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Gordon Giltrap
Artist Biography For Gordon Giltrap
Gordon Giltrap Born 6 April 1948 In Brenchley Kent Is A Renowned English Acoustic And Electric Guitarist And Composer Whose Musical Styles Cross Multiple Genres Including Folk Blues Folk Rock Pop Classical And Rock. Giltrap Has Released 25 Original Studio Albums Plus Numerous Live Albums And Compilations. Over The Years Giltrap Has Worked With An Amazingly Broad Range Of Artists From Rock Musicians - Including Brian May Rick Wakeman And Midge Ure To The Jazz Virtuoso Martin Taylor The Classical Guitarist Raymond Burley And The London Symphony Orchestra. Giltrap Has Developed A Unique Guitar Playing Technique Teaching Himself A Hybrid Technique Of Plectrum And Little Finger In Doing So Creating The Individual Sound That Is His Trademark. Biography
Gordon Was Born On 6 April 1948 At The British Home For Mothers And Babies In Brenchley Kent UK. The Son Of A Labourer He Grew Up In An Austere But Protective Community Of Terraced Houses In Deptford South-East London. His Obsession With Stringed Instruments Began Nine Years Later When A Friend Turned Up At The House With An Out-Of-Tune Spanish Guitar. Keen To Encourage His New Hobby His Parents Bought Him A Plastic Ukulele With A Picture Of Elvis On The Headstock Then A Martin Coletti Archtop Jazz Guitar With A Sunburst Finish And A Brown Canvas Case. Gordon’s First Band
Gordon Joined His First Band When Barely In His Teens And Relished The Opportunity To Play Songs By His Idols - Cliff Richard The Shadows And The Everly Brothers. He Set His Sights On Art College But Bowed To His Father’s Insistence That He Learn “a Trade” And Unenthusiastically Grafted His Way Through A Series Of Unrewarding Jobs. He Continued To Play The Guitar In His Spare Time And In November 1966 His Individuality And Passion Earned Him A Recording Contract With Transatlantic. Gordon Served His Apprenticeship As A Singer/songwriter On The London Folk Club Circuit And His Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1968. Each Subsequent Album Broke New Ground And He Developed A Extraordinary Repertoire While Establishing A Reputation For Thrilling Live Performances.
In The Late Seventies Gordon Enjoyed A Brief Spell As A Pop Star With A Hit Album Perilous Journey And Two Hit Singles ‘Heartsong’ And ‘Fear Of The Dark’ . Heartsong Was Nominated For An Ivor Novello Award And Is Fondly Remembered As The Theme Tune To The BBC’s Holiday Programme. ‘Fear Of The Dark’ Was The First 12-Inch Colour Picture Disc To Be Released In The UK And Featured A Heavily-Made-Up And Unflattering Image Of What Was Then Being Marketed As The Gordon Giltrap Band. All The Musical Trends At The Time Were Moving Away From Acoustic Music And Gordon Retreated Gracefully From The Pop Spotlight. In 1996 Gordon Realised A Dream Of Playing Guitar Alongside Cliff Richard On Stage In Cliff’s West End Musical Heathcliff. As Well As Performing In The Role Of The Troubadour Gordon Arranged The Overture And Wrote Two Pieces Of Music. Gordon Has Been A Keen Supporter Of Arthritis And Leukaemia Charities. His Contribution Was Recognised In 2000 When He Was Inducted Into The Oldest Showbusiness Charity In History The Grand Order Of Water Rats. His First Performance DVD - Live At Huntingdon Hall - Was Released In 2003. In 2005 Gordon Staged A Special Concert At Birmingham Symphony Hall Performing His Own Compositions As A Solo Artist With Guest Musicians From Contrasting Disciplines And With The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra. Other More Recent Projects Include 3 Parts Guitar With John Etheridge And Ray Burley Which Performed A Series Of Concerts In 2009. 2010 Saw The Inclusion Of Clive Carroll In This Supergroup And The Album 4 Parts Guitar Was Released In Early 2011. Gordon’s Music Continues To Evade Categorisation Influenced As It Is By The Rock Guitar Of Hank Marvin And Pete Townshend The Folk Guitar Of Bert Jansch And Clive CarrollJohn Renbourn And The Classical Guitar Of Julian Bream And John Williams. Forthcoming "prog Rock" Album Gordon Has Just Completed A New Album With Oliver Wakeman For The First Time In A Number Of Years. The Name Of The Album Is "Ravens And Lullabies" And It Will Be Released On 4th March 2013 MIA Awards 2011 Guitar Techniques Magazine Has Included In Their List Of Nominations For ACOUSTIC GUITAR OF THE YEAR The Gordon Giltrap Vintage VE 2000GG Signature Guitar. Www.Giltrap.Co.Uk Complete List Of Recordings
1968 Gordon Giltrap Transatlantic TRA 175 1969 Portrait Transatlantic TRA 202 1971 A Testament Of Time MCA MKPS 2020 1973 Giltrap Philips 6308 175 1976 Visionary Electric TRIX 2 1977 Perilous Journey Electric TRIX 4 1978 The Early Days Allegro ALC 4052 Cassette Only
1978 Fear Of The Dark Electric TRIX 7 1980 Performance K-Tel NE 1081 Compilation
1981 The Peacock Party PVK GIL 1 1981 Live Cube ICS 1001 LIVE
1981 The Platinum Collection Cube PLAT 1005 Compilation
1982 Airwaves PVK GIL 2 1987 Elegy Modern Music MODEM 1001 1987 A Midnight Clear Modern Music MODEM 1006 Christmas Carols
1989 One To One Nico Polo NP002 With Ric Sanders
1990 Guitarist Vinyl Music Maker Records MML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 Guitarist CD Music Maker Records CMML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 The Peacock Party CD BBC Enterprises CDPT 507 1991 Elegy / Perilous Journey BBC Prestige CDPM 850 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 Visionary / Fear Of The Dark BBC Prestige CDPM 851 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 The Best Of Gordon Giltrap Prestige CDSGP005 Compilation
1991 A Matter Of Time Prestige CDSGP007 With Martin Taylor
1992 The Eye Of The Wind Accolade EYE T1 Cassette Only. Birmingham Schools Concert Orch.
1992 The Solo Album Prestige CDSGP021 Compilation
1992 On A Summer's Night Music Maker Records CMMR 924 LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 1993 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Transatlantic / Demon Records TDEMCD 15 2 LPs On 1 CD
1995 Music For The Small Screen Munchkin Records MRCD1 1995 Live At The BBC BBC Worldwide WHISCD009 LIVE
1995 The Brotherhood Suite Munchkin Records Cassette Only. Nottmshire Education String Orch.
1997 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Reissue Transatlantic / Castle ESM CD 526 2 LPs On 1 CD
1998 Troubadour K-TEL ECD 3390 1999 Visionary Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP114CD 1999 Perilous Journey Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP113CD 1999 Fear Of The Dark Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP112CD 1999 One To One Reissue Terra Nova TERR CD017 With Ric Sanders
2000 Live At Oxford CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP115CD LIVE
2000 Part Of The Picture Snapper Music SMD CD 297 2 CD Compilation
2000 A Midnight Clear CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP106CD Christmas Carols
2000 Music For The Small Screen Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP110CD 2000 Airwaves CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP108CD 2000 The Solo Album Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP111CD Compilation
2000 Janschology Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP124CD 2001 Collection Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP117CD 2 CD Compilation. 1 Studio 1 LIVE CD
2001 Elegy Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP107CD 2001 The Peacock Party Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP105CD 2001 Troubadour 2CD Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP147CD Original CD Plus Acoustic Version
2001 On A Summer's Night Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP109CD LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 2002 Giltrap And Taylor Reissue P3 Music P3M003 With Martin Taylor Reissue Of A Matter Of Time
2002 Under This Blue Sky Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP150CD 2003 Gordon Giltrap Band Live 1981 Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP148CD LIVE
2003 Fingers Of Fire Arc Recordings No Cat. No. LIVE 2003 Remember This Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP155CD 2004 Double Vision Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP158CD With Raymond Burley
2004 Live At Ambergate Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP156CD Binaural Recording
2004 The River Sessions River Records RIVERCD036 LIVE In 1979
2004 Drifter Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP159CD 2 CD - 1 CD LIVE
2005 A Testament Of Time CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP157CD 2005 A Taste Of Classical Giltrap Wates Group No Cat. No. With Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
2006 Captured From A Point In Time Hypertension HYP 6251 LIVE Tracks
2006 Symphony Hall Birmingham Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP160CD Double-Sided LIVE CD And DVD
2007 Sixty Minutes With Gordon Giltrap Voiceprint VP6003CD Compilation
2007 Secret Valentine Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP162CD 2007 As It Happens…. Voiceprint VP458CD LIVE Concert In Full
2009 From Brush And Stone Voiceprint VP445CD With Rick Wakeman. Early Copies With Bonus DVD
2009 Double Visions Reissue Floating World Records FLOATB6025 With Raymond Burley 2010 Troubadour CD & Live At Ventnor Winter Gardens DVD Demon Edsel EDSX3007 LIVE DVD
2010 Music For The Small Screen & The Solo Album Demon Edsel EDSD2073 Also Available Digitally VEXEDSD2073
2010 The Peacock Party & Airwaves Demon Edsel EDSD2074 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI317
2010 Remember This & Janschology Demon Edsel EDSS 1043 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI318
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Gordon Giltrap Born 6 April 1948 In Brenchley Kent Is A Renowned English Acoustic And Electric Guitarist And Composer Whose Musical Styles Cross Multiple Genres Including Folk Blues Folk Rock Pop Classical And Rock. Giltrap Has Released 25 Original Studio Albums Plus Numerous Live Albums And Compilations. Over The Years Giltrap Has Worked With An Amazingly Broad Range Of Artists From Rock Musicians - Including Brian May Rick Wakeman And Midge Ure To The Jazz Virtuoso Martin Taylor The Classical Guitarist Raymond Burley And The London Symphony Orchestra. Giltrap Has Developed A Unique Guitar Playing Technique Teaching Himself A Hybrid Technique Of Plectrum And Little Finger In Doing So Creating The Individual Sound That Is His Trademark. Biography
Gordon Was Born On 6 April 1948 At The British Home For Mothers And Babies In Brenchley Kent UK. The Son Of A Labourer He Grew Up In An Austere But Protective Community Of Terraced Houses In Deptford South-East London. His Obsession With Stringed Instruments Began Nine Years Later When A Friend Turned Up At The House With An Out-Of-Tune Spanish Guitar. Keen To Encourage His New Hobby His Parents Bought Him A Plastic Ukulele With A Picture Of Elvis On The Headstock Then A Martin Coletti Archtop Jazz Guitar With A Sunburst Finish And A Brown Canvas Case. Gordon’s First Band
Gordon Joined His First Band When Barely In His Teens And Relished The Opportunity To Play Songs By His Idols - Cliff Richard The Shadows And The Everly Brothers. He Set His Sights On Art College But Bowed To His Father’s Insistence That He Learn “a Trade” And Unenthusiastically Grafted His Way Through A Series Of Unrewarding Jobs. He Continued To Play The Guitar In His Spare Time And In November 1966 His Individuality And Passion Earned Him A Recording Contract With Transatlantic. Gordon Served His Apprenticeship As A Singer/songwriter On The London Folk Club Circuit And His Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1968. Each Subsequent Album Broke New Ground And He Developed A Extraordinary Repertoire While Establishing A Reputation For Thrilling Live Performances.
In The Late Seventies Gordon Enjoyed A Brief Spell As A Pop Star With A Hit Album Perilous Journey And Two Hit Singles ‘Heartsong’ And ‘Fear Of The Dark’ . Heartsong Was Nominated For An Ivor Novello Award And Is Fondly Remembered As The Theme Tune To The BBC’s Holiday Programme. ‘Fear Of The Dark’ Was The First 12-Inch Colour Picture Disc To Be Released In The UK And Featured A Heavily-Made-Up And Unflattering Image Of What Was Then Being Marketed As The Gordon Giltrap Band. All The Musical Trends At The Time Were Moving Away From Acoustic Music And Gordon Retreated Gracefully From The Pop Spotlight. In 1996 Gordon Realised A Dream Of Playing Guitar Alongside Cliff Richard On Stage In Cliff’s West End Musical Heathcliff. As Well As Performing In The Role Of The Troubadour Gordon Arranged The Overture And Wrote Two Pieces Of Music. Gordon Has Been A Keen Supporter Of Arthritis And Leukaemia Charities. His Contribution Was Recognised In 2000 When He Was Inducted Into The Oldest Showbusiness Charity In History The Grand Order Of Water Rats. His First Performance DVD - Live At Huntingdon Hall - Was Released In 2003. In 2005 Gordon Staged A Special Concert At Birmingham Symphony Hall Performing His Own Compositions As A Solo Artist With Guest Musicians From Contrasting Disciplines And With The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra. Other More Recent Projects Include 3 Parts Guitar With John Etheridge And Ray Burley Which Performed A Series Of Concerts In 2009. 2010 Saw The Inclusion Of Clive Carroll In This Supergroup And The Album 4 Parts Guitar Was Released In Early 2011. Gordon’s Music Continues To Evade Categorisation Influenced As It Is By The Rock Guitar Of Hank Marvin And Pete Townshend The Folk Guitar Of Bert Jansch And Clive CarrollJohn Renbourn And The Classical Guitar Of Julian Bream And John Williams. Forthcoming "prog Rock" Album Gordon Has Just Completed A New Album With Oliver Wakeman For The First Time In A Number Of Years. The Name Of The Album Is "Ravens And Lullabies" And It Will Be Released On 4th March 2013 MIA Awards 2011 Guitar Techniques Magazine Has Included In Their List Of Nominations For ACOUSTIC GUITAR OF THE YEAR The Gordon Giltrap Vintage VE 2000GG Signature Guitar. Www.Giltrap.Co.Uk Complete List Of Recordings
1968 Gordon Giltrap Transatlantic TRA 175 1969 Portrait Transatlantic TRA 202 1971 A Testament Of Time MCA MKPS 2020 1973 Giltrap Philips 6308 175 1976 Visionary Electric TRIX 2 1977 Perilous Journey Electric TRIX 4 1978 The Early Days Allegro ALC 4052 Cassette Only
1978 Fear Of The Dark Electric TRIX 7 1980 Performance K-Tel NE 1081 Compilation
1981 The Peacock Party PVK GIL 1 1981 Live Cube ICS 1001 LIVE
1981 The Platinum Collection Cube PLAT 1005 Compilation
1982 Airwaves PVK GIL 2 1987 Elegy Modern Music MODEM 1001 1987 A Midnight Clear Modern Music MODEM 1006 Christmas Carols
1989 One To One Nico Polo NP002 With Ric Sanders
1990 Guitarist Vinyl Music Maker Records MML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 Guitarist CD Music Maker Records CMML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 The Peacock Party CD BBC Enterprises CDPT 507 1991 Elegy / Perilous Journey BBC Prestige CDPM 850 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 Visionary / Fear Of The Dark BBC Prestige CDPM 851 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 The Best Of Gordon Giltrap Prestige CDSGP005 Compilation
1991 A Matter Of Time Prestige CDSGP007 With Martin Taylor
1992 The Eye Of The Wind Accolade EYE T1 Cassette Only. Birmingham Schools Concert Orch.
1992 The Solo Album Prestige CDSGP021 Compilation
1992 On A Summer's Night Music Maker Records CMMR 924 LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 1993 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Transatlantic / Demon Records TDEMCD 15 2 LPs On 1 CD
1995 Music For The Small Screen Munchkin Records MRCD1 1995 Live At The BBC BBC Worldwide WHISCD009 LIVE
1995 The Brotherhood Suite Munchkin Records Cassette Only. Nottmshire Education String Orch.
1997 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Reissue Transatlantic / Castle ESM CD 526 2 LPs On 1 CD
1998 Troubadour K-TEL ECD 3390 1999 Visionary Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP114CD 1999 Perilous Journey Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP113CD 1999 Fear Of The Dark Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP112CD 1999 One To One Reissue Terra Nova TERR CD017 With Ric Sanders
2000 Live At Oxford CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP115CD LIVE
2000 Part Of The Picture Snapper Music SMD CD 297 2 CD Compilation
2000 A Midnight Clear CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP106CD Christmas Carols
2000 Music For The Small Screen Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP110CD 2000 Airwaves CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP108CD 2000 The Solo Album Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP111CD Compilation
2000 Janschology Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP124CD 2001 Collection Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP117CD 2 CD Compilation. 1 Studio 1 LIVE CD
2001 Elegy Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP107CD 2001 The Peacock Party Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP105CD 2001 Troubadour 2CD Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP147CD Original CD Plus Acoustic Version
2001 On A Summer's Night Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP109CD LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 2002 Giltrap And Taylor Reissue P3 Music P3M003 With Martin Taylor Reissue Of A Matter Of Time
2002 Under This Blue Sky Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP150CD 2003 Gordon Giltrap Band Live 1981 Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP148CD LIVE
2003 Fingers Of Fire Arc Recordings No Cat. No. LIVE 2003 Remember This Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP155CD 2004 Double Vision Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP158CD With Raymond Burley
2004 Live At Ambergate Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP156CD Binaural Recording
2004 The River Sessions River Records RIVERCD036 LIVE In 1979
2004 Drifter Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP159CD 2 CD - 1 CD LIVE
2005 A Testament Of Time CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP157CD 2005 A Taste Of Classical Giltrap Wates Group No Cat. No. With Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
2006 Captured From A Point In Time Hypertension HYP 6251 LIVE Tracks
2006 Symphony Hall Birmingham Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP160CD Double-Sided LIVE CD And DVD
2007 Sixty Minutes With Gordon Giltrap Voiceprint VP6003CD Compilation
2007 Secret Valentine Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP162CD 2007 As It Happens…. Voiceprint VP458CD LIVE Concert In Full
2009 From Brush And Stone Voiceprint VP445CD With Rick Wakeman. Early Copies With Bonus DVD
2009 Double Visions Reissue Floating World Records FLOATB6025 With Raymond Burley 2010 Troubadour CD & Live At Ventnor Winter Gardens DVD Demon Edsel EDSX3007 LIVE DVD
2010 Music For The Small Screen & The Solo Album Demon Edsel EDSD2073 Also Available Digitally VEXEDSD2073
2010 The Peacock Party & Airwaves Demon Edsel EDSD2074 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI317
2010 Remember This & Janschology Demon Edsel EDSS 1043 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI318 read less
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Gordon Was Born On 6 April 1948 At The British Home For Mothers And Babies In Brenchley Kent UK. The Son Of A Labourer He Grew Up In An Austere But Protective Community Of Terraced Houses In Deptford South-East London. His Obsession With Stringed Instruments Began Nine Years Later When A Friend Turned Up At The House With An Out-Of-Tune Spanish Guitar. Keen To Encourage His New Hobby His Parents Bought Him A Plastic Ukulele With A Picture Of Elvis On The Headstock Then A Martin Coletti Archtop Jazz Guitar With A Sunburst Finish And A Brown Canvas Case. Gordon’s First Band
Gordon Joined His First Band When Barely In His Teens And Relished The Opportunity To Play Songs By His Idols - Cliff Richard The Shadows And The Everly Brothers. He Set His Sights On Art College But Bowed To His Father’s Insistence That He Learn “a Trade” And Unenthusiastically Grafted His Way Through A Series Of Unrewarding Jobs. He Continued To Play The Guitar In His Spare Time And In November 1966 His Individuality And Passion Earned Him A Recording Contract With Transatlantic. Gordon Served His Apprenticeship As A Singer/songwriter On The London Folk Club Circuit And His Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1968. Each Subsequent Album Broke New Ground And He Developed A Extraordinary Repertoire While Establishing A Reputation For Thrilling Live Performances.
In The Late Seventies Gordon Enjoyed A Brief Spell As A Pop Star With A Hit Album Perilous Journey And Two Hit Singles ‘Heartsong’ And ‘Fear Of The Dark’ . Heartsong Was Nominated For An Ivor Novello Award And Is Fondly Remembered As The Theme Tune To The BBC’s Holiday Programme. ‘Fear Of The Dark’ Was The First 12-Inch Colour Picture Disc To Be Released In The UK And Featured A Heavily-Made-Up And Unflattering Image Of What Was Then Being Marketed As The Gordon Giltrap Band. All The Musical Trends At The Time Were Moving Away From Acoustic Music And Gordon Retreated Gracefully From The Pop Spotlight. In 1996 Gordon Realised A Dream Of Playing Guitar Alongside Cliff Richard On Stage In Cliff’s West End Musical Heathcliff. As Well As Performing In The Role Of The Troubadour Gordon Arranged The Overture And Wrote Two Pieces Of Music. Gordon Has Been A Keen Supporter Of Arthritis And Leukaemia Charities. His Contribution Was Recognised In 2000 When He Was Inducted Into The Oldest Showbusiness Charity In History The Grand Order Of Water Rats. His First Performance DVD - Live At Huntingdon Hall - Was Released In 2003. In 2005 Gordon Staged A Special Concert At Birmingham Symphony Hall Performing His Own Compositions As A Solo Artist With Guest Musicians From Contrasting Disciplines And With The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra. Other More Recent Projects Include 3 Parts Guitar With John Etheridge And Ray Burley Which Performed A Series Of Concerts In 2009. 2010 Saw The Inclusion Of Clive Carroll In This Supergroup And The Album 4 Parts Guitar Was Released In Early 2011. Gordon’s Music Continues To Evade Categorisation Influenced As It Is By The Rock Guitar Of Hank Marvin And Pete Townshend The Folk Guitar Of Bert Jansch And Clive CarrollJohn Renbourn And The Classical Guitar Of Julian Bream And John Williams. Forthcoming "prog Rock" Album Gordon Has Just Completed A New Album With Oliver Wakeman For The First Time In A Number Of Years. The Name Of The Album Is "Ravens And Lullabies" And It Will Be Released On 4th March 2013 MIA Awards 2011 Guitar Techniques Magazine Has Included In Their List Of Nominations For ACOUSTIC GUITAR OF THE YEAR The Gordon Giltrap Vintage VE 2000GG Signature Guitar. Www.Giltrap.Co.Uk Complete List Of Recordings
1968 Gordon Giltrap Transatlantic TRA 175 1969 Portrait Transatlantic TRA 202 1971 A Testament Of Time MCA MKPS 2020 1973 Giltrap Philips 6308 175 1976 Visionary Electric TRIX 2 1977 Perilous Journey Electric TRIX 4 1978 The Early Days Allegro ALC 4052 Cassette Only
1978 Fear Of The Dark Electric TRIX 7 1980 Performance K-Tel NE 1081 Compilation
1981 The Peacock Party PVK GIL 1 1981 Live Cube ICS 1001 LIVE
1981 The Platinum Collection Cube PLAT 1005 Compilation
1982 Airwaves PVK GIL 2 1987 Elegy Modern Music MODEM 1001 1987 A Midnight Clear Modern Music MODEM 1006 Christmas Carols
1989 One To One Nico Polo NP002 With Ric Sanders
1990 Guitarist Vinyl Music Maker Records MML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 Guitarist CD Music Maker Records CMML 88006-6 Compilation
1990 The Peacock Party CD BBC Enterprises CDPT 507 1991 Elegy / Perilous Journey BBC Prestige CDPM 850 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 Visionary / Fear Of The Dark BBC Prestige CDPM 851 2 LPs On 1 CD
1991 The Best Of Gordon Giltrap Prestige CDSGP005 Compilation
1991 A Matter Of Time Prestige CDSGP007 With Martin Taylor
1992 The Eye Of The Wind Accolade EYE T1 Cassette Only. Birmingham Schools Concert Orch.
1992 The Solo Album Prestige CDSGP021 Compilation
1992 On A Summer's Night Music Maker Records CMMR 924 LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 1993 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Transatlantic / Demon Records TDEMCD 15 2 LPs On 1 CD
1995 Music For The Small Screen Munchkin Records MRCD1 1995 Live At The BBC BBC Worldwide WHISCD009 LIVE
1995 The Brotherhood Suite Munchkin Records Cassette Only. Nottmshire Education String Orch.
1997 Gordon Giltrap / Portrait Reissue Transatlantic / Castle ESM CD 526 2 LPs On 1 CD
1998 Troubadour K-TEL ECD 3390 1999 Visionary Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP114CD 1999 Perilous Journey Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP113CD 1999 Fear Of The Dark Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP112CD 1999 One To One Reissue Terra Nova TERR CD017 With Ric Sanders
2000 Live At Oxford CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP115CD LIVE
2000 Part Of The Picture Snapper Music SMD CD 297 2 CD Compilation
2000 A Midnight Clear CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP106CD Christmas Carols
2000 Music For The Small Screen Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP110CD 2000 Airwaves CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP108CD 2000 The Solo Album Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP111CD Compilation
2000 Janschology Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP124CD 2001 Collection Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP117CD 2 CD Compilation. 1 Studio 1 LIVE CD
2001 Elegy Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP107CD 2001 The Peacock Party Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP105CD 2001 Troubadour 2CD Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP147CD Original CD Plus Acoustic Version
2001 On A Summer's Night Reissue Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP109CD LIVE At Warwick Folk Festival 2002 Giltrap And Taylor Reissue P3 Music P3M003 With Martin Taylor Reissue Of A Matter Of Time
2002 Under This Blue Sky Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP150CD 2003 Gordon Giltrap Band Live 1981 Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP148CD LIVE
2003 Fingers Of Fire Arc Recordings No Cat. No. LIVE 2003 Remember This Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP155CD 2004 Double Vision Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP158CD With Raymond Burley
2004 Live At Ambergate Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP156CD Binaural Recording
2004 The River Sessions River Records RIVERCD036 LIVE In 1979
2004 Drifter Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP159CD 2 CD - 1 CD LIVE
2005 A Testament Of Time CD Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP157CD 2005 A Taste Of Classical Giltrap Wates Group No Cat. No. With Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
2006 Captured From A Point In Time Hypertension HYP 6251 LIVE Tracks
2006 Symphony Hall Birmingham Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP160CD Double-Sided LIVE CD And DVD
2007 Sixty Minutes With Gordon Giltrap Voiceprint VP6003CD Compilation
2007 Secret Valentine Voiceprint / La Cooka Ratcha LCVP162CD 2007 As It Happens…. Voiceprint VP458CD LIVE Concert In Full
2009 From Brush And Stone Voiceprint VP445CD With Rick Wakeman. Early Copies With Bonus DVD
2009 Double Visions Reissue Floating World Records FLOATB6025 With Raymond Burley 2010 Troubadour CD & Live At Ventnor Winter Gardens DVD Demon Edsel EDSX3007 LIVE DVD
2010 Music For The Small Screen & The Solo Album Demon Edsel EDSD2073 Also Available Digitally VEXEDSD2073
2010 The Peacock Party & Airwaves Demon Edsel EDSD2074 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI317
2010 Remember This & Janschology Demon Edsel EDSS 1043 Also Available Digitally VEXDIGI318 read less
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