Still Getting Away With It

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Cat No: OBMCD19

Release Date: 01 November 2010

Label: Old Bridge Music

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 5023405001927

Genres: Folk Irish Folk

Description
Celebration of his 40-year career from Chris Newman - "in the virtuoso class" (The Guardian) and "one of the UK's most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists" (fRoots)

Chris is a "brilliant English master of the acoustic guitar" (Daily Telegraph) and a prolific composer, arranger and record producer. He's played with luminaries of many musical worlds: folk (harper MÃ¡ire NÃ Chathasaigh - with whom he's toured worldwide - and Boys of the Lough), jazz (StÃ©phane Grappelli and Diz Disley) and comedy (Fred Wedlock) â€“ receiving a silver disc for producing Fred's hit 'Oldest Swinger in Town'.

'Still Getting Away with It' is a musical autobiography and a perfect showcase for his extraordinary skills as guitarist, mandolinist, composer and arranger. At a little over an hour long, it contains 18 tracks, 10 of which are originals. Balancing "finger-busting wizardry" (The Scotsman) with tender lyricism, it crosses boundaries with consummate ease, exploring genres from English, Scottish, Irish, Swedish, American and QuÃ©becois traditional, to country, ragtime, latin, African, swing and modern jazz â€“ while creating a seamless and uplifting whole. The accompanying commentary is a warm and witty invitation into his rich and adventurous musical world.

"Dazzling virtuosity... guitar-playing to be marvelled at" The Daily Telegraph
"The John Williams of folk guitar" The Inverness Courier
"Guitar-playing of astonishing virtuosity and versatility" Songlines

MUSICIANS:
Chris Newman acoustic guitars; electric guitar; mandolins; fretted and fretless bass; double bass; keyboards Arty McGlynn acoustic (track 6) and electric (tracks 3, 4 & 12) guitars; Simon Mayor mandolin (tracks 3, 7 & 17) Nollaig Casey violins (tracks 1 & 18) Davy Stuart fiddle (track 15) MÃ¡ire NÃ Chathasaigh Irish harp Mark Newman acoustic guitar (track 8) Paul Buckley acoustic guitar (track 8) Roy Whyke drums & percussion.
Tracklisting