RICK PAYNE

www.acousticguitarworkshop.com 

Often compared with Ry Cooder, finger picking and slide guitar maestro Rick Payne’s performances have taken him to prime time TV, festivals, Arts Centres and theatres throughout the UK and on tour to Europe, USA, Scandinavia and Greek Islands.

He has provided the background music to a number of major BBC TV productions, inc. Whicker’s World and more recently Natural World [‘03], Channel 5 TV, for wildlife programmes on Radio 4 and for BBC World Service. He has also featured on BBC Radio 2 with Nigel Kennedy and appeared live on BBC1 ‘Holby City’

His mastery of acoustic blues takes him beyond the usual boundaries of blues festivals and clubs. He frequently plays at jazz and folk events and at literature and poetry festivals and has even played the blues at a classical music festival.

A qualified guitar tutor, Rick passes his skills on to around 150 students per week at schools throughout the South West and at workshops nationwide. He also has a much visited on line tuition site at www.acousticguitarworkshop.com

 He has recorded a number of CDs including the noted ‘Blue River Blues’ for Bennett House Records, California.

His 10 CD + video set ’60 Day Finger style Blues Camp’ is promoted by TRUEFIRE

and Acoustic Music Records [Peter Finger, Germany] will shortly publish a book re Rick’s finger style teaching method.

 Reviewers have described his sound as: heart wrenching and passionate, delicate and scorching, seriously brilliant, totally absorbing and spellbindingly evocative with raw and fiery vocals to match.

 ‘…held this sell out audience spellbound from start to finish…’  Spalding Blues Club

 ‘…the guitar playing is simply amazing, it expresses such emotion you have to sit back in awe…’  R & B magazine

 ‘…impressive slide guitar playing from West Country bluesman whose work bears comparison with early Ry Cooder…’   Daily Telegraph

‘…his performance was flawless….so great is his 

Tours: USA…Europe…Scandinavia…Greek Islands

 

RecordingCDs include the notable ‘Blue River Blues’ Bennett House Records California…single in top 5 independent charts…single featured on ‘Bergerac’

10 CD + video set – ’60 Day Fingerstyle Blues Camp’ promoted by TRUEFIRE

Finger Style instruction book for Acoustic Music Records

BBC TV [Whicker’s World]…BBC TV [Natural World]…                                 Channel 5 [Nick’s Quest]…BBC TV [Holby City]…

BBC regional TV [Points West]…Wire TV [Sunday Show]….

BBC Radio 2 [with Nigel Kennedy]…BBC Radio 4 [wild life programmes]…

BBC World ServiceBBC Radio GloucestershireBBC Radio BristolGemini RadioKMVR Nevada City C. A. RadioDanish RadioAnna Livia FM Dublin…Star Blues [Cambs radio]….European Blues Association…

North East Tourist Board [blues and Celtic music for promo video]

Colne Blues Festival [international stage]…Gloucester Blues Festival…N.Columbia USA Folk Festival…Aarlborg Festival Denmark…International American Express Blues Festival…Trowbridge Folk Festival…Malborough Folk Festival…Topsham Festival…Brighton Festival…Birmingham Jazz Festival…Cheltenham Music Festival…Lichfield Winter Beer Festival…Cheltenham Literature Festival…Farnham Blues Festival…Bristol Blues Festival…Norton Park Blues Festival…Dartmouth Music Festival…Dartmouth Blues Festival…Devizes Festival…Stonehouse Music Festival…Chichester Festival…Crawley Folk Festival…St. Ives Festival… Bury Blues Festival at MET Arts Centre…………..Ribchester Classical Music Festival Torquay Aquaculture Festival …Corsham Festival…Stroud & District Arts Festival…

Welsh Dragon Blues Festival….Nantwich Jazz And Blues Festival…

Priddy Folk Festival…Banbury Festival …Madd May Festival…Blues and Beyond Festival…

Ronnie Scotts London…Ronnie Scotts Birmingham…Marquee Club London…Colston Hall Bristol…Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham…Guildhall Gloucester…Coaver Club Devon…Winterbourne Arts Centre…Cellar Club…Dorchester Arts Centre…Brewery Arts Cirencester…The Folk House Bristol…Devizes Corn Exchange…Theatre Royal Bristol…. Palladium Club Devon…Acorn Arts Centre Penzance…Queen Elizabeth Hall Bristol…Bridgwater Arts Centre…Newport Folk Club…Wharf Arts Centre Tavistock… …Swindon Arts Centre…New Vic Theatre…Forest Arts Centre New Milton…West End Centre…Ritz Acoustic Club…Izzy Pound Blues Club…The Borderline London W1…Albert Hole Folk Club...St. Austell Arts Centre…Limelight Theatre Aylesbury…Market Theatre Ledbury…Arc Theatre Trowbridge…Kingshill House Arts Centre Dursley…Havant Arts Centre…Crawley Blues Club…Spalding Blues Club…12 Fret Guitar Club…Morpeth Golf Club…Caedmon Hall Gateshead…Cheltenham Film Studios…Shaftesbury Arts Centre…The Blues Rooms…The Painswick Centre…The Farm Country Club…Old Town Hall…Bell Blues Club....

The Plough Arts Centre…Norden Farm Centre For The Arts…Roses Theatre…

Penrith Guitar Weekend…Shepton Mallet Folk Club…Bowen West Theatre..

Westbury-on-Severn Village Hall…Tower Arts Centre…Newcastle Live Theatre..

Central Studio…Blue Front Blues Room Club…Blues On The Lock Club…Parc & Dare Theatre…Courtyard Arts Centre.…MAC Arts Centre…Windsor Arts Centre….Quay Theatre…       Hat Factory Arts Centre…

Abertillery Community Theatre..Chesterfield Arts Centre…Wyndham Arms Blues Club

**Performed and/or recorded with:**

Nigel Kennedy…John Girton [Maria Muldaur, Hoagy Carmichael, Linda Ronstadt]…Kit Morgan[Vanessa Mae, Ian Anderson]…Ray Laidlaw and Marty Craggs [Lindisfarne]….Chris Jagger…Andy Sheppard

Featured in BLUES IN BRITAIN magazine May 2003

guitaring you sometimes find yourself wondering who is playing whom…’   Blueprint [British Blues Connection ]

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