martin does indeed pay generous tribute to Davy Graham on the dvd. i saw davy, Martin, bert jansch - all those guys in their first flushes of youth but open tunings never really did anything for me until I met Ken Nicol - about four years ago I went to a seminar at Fylde. ken really opened my ears up.


I suppose I was a fairly accomplished guitarist before then. I don't think really Bryn, that its much to do with your level of accomplishment (John Williams seems to do okay in standard tuning). Some people just sort of open a door for you. And if the winds in the right direction for you, you sail through.

Brian peters has a real slash and burn approach to DADGAD that I admire.   About thirty years ago I saw tony Pose playing DADGAD - Thorneymoor Woods, and would have killed to get something like that into my own playing - i tried get that 'bounce' that Tony could get by using a twelve string - it didn't work! But great as these players are, I don't think they would have drawn me in like Ken did.

DADGAD's waiting for you - and Martin apparently!