Although Philip plays a number of instruments, he is mostly known as a guitar player. He has specialised in open-tuning (DADGAD) and has played with a number of well-known bands including Orion, Laïs, Carlene Anglim (winner of the BBC2 Young Tradition Award), Mugar, Ambrozijn, The VRT-orcherstra, the Liverpool based band Garva, ...
Currently he is a member of Urban
Trad (who came 2nd in the Eurovision in 2003) and performs with
his own bands Comas (Irish
traditional music) and Floes
(Flemish folk).
He also has a trio with David Munnelly (ex
De Dannan) and Helen Flaherty (ex Shantalla).
Philip is also in great demand as a guitar teacher, and has
been giving workshops all over Europe (Ireland, Brittany, Belgium, Holland,
France, Denmark,...).
He also does a lot of studio work and is often asked as a producer.
Discography
-Piccard &
Masure : Webbesnaren -Wild Boar Music - WBM21012
-Didier François & Philip
Masure : DUO - Map Records - MAPCD 99004
-Munnelly Flaherty Masure : Whenever
- Fréa Records, Music and Words - MWCD 4057
-Comas : Comas
- Fréa Records, Music and Words - MWCD 4052
-Floes : Belovodia
- Homerecords.be 4446024
-Urban
Trad : Kerua - Universal Music - 986 5427
-Urban
Trad : Elem - Univeral Music - 986 8333
-Urban
Trad : Erbalunga - Univeral Music - 602517245310
-Helen Flaherty : Oft Times I've Been Cheery - Wild Boar Music
- WBM21043
-Aidan Burke : Feel the Bow - Aidan Burke
-Eamon Coyne : Liverpool Connection - Aimless Productions
- ECAPCD1
-Éishtlinn : Éist Linn - Kissing Spell Ltd -
SCD 925
-Jowan Mercks : Amorroma - Wild Boar Music - WBM21025
-Midwinter - Wendel - W20011
-Midwinter - Naar de Sterren - Wendel -W20041
-Poescafé : Folk met poezelige pit - Poescafé
- PC 97001
As a guest musician :
Embrun : Embrun - Apple Records - APR1308
-Soetkin Collier : Nocturne - Homerecords.be 4446027
-Alison O'Donnell & Isable Ní Chuireáin : Mise Agus
Ise - OSMO CD 033
-Tom Acton : Dark River Tumbling - Full Spiral Productions
-Suske en Wiske : De Duistere Diamant (Soundtrack of the movie)
- Standaard Uitgeverij - Pink Records - MIC 2004001
-Jos Dom & Didier François : De Drie Muskeviers (Soundtrack
of the show) - Showtime vzw
-Naragonia : Tandem - Apple Records - APR1305
-Lunascape - Zomba Distribution
-Finglas : WaterEmotion
-Jules Bitter : Druid Dance
-Red Hackle Pipe Band : Silver - Kafka - 924
-Daithi Rua : Beter the Devil You Know - Daithi Rua - LRCD
003
-Máirtín Tom Sheáinín : Bláth na
hÓige - Cló Iar-Chonnachta - CICD128
-Didier François & Alicantes : Alicantes - MAP
Records - MAP CD 99006
Compilations with extra recordings :
-Wooden Flute Obsession - International Traditional
Music Society release
-Folk in Vlaanderen 2000 - MAP Records - MAPCD 20003
-Folk in Vlaanderen 2002 - MAP Records - MAPCD 20022
-Triskell festival Merkelbeek : tot weer es get is... - TRISKELL
20042
-Jong Folk : Fars - Apple Records - APR1303
-WI-J GEZAG, zoe gezònge : Limburg - Wild Boar Music
WBM 21905