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James Blackshaw

James Blackshaw (born in London in 1981) is a British guitarist and pianist currently based in Hastings, Sussex. He is highly-regarded for his pieces for solo 12-string guitar, nylon-string classical guitar and piano. Strongly inspired by the 60s Takomaschool of guitarists, minimalist composers and European classical music, Blackshaw employs fingerpicking techniques to createdrones, overtones and repeating patterns, alongside a strong inclination for melody, to create instrumental music that is bothintelligent, hypnotic and emotional. Born in London, United Kingdom in 1981, Blackshaw ...read more

James Blackshaw (born in London in 1981) is a British guitarist and pianist currently based in Hastings, Sussex. He is highly-regarded for his pieces for solo 12-string guitar, nylon-string classical guitar and piano. Strongly inspired by the 60s Takomaschool of guitarists, minimalist composers and European classical music, Blackshaw employs fingerpicking techniques to createdrones, overtones and repeating patterns, alongside a strong inclination for melody, to create instrumental music that is bothintelligent, hypnotic and emotional. Born in London, United Kingdom in 1981, Blackshaw has released a range of solo studio albums, plus EPs and live recordings,and has appeared on numerous compilations since 2003. Throughout he has received praise, and earned places on Best of Yearlists from online and printed publications such as Pitchfork, Billboard, The Wire, The Observer, The Times, Uncut, The New YorkTimes, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Onion, Magnet and Acoustic Guitar Magazine among others. Blackshaw has performed and recorded as a member of Current 93 and with Jozef van Wissem as Brethren of the Free Spiritand toured and played shows with artists such as Swans (whose Michael Gira signed Blackshaw to his Young God label torelease two albums in 2009 and 2010), Grails, Meg Baird (Espers), Mountains, Glenn Jones, Sir Richard Bishop, José González,Peter Walker, Alex De Grassi, Lubomyr Melnyk and Hauschka. « hide

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