoustic Guitar IO

Episode 21: Chris Stern

May 24th, 2021  |  39 mins 2 secs

Conversation with guitar collector Chris Stern, recorded in Halifax in September 2019.

Episode 20: Richard Knott

April 2nd, 2021  |  45 mins 50 secs

A conversation with guitar player Richard Knott

Episode 19: Richard Lindsay of Ullapool Guitar Festival

March 4th, 2021  |  22 mins

A conversation with Richard Lindsay, organiser of the Ullapool Guitar Festival, recorded in October 2019.

Jule Malischke

October 1st, 2020  |  9 mins 19 secs

Jule Malischke is a fingerstyle guitar player based in Dresden in Germany. We spoke at the Ullapool Guitar Festival in 2019.

Episode 16: Julia & Christian Zielinski

July 26th, 2020  |  31 mins 25 secs

Interview with Julia and Christian Zielinski of ARTIS Guitar Duo

Episode 15: Rosie Heydenrych of Turnstone Guitars

May 26th, 2020  |  45 mins 37 secs

An interview with Rosie Heydenrych of Turnstone Guitar Company

Episode 14: Tristan Seume

February 23rd, 2020  |  23 mins 45 secs

A chat with Tristan Seume at the 20th Ullapool Guitar Festival

Episode 13: Rob Muir

November 20th, 2019  |  33 mins 39 secs

Rob Muir is a young singer songwriter from Strathaven in Scotland. We walked and talked.

Episode 12: Clive Carroll

August 29th, 2019  |  49 mins 58 secs

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!

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Episode 11: Mike Dawes

July 11th, 2019  |  56 mins 38 secs

An Interview with Mike Dawes, recorded June 2019. We talk about composition, travelling with a guitar on airlines, Cuntz and Benjamin guitars, melody and a bunch of other topics. 

Episode 10: Jenn Butterworth

June 16th, 2019  |  52 mins 55 secs

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! 
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Episode 9: Andy Howell

November 28th, 2018  |  36 mins 39 secs

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.

Episode 8: Nick Harper

November 16th, 2018  |  36 mins 13 secs

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.

Episode 7: Dave White, Luthier

October 31st, 2018  |  38 mins 9 secs

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.

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Episode 6: Rodney Worley, Bluegrass Picker from Georgia USA

October 17th, 2018  |  22 mins 59 secs

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.

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Episode 5: Martin Robertson of Acoustic Soundboard UK Forum

October 2nd, 2018  |  26 mins 35 secs

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.