James Blackshaw

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James Blackshaw is a London-based guitarist born in 1981. Blackshaw primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar in a similar style to Jack Rose, Steffen Basho-Junghans, and Robbie Basho. He has released material on labels such as Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, Static, Digitalis Industries, Important Records, and Tompkins Square. His music and skill has received much critical acclaim: "Blackshaw has finessed his 12-string acoustic guitar into a veritable solo symphony that's as schooled in uncommon beauty as it is in complex 20th century composition."[1]

[edit] Discography

Celeste CD (Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, 2003)
Davenport / James Blackshaw split CD with Davenport (Static, 2004)
Lost Prayers & Motionless Dances CD (Digitalis Industries, 2004)
Gold Leaf Branches 3xCD (Digitalis Industries, 2005)
Sunshrine CD (Digitalis Industries, 2005) LP Bo' Weavil Recordings
O True Believers CD (Important Records, 2006) LP Bo' Weavil Recordings
Waking Into Sleep - Göteborg 27.05.06 Live recording, CD (Kning Disk, 2006)
The Cloud of Unknowing CD/LP (Tompkins Square, 2007)
The Garden of Forking Paths CD (Tompkins Square, 2007) - a compilation CD curated and featuring music by James Blackshaw and featuring new tracks by Chieko Mori, Jozef van Wissem and Helena Espvall CD/LP (Important Records, 2008)
Brethren of the Free Spirit - 12-string/baroque lute duo with Jozef van Wissem CD/LP (audioMER 2008)