John Kirkbride has been touring the world with his music since 1975 and has witnessed many changed
in musical fashion, but has himself remained true to the older traditions of acoustic guitar and vocals.
Remaining true to his musical direction, and therefore not commercial in outlook, he is nevertheless
respected enough to have been invited to play at the 1984 Montreux Jazz Festival. Also John has
shared the stage with Joan Armatrading, John Mayall, even Golden Earring and Whitesnake.
He has performed as a duo with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Alexis Korner, Lightning Hopkins, Bert Jansch, Chuck Leavell and Louisiana Red and a notable session with Hank Marvin in the mid-1970s.
"Youth has finally and completely deserted me, gone AWOL so to speak, and left behind a collection of happy, not so happy, and a few miserable memories to be disembowelled and the bits analysed at leisure."
