Addtional Services - Solo Classical Guitar
 Graham performs at wedding
receptions, dinner parties, business functions and promotions all over
the UK. He offers a wide range of background
and performance music which is both gentle and entertaining. Specialising
in weddings, his extensive repertoire allows him to play during the
wedding ceremony, drinks reception or the wedding breakfast, or any
combination of these. With the use of gentle amplification to enhance
the sound he is able to perform both indoors or outdoors. His repertoire includes well-known classics Bach’s "Air on a G-String",
Stanley Myer’s "Cavatina" (The Deer Hunter), and arrangements
of popular songs such as "Scarborough Fair" and "Mad
World". Inspiration and musical insight combine to create a highly
informed and unique performance.
Appraisals
“Graham's guitar playing is perfect for any event. He plays
with a lightness of touch and a senstivity to the surroundings
that make him an ideal choice to complement any dinner or reception.
His versatility
and flexibility is immensly reassuring for event organisers”.
Bath's Historic Buildings
"Some hot s*** classical guitar playing"
Ben Bartlett - Guitarist & What Guitar magazines
"A player of excellent technique producing a wide variety of tones
and colours, a truly musical performance.”
Bath Chronicle
“A fine guitarist”
BBC Radio Bristol
"Graham's warmth of personality is conducted through his
music with ease, and this is particularly so with the guitar. His
sensitivity
is balanced with a controlled energy and knife-edge accuracy that allows
the music to speak clearly through the instrument in an expressive,
personal way. His versatility as a musician is focused and finely-tuned
lending an intimate yet well-informed sound to each performance that
he gives."
Hayley Savage
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Video footage
Leading filmmaker Ian Singleton has filmed Graham in concert playing
Kevin Byrne’s Las Cintas. You will need Windows
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Biography
Graham came to the classical guitar at the relatively late age of
eighteen. He progressed at an astonishing rate, securing a place to
study classical
guitar with Tom Kerstens at Bath Spa University. He supplemented
his studies with tuition from Gary Ryan and Hayley Savage. His
five years at university culminated in a first class MA. He has played
in masterclasses with, amongst others, Nigel North, Scott Tennant,
Roland Dyens and Carlos Bonnell. His solid technique combined with
sympathetic interpretation won him a prestigious scholarship to
study
at the Bath International Guitar Festival. Subsequently, he has
been invited back to perform on two occasions. He has performed numerous
well-received recitals throughout the UK, including radio appearances
on BBC Radio Bristol and Bath FM. In July 2004 Graham recorded
a
track for a compilation CD for the BGS record label. Most recently
he has finished his debut album, soon to be released on Greyhound
Records.
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