James Shannon

James Shannon is a solo guitarist based in Godalming Surrey.

A graduate of the prestigious Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, James has spent years developing his amazing talent.

James has a large repertoire of well know songs from a range of genres but predominantly from jazz, pop and classical.

He plays both jazz guitar and an electric nylon string guitar which adds variety to the set. He is a specialist in the thumb picking guitar style popularised by Chet Atkins.

Background music is something that he has done a lot of in recent years in restaurants, bars, golf clubs and weddings and has always had a positive response from the clients.

REPERTOIRE GUIDE LIST

• Wonderful World
• Imagine
• Romance
• A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
• Autumn Leaves
• Tears in Heaven
• Cavatina
• House of The Rising Sun
• Gabriel’s Oboe
• Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
• Annies Song
• Here Comes The Sun
• Moon River
• Over The Rainbow
• And I Love You So
• Lagrima
• Me and Bobby Mcgee
• Danny Boy
• The Nearness of You
• Misty

Testimonial

“I just happened by chance the other day to view you playing Chets Canadian Pacific on You Tube and I have to congratulate you on a truly fine piece of playing. It is almost note for note Chet.”

Gordon Stringer, The Chet Atkins Guitar Society