Milton Mermikides and John McGrath‘s contribution on the musical contributions of Jeff Beck in The Conversation

Release of the 21st Century Guitar Evolutions and Augmentations Richard Perks (Anthology Editor),  John McGrath (Anthology Editor) With contributions from IGRC members Tom Williams, Katalin Koltai Amy Brandon and more Table of Contents ContributorsAcknowledgementsForewordIntroduction Richard Perks and John McGrath1. The Well-Tuned Guitar John Schneider2. Transforming the Microtonal Fingerboard: ‘Small’ Frets, LEGO and Robots – Interview with Tolgahan Çogulu Richard Perks3. The Expanding Fretless Guitarscape: Practice and Progress Richard Perks4. Touching the Apple Without Gloves – Interview with Cenk Erdogan Richard Perks5. Extended Range Instruments: Towards a … Read more

Edited by Richard Perks & John McGrath With contributions and insights from John Schneider, Tolgahan Çoğulu, Ned Evett, Buzz Gravelle, Cenk Erdoğan, Tom Williams, Ant Law, Charlie Hunter, Katalin Koltai, Robert Strachan, Richard Perks, John McGrath, Nels Cline, Bill Thompson, Milton Mermikides and Amy Brandon In the 21st Century, the guitar, as both a material object and tool for artistic expression, continues to be reimagined and reinvented. From simple adaptations or modifications made by performers themselves, to custom-made instruments commissioned … Read more

IGRC PGR Dimitrios Soukaras has released ‘Roots’ on Naxos CD. The music in this programme covers a spectrum of genres that have flourished in Greece in recent years, from jazz to contemporary avant-garde. These have all had a strong impact on guitarist Dimitris Soukaras’s development as an artist, and in making this recording he took the opportunity to invite some of Greece’s leading composers to write for his instrument for the first time. All works are world premiere recordings.