Phillip Henry

True North

Acoustic slide maestro goes solo After 10 years on the road in duo format with the talented fiddle and banjo player Hannah Martin, Phillip Henry find the opportunity to fly solo in True North and demonstrates his unquestionable slide skills on a whole range of acoustic instruments. Armed with a selection of Nationals, Dobros and Weissenborns, Phillip takes us on a journey that ranges from originals such as the mesmerising title track to traditional blues including I Can’t Keep From Crying

Sometimes and Celtic folk staples such as Turlough O’Carolan’s O’Carolan’s

Welcome, the latter given richer textures via an Indian Chaturangui slide guitar (Phillip previously studied with Indian slide master Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya). It’s an exotic travelogue through one man’s virtuosity. [DM] Standout track: True North For fans of: Martin Simpson, Ry Cooder