Hugh Gledhill
Funk and Soul Guitar
Big Dinosaur Mouth, the debut album from Hugh Gledhill, is released 15 Sep on Sookie Records.
My
Guitar Playing
I started playing guitar in my teens
and now have over 15 years experience playing
funk and soul guitar on the live circuit. I
mostly play with Hammond bands, both
instrumental with horns and accompanying
vocalists. I’ve played with my own band the Jezebel Sextet, James Taylor
Quartet and Sir Joe Quarterman.
Funk and Soul Guitar
Big Dinosaur Mouth, the debut album from Hugh Gledhill, is released 15 Sep on Sookie Records.
My
Guitar Playing
I started playing guitar in my teens
and now have over 15 years experience playing
funk and soul guitar on the live circuit. I
mostly play with Hammond bands, both
instrumental with horns and accompanying
vocalists. I’ve played with my own band the Jezebel Sextet, James Taylor
Quartet and Sir Joe Quarterman.
My sound is rooted in raw soul, funk, boogaloo and jazz from the 1960s –
there’s definitely some Steve Cropper and Grant Green in there, along with many
other RnB and soul-‐jazz
greats.
Listeners often respond to and comment on the
sound. I’ve always favoured a raw, honest sound that
reflects what happens in front of a live audience. But my sound and phrasing is
also shaped by a many years of listening to classic soul, funk, R&B and
jazz records.
Artists I’ve worked with
Here’s some of the people I’ve previously performed
live or worked with in the studio: Jezebel Sextet (Sookie Records); James Taylor Quartet (Chin Chin,
Real Self); Sam Kelly (Cymande); Sir Joe Quarterman (GSF/Mercury); Randa & The Soul Kingdom (Freestyle
Records); Rev Chunky; Matt
Henry; Sulene Fleming; Leigh Gracie (Speedometer/Freestyle Records); Killer
Horns (Alice Russell); Seamus Beaghen (Trio
Valore); James Morton (Porkchop).
Some Places I’ve played
I’ve played all over Europe with Jezebel Sextet, Sir Joe Quarterman and
James Taylor Quartet at venues such as: The Jazz Cafe, Ronnie Scott’s, The 100
Club, Koko, Cargo, Boisdale Club (London); Band On The Wall (Manchester); Blue Note Milan; Saint Paul
Soul Jazz, Tighten Up Festival, Marseille (France);
Jazz:re:found Festival, Vercelli (Italy); Sala Apolo, Barcelona (Spain).
I’ve also made related radio appearances and live broadcasts on BBC6
Music and LBC radio, plus radio in Italy and France.
Some Bands I’ve Supported:
De La Soul, Trio Valore, Hypnotic
Brass Ensemble, Kings Go Forth. Discography
Big Dinosaur Mouth – Hugh Gledhill (Sookie Records
2014) Closer To The Moon – James Taylor
Quartet (Real Self 2013) Lift
It Up -‐ The Jezebel Sextet (Sookie Records 2012)
The Template – James Taylor Quartet
(Chin Chin 2011)
Equipment
Gibson 335 1981 dot reissue
Epiphone Casino (1997, with custom pickups) Matamp custom amp + 1x12 speaker
Fender Pro Reverb (1978)
