Here is Episode 2 of my Local (Guitar) Heroes video interview series. This one features my good friend, bass player and fellow toy hoarder, Rob Lane. Rob has played in many bands over the years, as a full band member as well as a “hired gun” We cover many of these experiences in the video, together with discussions on first instruments, musical influences and (yes really) tiling!!

It’s a long one, so make a brew (tea, coffee) and settle down for some more guitar geek-ery chat! Stay tuned for more videos soon…

Given that, like most of us, I’ve been in limbo for these past few weeks, I thought it would be cool to have a chat with some of the fellow guitar players and musicians I’ve met, over the years of playing around the East Midlands scene. Mainly to see how they have been coping in these crazy times, but also to get a bit of the story of their musical journey.

So, I present Local (Guitar) Heroes. For Part 1, I’m delighted to be talking to Mr Danny Beardsley, of Parallax Method fame and latterly, a solo artist. He’s an Orange Amplifiers ambassador and a PRS Guitars supported artist. It’s a wide ranging discussion, covering everything from home schooling, Nickelback and PRS Guitars! Stay tuned for more videos soon…

My band The Nightwires, have posted Sunday Sessions Vol 1 today. It can be viewed over on our Facebook page, or on my youtube. Check it out below!

Hello. Hopefully, those of you reading this, are managing to cope with these crazy times? I’ve been spending my time playing guitar all day. Partly as the majority of my wonderful students have carried on their lessons over the internet, but also because I’ve been shooting some new loop videos. Enjoy…

Happy New Year to one and all!

As I’ve had several enquiries for lessons recently, I thought I’d update my current availability.

I’m still pretty full, but I do have the following slots available:

Duffield, Derbyshire: 2 slots are currently available on a Monday, one daytime and one at 4.45pm

Wollaton/Bramcote, Nottm: I have a couple of daytime slots available on Wednesday and Thursday.

There are potentially a couple of other daytime slots available, but these are dependent on your location.

If you are not in these areas, please still contact me and I can have a look at other possibilities or put you on my waiting list.

Another slow builder this one, but once it gets going, it becomes my favorite of the recent videos I’ve done.

A bit more upbeat for this latest video, with a little blues jam. Just what the Internet needs!

A slow burner this one. And completely improvised…

Here is the latest installment of my Loop Pedal videos. Part 15 was filmed on my iPhone with all of the audio coming from the phone. Given that, the audio doesn’t sound too bad. I like the immediacy of filming it on the phone, without mic-ing up my amp etc. Hopefully this will help me produce more of what the youngsters call “content”

New track number six “Nylon Sci-Fi”

Thought I’d give my little nylon string guitar a bit of love on this one. It’s a dreadful guitar, but it takes me back to the first ever instrument I had.