James Blackshaw
James Blackshaw is an English, Hastings-based fingerstyle guitarist and pianist. Blackshaw primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar and has been compared to Bert Jansch, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Leo Kottke. He has released albums on the labels Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, Barl Fire Recordings, Static Caravan, Digitalis Industries, Important Records, Tompkins Square, and Young God Records.
In April 2016, he announced an indefinite hiatus from recording and performing music. His show in Hastings in August 2016 is his last one prior to hiatus. In July 2019, he announced his return to recording and performing.Discography
Albums
- Apologia CD 2003
- Celeste CD 2004, 2005 and 2008
- Lost Prayers and Motionless Dances CD 2004 and 2008
- Sunshrine CD 2005 and 2008
- O True Believers LP & CD 2006
- Waking Into Sleep - Goteburg 27.05.06 Live recording, CD 2006
- The Cloud of Unknowing CD/LP 2007
- Litany of Echoes CD 2008
- The Glass Bead Game CD 2009
- All is Falling CD/LP 2010
- Holly EP LP 2011
- Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death LP 2012
- Fantomas: Le Faux Magistrat OST CD/2LP 2014
- Summoning Suns CD/LP 2015
Compilations, collaborations, split releases and guest appearances
- Davenport Vs. James Blackshaw CD-R with Davenport 2005
- Gold Leaf Branches 3xCD 2005
- Sunshrine / Celeste LP 2005
- Imaginational Anthem Vol. 2 CD 2006
- A Raga For Peter Walker CD 2006
- The Garden of Forking Paths - a compilation CD curated and featuring music by James Blackshaw, Chieko Mori, Jozef van Wissem and Helena Espvall. Artwork by Hanna Tuulikki CD 2008
- Brethren of the Free Spirit - All Things Are From Him, Through Him and In Him CD/LP 2008
- Brethren of the Free Spirit - The Wolf Also Shall Dwell With The Lamb CD/LP 2009
- Current 93 - Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain CD 2009
- Sailors With Wax Wings - Sailors With Wax Wings CD 2010
- Myrninerest - “JHONN,” UTTERED BABYLON CD 2012
- The Watchers CD/LP 2013
