Craig Sinclair

Craig Sinclair (acoustic, dobro and lap steel guitars, vocals) combines crisp fingerstyle slide guitar playing with soulful vocals and contemporary original folk-blues songwriting. Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, these songs echo a sense of place and are distinctively Australian. This is timeless folk-blues music, that draws on many rich traditions, but in the end answers to itself.Craig began gigging on the Fremantle pub scene in 2003, playing folk and delta blues music. Some chance encounters with various musicians (including stumbling into a life changing Kelly Joe Phelps concert during the 2004 International Guitar Festival in Bath, England) ignited a passion for the country blues guitar style. This was the catalyst for a large volume of original blues songwriting, and Craig returned to Perth in late 2004 with a fresh sound and inspiration. The debut solo album, “Stones Beneath The Surface”, was released in May 2006 and launched in front of his home crowd in Fremantle to a packed house at Mojo's Music Bar. Since then it has been featured on RTR FM as well as receiving spot play on Triple J radio and extensive airplay on community radio stations around Australia. A live recording at the Kidogo Arthouse in May 2007 was released in December 2007 and is currently hitting the airwaves around Australia.For more info visit www.craigsinclair.com.au