My modest collection of good guitars has recently been enriched by a real beauty, this 1975 guitar by Andres Martin of Madrid. It’s an instrument of the finest quality, a cedar-top with a back of a stunning mellow African mahogany…
This is a short lullaby or barcarolle – not something you’d describe as a major composition, but a piece I’ve remained very happy with for its fully-realised achievement of my original impulse, and for the lovely vibrant bass tones it…
One thing every composer has to think about is titles for his/her pieces. I'm a cranky individual and I have my own ideas about titles. I have a set of self-imposed rules. These are not rules for everyone - other…