An album of exhilarating classical guitar music

15 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Traditional, EASY LISTENING: Mood Music



Details:
John Gerighty studied classical guitar with Timothy Kain and Katherine Hall before gaining a place at Trinity College of Music in London with William Grandison; after three years, he went on to study with the prominent Greek guitarist, Eleftheria Kotzia.

In 1989 John left London to become a member of the Christian community at Lee Abbey, North Devon. It was here that John (along with flautist Simeon Wood) developed his own style of reflective music; to this day, Lee Abbey remains a place of inspiration for John.

In 1998 John was part of the music team that led worship at the Lambeth Conference; more recently he was involved with St David's Praise in Cardiff, as guest artist. In 2000 he was married to Nellie, who also tours with John, and plays violin and sings.

John has been involved in many recordings over the years, both using his own music, and the music of the classical guitar. Guitarra! is one of five solo albums, and the first to be distributed by CDBaby. This recording features several of John's favourite "standard" classical guitar works. The recording is distinctly Spanish in flavour, even if not all the pieces are by Spanish composers.

It is hoped that more of John's albums will be added to the CDBaby catalogue in the near future, and information can be found on John's website: www.johngerighty.co.uk

John's work is currently divided between giving concerts (usually with Nellie) around the UK and also in the US (one day!!); he is constantly writing music and recording, in addition to his work teaching the guitar. He recently (along with Nellie) gave around 30 concerts as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, reported to be Europe's biggest arts festival.