Acoustic Guitar IO

By Acoustic Guitar IO

Scottish musician and guitar enthusiast Cams brings you interviews with acoustic guitar makers and players.

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Acoustic Guitar IOJul 11, 2019

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Sam McClaren - North East UK Luthier

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 Guitars Katherine Priddy Glastonbury Session Ullapool Guitar Festival

Aug 18, 202316:25

John Goldie, Scots Guitarist

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/johnsgoldie https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnGoldieGuitar https://www.instagram.com/johngoldieguitar/

Jul 21, 202328:53

Chris Stern, Guitar Collector

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 and talked about music and guitars.

Watch this interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/57Ol8pSih2M

Full Show Notes

https://acousticguitar.io/chris-stern/

May 23, 202139:02

Richard Knott

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 anxiety and a whole lot more.

Links

https://www.richardknottsongs.com/

Full Show Notes

https://acousticguitar.io/richard-knott/

Apr 02, 202145:50

Richard Lindsay, Ullapool Guitar Festival Cofounder

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-uRpLpadg Links

Full Show Notes:

https://acousticguitar.io/richard-lindsay-of-ullapool-guitar-festival/

Mar 04, 202122:00

Jule Malischke

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. Hope you enjoy it!

Watch this video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/LcDqXPW9lh0

Full Show Notes Here:

https://acousticguitar.io/jule-malischke/

Links

Oct 01, 202009:19

Julia and Christian Zielinski of ARTIS Guitar Duo

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 nerds who know how to keep quiet and listen. The atmosphere was wonderful!

I recorded a conversation with Julia and Christian on the Saturday afternoon and it was really lovely to hear some of their story to complement the music I’d heard the night before. I hope you enjoy listening too!

Links

Watch this interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/7I3y60w_-Fw

Full show notes here:

https://acousticguitar.io/julia-and-christian-zielinski-of-artis-guitar-duo/

Jul 26, 202031:25

Rosie Heydenrych of Turnstone Guitars

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 get to meet Rosie in person. I was a happy Camser!

We sat down in the dining room of the Imperial Crown Hotel in Halifax and had a good old chinwag. I did record video, but I’m afraid that it didn’t come out very well. It’s all part of the learning curve!

Turnstone Guitars

Full show notes here:

https://acousticguitar.io/rosie-heydenrych-of-turnstone-guitars/

May 26, 202045:38

Tristan Seume

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 interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/Z2JSQL5rW-8

References and Links Mentioned

Here’s Tristan’s playing Dr MacPhail’s Reel on his new Fylde guitar at the Ullapool Guitar Festival.

Performance Video https://youtu.be/GXn2tVTKrMI

Feb 23, 202023:45

Rob Muir

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 heart. This is a good one!

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Nov 20, 201933:39

Clive Carroll

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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Aug 29, 201949:58

Mike Dawes

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-lessons/mike-dawes

Josh Clark

https://www.getrealaudio.com/

Steph Macleod

https://stephmacleod.com/

Ali Tod

http://www.alitodmusic.com/

Guitar Makers

http://www.cuntz-guitars.de/en

http://www.benjaminguitars.co.uk/

http://www.tomsandsguitars.com/

Hi, I'm Cams, a music teacher on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. I've been playing guitar since 1991 and gigging for over 15 years. I teach privately at my home on Arran and enjoy making video lessons and podcasts about the guitar world. I am what could safely be called a guitar geek!

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Jul 11, 201956:39

Jenn Butterworth

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 by subscribing if you haven't already!

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Jun 16, 201952:55

Andy Howell

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.

Nov 29, 201836:40

Nick Harper

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 channel over the coming days. I've published one already, my favourite of his - This is the Beginning, a powerful song inspired by his mother as a young lass and her ringing a bell in the tower of a small French village. Imagine her laughter and the pealing of the bell still reverberating across the universe. Show notes for this are on my website: Show Notes. Visit my YouTube channel: Acoustic Guitar IO on YouTube

Nov 16, 201836:13

Dave White, Luthier

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 himself playing one of his guitars: Every Little Thing.

Oct 31, 201838:10

Rodney Worley, Bluegrass Picker from Georgia USA

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 two Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America awards for bluegrass group of the year, been nominated twice for a Grammy for Bluegrass Album of the year and recorded on the #1 song “Lonesome Weary Heart” with Audie Blaylock which spent six weeks on the bluegrass charts. We sat down over breakfast in Little Rock in Brodick and had a chat about his career and his instruments. This interview is also available as a video on the Midnight Run Band.

Oct 17, 201822:60