It's a pleasure to welcome one of the great folk and acoustic guitarists Clive Carroll back to The Black Swan Folk Club Widely known for his unmistakable sound, compositions, and versatility he has toured across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and China, bringing his signature blend of warmth and humour to breathtaking, genre-bending live performances. Carroll made his musical debut at age two as a banjo- strumming cowboy singing nursery rhymes, and went on to earn a 1st Class Honours Degree in Composition and Guitar from the famed Trinity College of Music in London. Upon graduation, he was taken on the road by the legendary folk-baroque pioneer, guitarist-composer John Renbourn, with whom he also collaborated over many years. He has also worked with other guitar greats such as John Williams, D'Gary, Tommy Emmanuel, Xuefei Yang, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Ralph Towner. With influences mined from the delicate cadences of Elizabethan lute classics, the imaginative eccentricity of Frank Zappa, visionary classical composers such as Bartok and Ligeti, and hints of jazz and Delta blues, Carroll has created a sound world all his own. 2000 - Probably the best and most original young acoustic guitarist/composer in Britain. - Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA 2009 - Clive Carroll looks set to become the latest acoustic guitar hero - The Guardian, UK 2021 - ...arguably the most accomplished fingerstylist in the world today... - Total Guitar Magazine 2024 - one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists and instructors working today. His knowledge, technique, and passion for the art form are unparalleled - Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA