James Blackshaw
Singer/Songwriter
The next James Blackshaw concert is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at The Bedford in London, United Kingdom. See all 3 upcoming concerts
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About James Blackshaw
Hometown
London, England
Born
1981
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
London-born musician James Blackshaw demonstrated a prodigious talent on the 12-string guitar at a very young age. Though he was only 22 at the time of the release of his debut, CELESTE, critics were already comparing him to acoustic guitar icons like John Fahey and particularly that other noted 12-string master, Robbie Basho. Though Blackshaw’s deft fingerpicking and eerie arrangements shared qualities with the output of Fahey’s Takoma school, he also draws inspiration from English folk music and the classical avant-garde. Subsequent releases found the guitarist expanding his stylistic palette and experimenting with drones and electronic instrumentation, and sometimes abandoning his 12-string for the piano or pump-organ.
James Blackshaw has also released music as a member of Brethren of the Free Spirit, Myrninerest, and Current 93.
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