David Newey

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David Newey is a guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer based in Portsmouth in the South of England. David currently spends his time playing solo, with American fiddle singer Christi Andropolis, (whose debut album ‘Wicker Road’ he co-produced, mixed and performed on), and with the group Rubus, featuring Emily Portman of the Devil’s Interval. In the past few years he has also played with folk five piece Nandobinyan and roots rock band Arlen.
David’s playing features on a few current albums; his own 2006 solo debut ‘A List of Names’ features ten song-stories of fictional people, backed by David’s guitar style which mixes fingerstyle and flatpicking to form a unique voice. This album received praised from Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6 who called it ‘Exceptional song writing..original and austere’, and from Netrhythms.com who said that David was ‘Not yer average singer-songwriter’.
Performing has taken David around the UK, playing all the major festivals including Sidmouth Folk Festival, Larmer Tree, Towersey, and Broadstairs and everywhere from Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall to London’s Troubadour. In both a teaching and performing capacity he has visited North America a number of times and has played in Brittany and Southern France. David teaches workshops and lessons in guitar and song writing to adults and children alike.