James Blackshaw
James Blackshaw (born 1981) is an English, Hastings-based fingerstyle guitarist and pianist.[1] Blackshaw primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar and has been compared to Bert Jansch, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Leo Kottke.[1] He has released albums on the labels Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, Static, Digitalis Industries, Important Records, Tompkins Square, and Young God Records.
Discography
Albums
- Apologia CD (Self Released) 2003
- Celeste CD (Celebrate Psi Phenomenon) 2004 and (Tompkins Square) 2008
- Lost Prayers and Motionless Dances CD (Digitalis Industries) 2004 and (Tompkins Square) 2008
- Sunshrine CD (Digitalis Industries) 2005 and (Tompkins Square) 2008
- O True Believers LP (Bo'weavil Records) & CD (Important Records) 2006
- Waking Into Sleep - Goteburg 27.05.06 Live recording, CD (Kning Disk) 2006
- The Cloud of Unknowing CD/LP (Tompkins Square) 2007
- Litany of Echoes CD (Tompkins Square) 2008
- The Glass Bead Game CD (Young God Records) 2009
- All is Falling CD/LP (Young God Records) 2010
- Holly EP LP (Important Records) 2011
- Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death LP (Important Records) 2012
- Fantomas: Le Faux Magistrat OST CD/2LP (Tompkins Square) 2014
- Summoning Suns CD/LP (Important Records/P-Vine) 2015
Compilations, collaborations, split releases and guest appearances
- Davenport Vs. James Blackshaw CD-R with Davenport (Static Records) 2005
- Gold Leaf Branches 3xCD (Digitalis Industries) 2005
- Sunshrine / Celeste LP (Bo'Weavil Recordings) 2005
- Imaginational Anthem Vol. 2 CD (Tompkins Square) 2006
- A Raga For Peter Walker CD (Tompkins Square) 2006
- The Garden of Forking Paths - a compilation CD curated and featuring music by James Blackshaw, Chieko Mori, Jozef van Wissem and Helena Espvall. Artwork by Hanna Tuulikki CD (Important Records) 2008
- Brethren of the Free Spirit (duo with Jozef van Wissem) - All Things Are From Him, Through Him and In Him CD/LP (audioMER) 2008
- Brethren of the Free Spirit - The Wolf Also Shall Dwell With The Lamb CD/LP (Important) 2009
- Current 93 - Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain CD (Durtro/Jnana) 2009
- Sailors With Wax Wings - Sailors With Wax Wings CD 2010
- Myrninerest - “JHONN,” UTTERED BABYLON CD 2012
- The Watchers (with Lubomyr Melnyk) CD/LP (Important Records) 2013
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