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Will Barnes

A consummate guitarist, Will’s technical brilliance is matched with an innate and versatile musicality. At home with reggae collectives, gypsy jazz virtuosos or heavy metal riff merchants, Will’s playing always shines with its formidable prowess yet deft touch, and his infectious ability to whip up a fervour. He can effortlessly and delicately put his hand to the most technical solo guitar pieces, or rip it up with super-funky soul inspired groove. His versatility and virtuosity combine to produce solos with unpredictable excitement, as he draws from his rich palate of influences.

Will Barnes: Jazz Impressions of the Welsh Landscape

by Lawrence Peryer
April 13, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On Will Barnes, leader of the Will Barnes Quartet, who joins me to talk about his life in music and, specifically, his ongoing collaboration with landscape artist Erin Hughes. Their first album together, Source of the Severn (AAB Records), is a 21st-century take on classic bebop-era sounds. Erin's nine original ...

Source of the Severn

By Will Barnes

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Mad March Hare; Lle Mae Trefaldwyn; The Dragon's Tail; Up on the Hill; Marchia Wallia; Katharine's Bass; An Echo of Spring; Passing Time; Source of the Severn.

Time Capsule Vol I

By Will Barnes

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Stomping at the Savoy; My Little Sued Shoes; On Green Dolphin Street; Cherokee; Just the Two of Us.