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Greg Larkin

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Greg Larkin is probably one of the best guitarists you may not (yet) have heard of. Hailing from Manchester UK, his musicianship is becoming the talk of the Rock circuit, and has supported the likes of Joshua James, Harry Manx, Wallis Bird, Andy Cairns and the amazing Arthur Brown.

His music is a complex interweaving of rock riffs, flamenco, jazz and funk and is as enthralling to watch as it is to listen to, drawing inspiration from such disparate areas as classical piano, post-rock and Zeppelin, as well as the inimitable Davy Graham. And this from someone who is essentially self taught! “I kept coming across brilliant guitarists, people like Martin Simpson, Erik Mongraine and Preston Reed, and just had to learn to play the way they played.”

And having done that, it is no overstatement to say that he has created a style of his own. His set moves from complex fingerpicking, played at a manic pace, to percussion punctuated jazz and ultimately onto a roof-raising anthem, introduced by an amazing lap tapping sequence which leaves you wondering where the other guitarist is!

 

You need to see him live to believe it.