Some friends / Influences
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Now
established as one of the best steel string acoustic
guitar players in the world, we are all running out
of superlatives to describe Clive's playing. Clive and I met several years ago
through our mutual friendship with John. I had never known John be so
complimentary about anybody else's guitar playing in all
the 30 plus years that I knew him. |
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Probably like most guitar players, I
have tried and struggled to arrange O'Carolan tunes for
guitar, with various degrees of success. Then you hear somebody like Lily playing them on harp, and you wonder why you even bothered. Absolutely breathtaking technique, and
as I write, one of the most talanted virtuoso working in
the UK |
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Rory and I "survived" St Hugh's school
in Birkenhead together. We recently met up again after about 30
years when they played a gig down the road from me. They are an absolutely brilliant band specialising in Irish music, check out their web site and catch them if you possibly can. |
| John Pearson John with "Breakdown" and myself with "Jasmin" hooked up and became friends for life back around 1982. Best acoustic blues guitar player in the UK by a country mile. (and then some) John has recently recorded a series of You Tube videos for Atkin guitars, they are absolutely superb. Start off with this one for The Hunter's Purse and you should be able to find the rest from there. |
| Morelle
Smith Morelle and I became friends around 2007. She has recently wriiten a really beautiful book about her and John's travels around the world through the 90's called Every Shade of Blue. It is a unique book, for anyone that knew John, I hope that you will buy it |