GORDON GILTRAP: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

From the folk clubs of 1960s London to progressive rock, an unforgettable television theme and a musical meeting with Pete Townshend, Gordon Giltrap has spent six decades following the possibilities of six strings. The journey continues at Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre.

Some guitarists announce themselves with volume. Gordon Giltrap has always had another way: a melody that catches the ear, an unexpected turn of harmony, the sense that a guitar might contain an entire orchestra if only someone knew where to look.

Across a career stretching back to the 1960s, Giltrap has explored that possibility with remarkable persistence. His music travels between folk, rock and classical influences with the ease of someone who sees little reason to erect fences between them. There is formidable technique here, certainly, but also tenderness, humour and the instinct to give a tune room to breathe.

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