James Blackshaw performs celestial and spirit-lifting guitar-led compositions. Meditative in quality, cinematic in scope, his music spirals gracefully across complex patterns, motifs and harmonics. He made his name as a 12-string acoustic guitarist, and his relationship with the instrument is near perfect. With an extensive back catalogue to his name on labels like Young God Records, Tompkins Square and Important, he has developed a unique playing style that takes Takoma school finger-picking into an entirely new place. Swirling overtones, cascading notes and a thousand points of light cascade from his guitar and create ever-shifting textures that bear the influence of contemporary classical composition, post-rock dynamics and invisible soundtracks as much as the American folk guitar tradition.
James’ show in Cesis comes 3rd in the serie of three that are about to happen at Zala Zale over the Summer and are welcoming the fifth edition of Zemlika Festival that shall take place over the weekend of October 23 & 24, 2015 in Durbe, Latvia.
The concert series is supported by Valmiermuizas alus.
Strictly limited amount of tickets on sale!