Isaac Guillory – the master fingerpicker
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
In 1975 my flatmate gave me a copy of Al Stewart’s definitive folk album – Past, Present and Future. Al Stewart, a generous musician, surrounded himself with some of the very finest musical talents and gave them the space to really express their talents – Peter John Wood (keyboards), Tim Renwick (Guitar), Peter White (Guitar), Rick Wakeman (Keyboards), Dave Swarbrick (Mandolin) and Isaac Guillory (Guitar). It is hard to discern Isaac’s contribution to the outstanding guitar playing on this album, so it was an absolute delight to find a solo performance of his on YouTube. Here he is, at the very height of his musical powers, playing his trilogy ‘Trains’ to a folk-club audience that cannot have numbered more than a twenty or so.
