Finger-picking maestro goes multimedia.
In what the progressively inclined folk guitarist has described as “the most significant and important project of my career thus far”, Gordon Giltrap’s new album with regular sidekick Paul Ward is billed as a “multimedia affair”. So not only have the pair made an 18-track record of instrumental compositions (bar one exception with spoken-word accompaniment), but they are also releasing a book of artwork and short stories to accompany Scattered Chapters, as well as a YouTube video on the creation of the project.
“Threads of melody will win over all but the snootiest of fans.” The book, from the slightly naff handwriting font on the cover to names misspelt on the credits, has the feel of a self-release, and it proves a curious affair. It features…
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