Forthcoming guitar festivals and shows around the world...

Updated 22 May 2010

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Feb - June 2010

Barcelona Guitar Festival

Artists include Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin.

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11th to 13th June 2010

Stamford Folk and Blues Guitar Festival 2010


The first festival was in 1998. That makes this the 13th year! So, more than 70 of the best acoustic guitar players later, we're proud to present another great line-up.

Steve Hicks from Leicester - a great teacher and a great player - will be back. He’s been practicing some basic picking so that he can hit the ground running when it comes to teaching beginners how to get started. There are one or two other favourites returning: Wizz Jones and Mike Cooper. Both started out as blues players in the 60s and both recorded for Village Thing Records (now celebrating it’s 40th anniversary). So too did Ian A Anderson (who started the label) and Dave Evans. Dave hasn’t been seen playing in the UK for quite a while, so we’re expecting a good number of guitar twitchers this year!

Continuing a recent trend for us, we will be ahead of the Samois festival in celebrating the centenary of Django Reinhardt’s birth with the great Robin Nolan Trio. A special guest this year will be blues historian Paul Oliver, who will be talking about Conversation With The Blues, his book first published 45 years ago. Michael Roach will hopefully be on hand to demonstrate the Piedmont style (and to promote his latest CD!)

Finally, we will be featuring Lasse Johansson - one of the finest ragtime guitarists from the Kicking Mule school of the 70s. Not to be missed.

Don't forget that an important feature of the festival is the opportunity to learn from the artists. There will be plenty of workshops aimed at all levels and lots of opportunities to chat with some of the world’s great players.

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June 26 2010

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

Toyota Park, Chicago, USA

Founded by Eric Clapton in 1997, Crossroads Centre was created to provide quality, affordable treatment for alcohol and other drug dependencies. This year's festival includes appearances from BB King, Buddy Guy, Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Winwood and many others.

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23-25 July 2010

Winchester Guitar Festival 2010

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24 July - 6 August 2010

Cheltenham Guitar Festival and Summer School

Previously Bath International Guitar Festival

This pioneering festival has been growing steadily over more that 10 years and now stands as a major music event that embraces the guitar’s influences in all kinds of music and art forms, and appealing to every taste and age group. Classical, Metal, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Acoustic and Alternative Guitar are all here, played by international headline artists from Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Senegal, USA, Cameroon, Switzerland, Holland and the UK come together in a feast of concerts, workshops and masterclasses.

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24 July - 25 July 2010

Acoustic Guitar Show, Cheltenham

For lovers of acoustic music and fine craftsmanship, the Acoustic Guitar Show is the place to experience the finest handmade instruments.

See and hear the worlds best steel string, archtop, gypsy, resonator and classical instruments. Learn how a guitar is built, meet the makers, try that dream instrument. Regular guitar-making demos, with Masterclasses.

Enjoy fine instruments played by Britains best guitarists on the Live Stage, complete with cafe and bar. From contemporary to classical, folk to flamenco, jazz, blues or ragtime, youll hear it at The Acoustic Guitar Show.

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26-29 August 2010

City of Derry Guitar Festival

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29-30 August 2010

Cumbria Vintage and New Guitar Show

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8-10 October 2010

Ullapool Guitar Festival

The line-up this year is Jennifer Batten, Richard Smith with Julie Adams, Jerry Donahue with Doug Morter, Erik Mongrain, John Etheridge, Gordon Giltrap, Ken Nicol, Clive Carroll, John Goldie, Hugh Burns, Wingin It, Nigel Clark, Jimmy Wahlsteen, Gary Potter, Allan Neave with some of his RSAMD students and John Smith.

The late night Festival club will be run by Paul Buckley and we have Jon Strong, Pete Price, Tristan Seume, Swing Guitars, Stefan Galt and Lee Westwood lined up to appear; plus of course there are always players dropping in for the odd bit of jamming.

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8-10 October 2010

London Music Show

ExCel, London

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13-14 November 2010

Guitar Nation 2010

Olympia, London

Guitar Nation Live 2010 is the ultimate guitar show, a weekend of great guitar playing, loads of guitar gear, a music exhibition and festival of concerts, masterclasses, demonstrations, seminars and cutting-edge debates for guitarists and musicians serious about music.

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November 2010

International Guitar Festival of Great Britain

Merseyside

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