Acoustic Gold
A professional musician and singer since the 1970s, this guitarist originally trained as a counter-tenor before beginning his chosen career with folk-rockers Decameron as bassist, fiddle player, guitarist and vocalist. He later toured and recorded with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.
For the last thirty years he has recorded and performed extensively with numerous musicians, currently and most notably with ex-Manfred Mann singer Mike d’Abo (with whom he co-founded The Mighty Quintet).
In 2000 he produced a solo album, ‘About Time’, showcasing his talents as a lyricist, composer and musician in his own right. A versatile performer, he is guitarist, singer and Musical Director for international party band Top Catz, as well as being a sensitive acoustic soloist.
His wide acoustic repertoire reveals the range of his rich & powerful voice, complemented by six- and twelve-string guitars; he performs a mixture of original compositions and popular favourites, from the 60s to the present day.
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Acoustic Gold
I would just like to write you a quick email regarding the guitarist you booked for us. I can not thank him enough for the pre-wedding attention and the performance that he gave at our wedding on the 3rd of September. He listened to all requests from his own list prior to the wedding and was able to learn a couple of other songs that we wanted him to play for the ceremony which he did beautifully. A number of our guests commented on how excellent his performances were and felt that he really added to the day. I can honestly say he surpassed our expectations of and we are so glad that we chose him to play for us. We will certainly be recommending him and your service to others who are looking for something similar to what we wanted for our day.
| September, 2011
Hi Geoff, The day was a great success thanks. We were very happy with the service that he provided us, he was punctual, smart and had gone through the trouble of learning several songs for us which he played excellently. I would definitely recommend him to others because we had several people who commented that they liked his performance on the day.
James | November, 2012
Dear Geoff, I have been very happy with the flawless booking from start to finish with your company. He was brilliant, highly professional and personable and the wedding guests loved his performance. Thank you so much!
Caroline Chen | July, 2015
Runnymede on Thames
I had requested a special song that holds a lot of meaning for my family and the guitarist found a video on youtube of the song and learned the whole thing. I was expecting merely an instrumental version of the song, but he sang as well which really put me over the moon. The whole family was appropriately in tears during the wedding and we thoroughly enjoyed the music during the reception. Being foreign, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect in terms of procedures for the wedding. The guitarist actually gave me more direction than our wedding planner did about that. He was very polite and helpful and he sang and played very well. He very politely wished us well before he left for the evening. I would hire him again and will recommend him to anyone.
Lisa Buckmaster | August, 2015
Based in Greater London
