Maker of guitars mandolins and similar instruments. After moving to Ditchling I built a classical guitar in the Lewes workshop of Pablo Requena,. Learnt more about steel strung guitar construction with Nick Benjamin. And built an archtop mandolin under the expert eye of Richard Osborne. I mainly make flat top steel strung instruments but have also made nylon strung guitars inspired by a late 19th century Martin 0-28 guitar.

Your source for free lessons and information about the tenor guitar. Welcome to Tenor Guitar Lessons! This site is dedicated to providing free video lessons for the tenor guitar. It will focus primarily on fiddle tune accompaniment, but will also explore some melody playing and some simple jazz songs. This site is in its infancy, so bear with me as I continue to add lessons, information, and new pages.

The emphasis is on fun! Are a trio playing in the Exeter and South Devon area consisting of Graham Butterfield and Ian Gardner on guitars, mandolin, banjo and vocals with Jane Gardner singing and playing washboard and percussion. We are a relatively new band, having started together in September 2015. However we are all experienced musicians having each played in previous outfits. We play a mixture of hokum, ragtime blues and old country music, mainly from the twenties and thirties.