Too many to list and loads of diverse buggers. Here's a few from my early years:
Jansch, Renbourn, Graham, Broonzy, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Tull, Carthy, Nic Jones, Taylor, Simpson, Guithrie, Baez, Topol, Gershwin, Porter
And from my recent years:
Woody Mann, Brozman, Debashish Bhattacharyra, David Lindley, Ben Harper, Stephanne Grapelli, Toumaini Diabate, Gary Davis, Lemon Jefferson, Willy McTell, Skip James, Sleepy John Estes, Jim friggin Reeves, Tommy Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Keb Mo, Robert Johnson, Clive Carroll, Django Rheinhart...where do I stop.
Almost everything infulences me - some in a good way, some bad....
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I try to play one of my guitars every day, but it depends on all the other stuff we have to do; walk the dog, eat, muck around in the shed. You know...
Nowadays, I gig most anywhere and have just returned from a guitar festival in Poland and looking forward to doing some work in California in August 09. Don't think its a rocknroll lifestyle though, I'd play in your shed if the mood takes me, i'm not fussy or proud about it. Its just music.
As you might guess, I play lap slide guitars (only) and its a wonderful style to enjoy. For a start the sound is coming straight at the player and the variation in pitch is infinate. Tone is determinaed by the touch in your hands as well as the guitar and I know I will always do this and never master it. I know i'm her, in life for the journey not the destination.
2009 has seen my third CD completed and being played on the radio, internet and reviewed in the press.
So far, its going well and Zimbabwe seems to strike a chord with audiences everywhere I play it.
There's some more video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=slideytunes
tom doughty acoustic lap slide blues, hound dog blues
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This was originally, for my own pleasure, until 2000, when I had an opportunity to meet the fantastic New York musician, Woody Mann, who encouraged me to go for it. So it was goodbye to the ordinary job, and hello to a whole new lifestyle one which is both more satisfying and demanding.
They say my music is intuitive and improvisational and I don't argue. Sometimes it flows, sometimes it doesn't. For sure its organic and living this music thing; and always different.
The rest of this bio was written by a bloke from Dewsbury, who goes by the name of....Jim Gillan. He writes for several parts of the music press:
'Great painters paint, but great artists create….
Rembrandt did it with shadows and light, Van Gogh with texture, Picasso with shape. Edward Hopper took the seemingly ordinary and transformed it into the extraordinary.
Tom Doughty is also a great artist, one whose canvas is music.
“He is one of the most original new artists I have heard in a long time. With his unique approach to guitar and his vocal interpretations of traditional and his original tunes, he has managed to create music that is all his own." So says Woody Mann, himself an acknowledged master of the instrument.
Music is everywhere, a lot of it real good, but it goes largely unnoticed. Why? Because most of it is like an M&S sandwich at lunchtime – it’s nice enough, it hits the spot, but it hardly ever sticks in the memory.
Pop, blues, rock, folk, jazz, soul, or whatever your thing might be, there’s only going to be a handful of musicians and music that touches something deep within, something so special that words can’t really do it justice. Son House did it with the blues, Armstrong ignited jazz, Elvis took rock ‘n roll where it wasn’t supposed to go. Dylan turned lyrics into poetry and Billie Holiday showed what a true voice could do.
Tom does it with eloquent slide guitar, engaging song writing and a rare ability to bring something fresh to other’s work. His take on Eleanor Rigby is how the Beatles might have done it, had they spent another month in the studio. His savage indictment of Zimbabwe’s suffering and relentless exploitation has Billy Bragg’s endorsement and Amnesty International’s interest. His performances, whether at the mighty International Guitar Festival or in a low-key local club are utterly compelling.
“Tom Doughty is possessed of a deep musical soul, that magic link between feeling and movement which makes the slide guitar such an individual instrument. His touch is wide ranging, and his music is full of big feeling.” Bob Brozman.
2009 has seen Tom complete his third album, Have a Taste of This. Like his first two albums (which have been featured on national radio and played world-wide) Have a Taste of This again showcases his exceptional song-writing skills and his astonishing virtuosity on guitar, even as his restless spirit breaks new ground. It’s truly another milestone in the continuing development of this remarkable musician.
Rock’nReel’s Jim Gillan thinks that to regard Tom as an acoustic blues guitarist is to miss what he brings to the table: “He’s simply a great musician, one touched with that elusive drop of the pure, no matter what he plays.” Or, to borrow from a recent interview by Michael Prince: “Tom’s music is organic and free. (He’s) a must see performer.”
Tom can be reached at www.tomdoughty.com
This Saturday 16th May the Citadel gives you the opportunity to witness a living legend in traditional music and folk rock, Dave Swarbrick.
Widely acknowledged as one of Britain's finest folk singers and fiddle players, we know no loyal fan will want to miss out on what promises to be another memorable performance.
Tickets are on sale now priced just £12/£10, doors open at 8pm.
If you require further information, or would like to book tickets please contact the Citadel Box Office on 01744 735436 or visit www.citadel.org.uk
What a night at the Sutton Blues Collective! One of the largest audiences we've had in a long time, and everyone went home happy. Thanks for a brilliant concert. The duet with Kevin Brown on Mojavé dust was particularly magical.
Thank you a lot for the add, and special thanks for workshops in Poznan (PL) on last Saturday & concert - Cocaine with the others musicians and a lot of improvisations was the best!
I didn't ask when there was a time to do it, but I'd like to know, what type of tuning do you use (I'm just curious)?
Thanks 4 adding WS 2 your list of friends.
