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Harp-Guitar & Storytelling by award winning artist Jon Pickard combines tales of ancient myths from the Celtic world and beyond, with music inspired by them played on the amazing 23 string Harp Guitars. All set to a video backdrop for a true multi-sensory experience!

Jon?s mesmerising guitar skills, creative musical imagination and multi-genre approach spanning folk, fingerstyle and classical guitar styles are enough by themselves to thrill any audience. Add to that these incredible rare instruments each with its own unique soundscape, the vision and stories that accompany each work, the video backdrops, the intimate and down to earth delivery of the whole award winning show ? the reasons to see this go on and on.

A fascinating visual presentation - "The Hidden History of the Harp-Guitar" will take you through over 350 years of this incredible instrument's history and evolution from the earliest examples through to the present day.

The following concert performance titled "Music & Myth" will feature spoken folk tales from the Celtic Isles and beyond with music written specifically for Harp-Guitar, inspired by these timeless ancient legends. accompanied by beautiful video backdrop imagery.

?Beautiful, atmospheric?.profoundly emotional and spiritual...You want to close your eyes and let the pictures created by the musician take you? The Fine Times Recorder

Multi-stringed Harp Guitars have been around for much longer than 6 string guitars, and have a rich and varied (but elusive) history all across the globe. They have a sound all of their own ? bigger, richer and more resonant than any ?normal? acoustic guitar ? and a wider range with extra ?sub-bass? and ?super-treble? string banks.

?The ability of the instrument to teleport the listener is breath-taking? BritishTheatre.com

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High Street,

Shaftesbury,

Dorset,

England,

SP7 8LY.