Phillip Henry

In the autumn of 2018, Phillip Henry will celebrate the release of his long awaited solo album True North with a UK tour.
Commemorating ten years since his journey to Kolkata to study under the great slide guitarist Pandit @DebashishBhattacharya , True North charts a life spent travelling the globe, collecting tunes, stories, and instruments.
From music written whilst kangaroo spotting in Australia, to tunes learnt from a Canadian maestro on First Nations reservation land in Canada; songs of the road; and pieces written by musician friends from Kent to Kolkata ; the album's diversity is matched only by the virtuosity of Henry's playing. One musician, one instrument, is the guiding principle; yet instruments range from mellow Weissenborn depths to spectacular Dobro flourishes, to the sounds of the rare Indian Chatturangui (a 22 string guitar from the sub-continent). Here is a fusion of global styles deeply infused with Henry's British folk roots, and brought together with a considered beauty all his own.
Phillip Henry is an in demand performer whose collaborations with fellow musicians such as Peter Knight ( @SteeleyeSpan ), @SteveKnightley ( @ShowofHands ), and @HannahMartin ( @Edgelarks ), have led to the evolution of a unique instrumental style that has wowed audiences around the world. His virtuosity on slide guitars, and his unique party-starting beatbox harmonica technique, are becoming legendary.