Month: April 2017

A thousand years ago (or so it seems) in 1977, I heard Derek Bailey for the first time. I was living in a condemned tenement building in the west end of Dundee, my home town. Fellow squatters included Gerry Mitchell, Tam McGibbon, and a few others whose names are fading from my memory. Gerry and… Continue reading Homage To Derek Bailey →

Although oft-associated with jazz, the archtop guitar has of course been used in a multitude of genres since it's creation by Lloyd Loar (1886-1943) circa 1920. Eddy Lang was the first great virtuoso to embrace the Gibson L5, and we are lucky that many of his recordings survive. Take in his April Kisses - wonderful… Continue reading From Mabel Carter to Derek Bailey →