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Nick Fletcher

About Me

Nicks new publications are now available from productions d'oz in Canada Guitar works volume 1 and 2. Order your copy from productions d'oz or the Spanish Guitar Centre Nottingham.
Nick Fletcher studied the classical guitar at the Huddersfield School of Music, where he gained a Licentiate Performers Diploma (L.T.C.L.) from Trinity College, London. He was also awarded the Hurst Award for the most promising performer of the year. Since then, Nick has not only been active as a teacher and performer but also as a producer and has produced a number of Celtic music CD's which have sold worlwide.
As a solo artist Nick's first classical guitar CD, recorded with a string orchestra, sold over 10,000 copies worldwide. He has recently recorded more solo guitar projects, "No Strings Attached" and "Chords of Grace", both 2-CD sets for Kingsway Music.
Kingsway have just released a beautiful 2-CD entitled "Six String Hymns" featuring traditional English, German and French church music, arranged and performed by Nick.
Nick is also featured on two tracks of the CD "Songs for Luca 2" by Dave Bainbridge, of the Celtic progressive rock group Iona, both tracks were written especially for the project. One track entitled 'Silver Moon' is a composition for classical guitar solo. The second 'Red Sun' is a rare recording of Nick playing an electric guitar solo with Dave Bainbridge playing keyboards. The CD also features the likes of Phil Keagy and Rick Wakeman.
Nick's new solo album "Cathedral of Dreams" is now available from Open Sky Records . Solo classical guitar music plus concerto no.1 for guitar and orchestra (Iberian Fantasy).
Nick's music scores are also available from Spanish Guitar Centre Nottingham.
New Solo CD "Cathedral of Dreams" Available NOW! BUY CD HERE!
Nick Fletcher Guitar Works Volume 1 BUY HERE!
Nick Fletcher Guitar Works Volume 2 BUY HERE!
"The Breaking of the Dawn" 2007
"Six String Hymns" 2007
"Chords Of Grace"
"No Strings Attached"
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"Celtic Expressions 5-6"
"Celtic Expressions 3-4"
"Celtic Expressions 1-2"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/30/2007
Band Members: Nick Fletcher - Classical Guitar
Influences: Ralph Towner, Jason Vieaux, Ricardo Cobo, Martha Masters, J.S Bach, Oregon, Jan Garbarek, Manfred Eicher, Jean Sibelius, Egberto Gismonti, Terje Rypdal, Herbert Howells, Ketil Bjornstad,David Darling,
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Record Label: OPEN SKY Records & Kingsway Music
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

top 20

Just found out that the new CD with Dave Bainbridge"THE BREAKING OF THE DAWN"has been voted one of the top 20 Chritian music CD's of 2007 by Cross Rythms magazine.!!
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:01:00 GMT

i tunes

The new CD "THE BREAKING OF THE DAWN" is now available for download at the i tune's store!!
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:08:00 GMT

The Breaking of The Dawn

My latest CD production for Kingsway featuring Dave Bainbridge of IONA Fame has just been released. It is also available as a download from the Kingsway store. Singer songwriter Yvonne ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:03:00 GMT

new recording

Looks like the new CD will be called "Cathedral of Dreams" Hope to have it released on the Open Sky label next year.It will be available initially from the Open Sky site and the Spanish Guitar Centre ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:44:00 GMT

teaching

I have been teaching the Classical Guitar for 26 years. Many of my students have gone to such colleges as the Guildhall in London and the Royal Northern College of music. I have students who have atte...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:14:00 GMT

recording

Just finished the first sessions for the new CD. Went really well, Dave and I spent many hours improvising in the Church after the initial compositions were completed. We were both inspired by the bui...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:32:00 GMT