Well-known guitarist to perform in Norsewood
Graham Wardrop will be performing in Norsewood on March 14.
He has been acclaimed as New Zealand’s finest finger style guitarist.
After 30 years in the professional arena, he is regularly called upon to give concert performances, to play on television and studio recording sessions, to hold workshops in advanced fingerstyle techniques for steel string guitar, along with providing atmospheric music in sophisticated dining situations.
Graham has performed solo and alongside some of the world’s finest musicians, including the late Slim Dusty, Michael Crawford, Gray Bartlett, Suzanne Lynch, Manhattan Transfer and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Not only does Graham maintain a busy performance schedule, but he also handcrafts instruments on which he performs. He is a musician of versatility and his love of balance, harmony and precision culminates in his richness of sound and a unique style of performance. These reviews speak for themselves: “Graham Wardrop is living proof that musical genres are simply inventions of convenience for the record companies, radio station programme directors and us, the buying public.
“To musicians of this class they are, simply, there to be ignored.
“His, what can only be described as Musical Gymnastics, from the first note, was breathtaking . . . His virtuosity as well as his love for the instrument was evident. Graham played for well over an hour, his infectious enthusiasm causing the audience to completely forget the time.”
Graham Lauder, South Waikato News “Graham can really make a guitar sing . . . displaying a virtuosity which is quite astounding . . . his music is layers of sound which build into a feast of listening“