Next Level Folk presents a special triple-bill show highlighting the musical wizardry of three of our most accomplished local acoustic guitarists, live at the legendary Katie Fitzgerald's.
Nick Evans is a widely respected guitarist and performer who many will know from the New Crystal Folk Club in Halesowen, which he co-runs. He has toured folk clubs extensively over the decades and is often in demand to dep with other groups. His fingerstyle playing and popular song choices make him an entertaining act.
Gerry Riley has been playing guitar for more than 50 years and still maintains an hour a day minimum rehearsal time, in a never ending quest to improve technique. During the 1970s, whilst also fronting seminal heavy metal band Hamburger Mary, Gerry played solo acoustic sets at town halls across the country, opening for top acts including Gary Moore, John Renbourn, and Johnny Thunder and The Heartbreakers. For the next two decades, Gerry toured folk clubs across the land, and during the nineties took centre stage at Brecon Jazz Festival, Notts Americana, and The Bulldog Bash, with blues/rock outfit Sticky Liquor. After his wife Pauline contracted cancer, Gerry stopped everything for nearly twenty years to devote his time to caring for her. She passed away almost five years ago, and before she died she told Gerry, "Don't give up on your music." To that end Gerry has been playing out once more, and is now ready to stun audiences with his guitar wizardry, biting blues, and stunning instrumentals, mixed with self penned material.
Sean Griffin draws inspiration from blues, country, rock and metal music to take his guitar playing to new realms. Respected locally as a "guitar players' guitar player", Sean's out-of-the-box playing, rhythmicity and dexterity raise eyebrows wherever he plays. He is an accomplished songwriter with a smokey blues voice, and is adept at putting his own spin on (often unexpected) classic tracks. You'd have to go a long way to watch a more interesting and entertaining guitar player.
Doors at 4:30pm for a 5pm start at Katie Fitzgerald's, Stourbridge.
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