Adrian Legg

Adrian Legg makes a one off and very rare appearance in the UK.

‘The best guitarist on Earth’   Joe Satriani

For many years Adrian has been based in the USA, but we are delighted to welcome him back to the UK and to Mycenae House on Friday 22 November. This will be a very special night of great guitar theatrics.

Tickets £16/ £14 via wegottickets

“To say Legg plays good guitar is like saying Menuhin saws a fine fiddle. This man is ridiculously talented.” – Music Week

Hailed globally as the best finger-style guitarist in the world. Lauded by critics, musicians and listeners alike, British axe wizard, Adrian Legg is a special and highly unique talent

“Adrian Legg uses just about every tool known to guitarists — caps, alternate tunings, banjo-tuning pegs, effects pedals, he has astonishing timing, and somehow manages to make it all seem homespun and very musical.”

Legg was named the Acoustic Guitarist of the Decade by the UK’s Guitarist Magazine (1984-1994), as well as getting the top spot in the Best Acoustic Finger Stylist category in Guitar Player Magazine’s Readers’ Poll for four consecutive years.

“Adrian Legg is often likened to King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, he’s all British and spins tall tales, using custom electric/acoustic guitars that he layers and loops.”

Legg is more fully characterized as a “genuine entertainer who excels at not only painting pictures, if not frescoes, and telling stories with music— but also wittily regaling his audiences with tales from his life and travels and his cogent and often oblique yet thought-provoking observations on a spectrum of topics. It’s all part of his dedication to making his performances a full- blooded emotional experience.”

“Adrian Legg’s ability to weave simple folk melodies, fast-picking rockers and orchestral-sounding pieces into a single set,”

Globally acclaimed by critics and fans alike for his unique electric fingerstyle guitar playing, Adrian Legg masterfully blends diverse musical styles, influences and inspirations to create a distinctive sound all his own. With multiple awards and accolades spanning four decades, Legg has been heralded as a “guitarist of astonishing virtuosity, (whose) imagination and melodic invention seem unbounded,” (Q magazine); “ridiculously talented,” (Music Week) and “simply the best acoustic guitar player I’ve ever heard.”(guitar icon Joe Satriani). Setting the stage for his international success in the decades to follow, Legg was named as Acoustic Guitarist of the Decade by the UK’s Guitarist Magazine (1984-94), and Best Acoustic Finger stylist in Guitar Player Magazine’s Readers’ Poll for four years in a row. (1993-96).