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Nick Charles - Solo Acoustic Guitarist
Nick Charles has been a performing and touring acoustic musician for over 20 years on the local and national scene.
He has been invited to and performed at the Edinburgh Festival and supported a 'who's who ' of musical visitors to this country from B.B King to Guy Clark.
A winner of the Australian Songwriters Competition and 'Roots Album of the Year' Award, Nick Charles is known for both his instrumental virtuosity and original compositions.
Following a successful and much acclaimed journey through the 'blues scene' both Australia wide and overseas, Nick launched his solo career in 2000 with 'My Place' -a brilliant release according to all reviews and establishing once and for all Nick's standing as an acoustic stylist and composer par excellence!
With a further two years on the road and hundreds of gigs including numerous supports of the calibre Dan Crary and Beppe Gambette, Chris Smithers and Taj Mahal, Nick has released the follow -up album 'Grace Notes'. Already gathering comments such as 'beatifully played and recorded' (Australian Guitar ) 'perfect....elegant' (Herald Sun ) 'a master of his chosen style' (Sunday Age )'a tour de force' (Adelaide blues news )....Grace Notes carries on where 'My Place' left off.
Featuring richly recorded guitars, mandolin, double bass and the added feature of violin and dobro "Grace Notes '' features nine original compositions and a classic rendition of 'spanish harlem' already a favourite at live performances.
Not surprisingly these discs have interested a number of U.S. labels and music festivals and should in the course of time, bring the music to a larger audience.
Now regularly touring Australia wide again, Nick brings to the lover of the acoustic guitar a feel for the traditions and grace of the instrument gathered from more than 25 years of musical experience
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