Chris Newman
Born (1952-10-30) 30 October 1952
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Acoustic guitarist and mandolinist
Known forThe Chris Newman Trio

Chris Newman (born 30 October 1952)[1] is a British acoustic guitarist and mandolinist, noted for his work as a soloist, as the partner of the Irish harper Máire Ní Chathasaigh, as a member of the Irish-English band, Heartstring Sessions, and with his own band, The Chris Newman Trio.

Newman (left) performs with his group at the 1977 Cambridge Folk Festival, U.K., while Diz Disley (extreme right) watches on. Musicians L-R: Chris Newman, guitar; Mike Ring, guitar; Henry Davies, double bass.

Life and career

He was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.[1] He began playing guitar at the age of four and, in his teenage years, was mentored by the jazz guitarist Diz Disley.[2] In the 1970s and 1980s, he worked as musical director and record producer for the singers Fred Wedlock[3] and Brenda Wootton, at the same time establishing his identity as a soloist with the 1981 album, Chris Newman.[1] He has subsequently worked with the Scottish-Irish Celtic music band, The Boys of the Lough.[2] He has been principal guitar tutor for Newcastle University’s Folk B.Mus course since its inception,[4] and regularly teaches at residential courses worldwide. He continues production work and has produced albums for many noted artists in the sphere of traditional and acoustic music, including Irish fiddler Nollaig Casey and acoustic guitarist Clive Carroll.

Albums

Books

  • Adventure With A Flatpick (2001)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1818. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. 1 2 Mayor, Simon. New Celtic Mandolin. Acoustics, 1998, p. 56. Interview with Chris Newman
  3. ↑ "Duo Biography" (PDF). Oldbridgemusic.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Newcastle University. "Performance Tutors at ICMuS". Ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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