The Changing of the ways: The pocket edition - Part one

As of 2015, John Kirkbride is still touring, composing and recording. He is also teaching guitar to a new generation of young musicians who are increasingly fascinated by the guitar techniques of yesteryear, where a single guitar, picked fully, could sound like a one-man band.



John Kirkbride has been touring the world with his music since 1975 and has witnessed many changed in musical fashion, but has himself remained true to the older traditions of acoustic guitar and vocals.

Remaining true to his musical direction, and therefore not commercial in outlook, he is nevertheless respected enough to have been invited to play at the 1984 Montreux Jazz Festival. Also John has shared the stage with Joan Armatrading, John Mayall, even Golden Earring and Whitesnake. He has performed as a duo with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Alexis Korner, Lightning Hopkins, Bert Jansch, Chuck Leavell and Louisiana Red and a notable session with Hank Marvin in the mid-1970s.