Virtuoso guitarist Clive Carroll in concert, June 7

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Virtuoso guitarist Clive Carroll in concert, June 7

Saturday June 7, 7:00 PM •  Clive Carroll – Virtuoso Solo Guitar
English guitar virtuoso, Clive Carroll, will present a solo concert at St. Matthias Church on Saturday, June 7th. Through his distinct acoustic guitar playing, Clive mixes altered tunings, renaissance and classical harmony to delta blues and jazz, making it all sound natural and effortless.
St Matthias Church, 1 Dundee St Asheville, NC.
Tickets $10 at the door

Clive Carroll has toured the globe with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and John Renbourn and has been hailed by notables such as musician John Williams. In 1998 he graduated with honors in composition and classical guitar performance from Trinity College in London. During his college years he was awarded numerous prizes for composition, performance and improvisation. He is the only guitarist to receive the Essex Young Musician of the Year Award.

Andy Ellis in Guitar Player Magazine writes:  “English guitar virtuoso and composer Clive Carroll has a vast musical palette and a sweeping creative vision. Adept at banjo, flattop, and nylon-string guitar, and equally at home playing fingerstyle or wielding a flatpick, Carroll creates music that defies categorization. In the same concert, he’ll perform lute tunes from the 1500s and generate soundscapes with his Ralph Bown OM and Boss RC-20 Loop Station.

Carroll’s latest album, Life in Colour [P3 Music], points the way for a new generation of acoustic guitarists—sonic nomads who follow their muse wherever it leads, regardless of genre or era. It’s not easy to artfully mix altered tunings, renaissance and classical harmony, Delta blues, odd-meter riffage, body percussion, and even jazz manouche, but Carroll makes it sound natural and effortless.”

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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