An
exceptional acoustic guitarist and arranger, with a hugely diverse
repertoire, Sheffield-based Keith Hinchliffe received international
acclaim for his much-broadcast album Carolan's
Dream, and his second CD Islands
was described by BBC Roots presenter Andy Kershaw as "an
excellent album by a wonderful guitar player."
New
! Playing with The Imposters at Sheffield Yellow Arch Studios,
Sept 2026
Best
known for his haunting arrangements of Celtic music, Keith has
also released Red Scarf Smiler, a
much more eclectic
CD including Elizabethan lute works, blues, Latin American pieces
and eight original compositions. Ancient Music is a
collection of
Renaissance, Baroque and early Irish pieces including works by Dowland,
Purcell and Bach. His fifth album A Wee Dram
(2018) is
another purely Celtic collection.
A highly-experienced solo performer and a former member of
the Albion Band, Keith is also a composer and arranger
and the author of several guitar music books
