Sir Richard Bishop (live + Q&A) + James Blackshaw

Name: Sir Richard Bishop (live + Q&A) + James Blackshaw
Start: 2025-10-02T19:00:00+02:00
Location: MeetFactory

Schedule

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

MeetFactory | Prague, PR

Kytaroví mágové Sir Richard Bishop a James Blackshaw se po letech vrací do Prahy
Po ukončení činnosti kapely Sun City Girls v roce 2007 se Sir Richard Bishop etabloval jako významná postava na poli experimentální kytarové hudby. Sun City Girls byli pionýry tzv. fourth world music, hybridního hudebního stylu definovaného Jonem Hassellem, který propojuje prvky západní avantgardy s netradičními zvuky a strukturami z ne-západních kultur.
Bishop při svém hraní mísí vlivy flamenca, arabské hudby, indické ragy, surf rocku i jazzu s klasickou americkou fingerstyle technikou, jejíž průkopníky byli John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Leo Kottke a Jack Rose. Jeho tvorba je hluboce spirituální, inspirovaná cestováním, mysticismem, okultismem i filmem. Jako sólový umělec se podílí na revitalizaci zájmu o ne-západní ladění a ornamentiku v kytarové hře. Spolupracoval s osobnostmi jako Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) nebo Michael Gira ze Swans, před nimiž si Bishop zahrál v roce 2012 v Praze. Do Prahy se vrátí s novým albem Hillbilly Ragas vydaným u labelu Drag City. Před koncertem v MeetFactory s Bishopem proběhne moderovaný rozhovor a Q&A.
„Sir Richard Bishop turns his gaze inwards, towards the heart of American folk traditions, only to shatter them and rebuild them in his own image.“ — KLOF Mag
sirrichardbishop.bandcamp.com

James Blackshaw při hře na dvanáctistrunnou akustickou kytaru čerpá z minimalismu, americké kytarové školy šedesátých let okolo labelu Takoma Records i z evropské klasické hudby, zatímco navazuje na tradici předních britských hráčů jako Bert Jansch či Davy Graham. Prostřednictvím techniky finger-pickingu, repetitivních motivů a táhlých dronů vytváří hypnotizující instrumentální hudbu, kterou doposud zhmotnil na jedenácti sólových studiových albech a řadě EPček, živých nahrávek a kompilací.
Blackshaw má na kontě spolupráci s Lubomyrem Melnykem, Jozefem Van Wissemem (v projektu Brethren of the Free Spirit) a hraní s Current 93. Koncertoval s Grails nebo Swans, jimž také předskakoval v Praze v roce 2010 v Paláci Akropolis. Dvě alba mu vydal Michael Gira na labelu Young God. Po téměř desetileté pauze v listopadu 2024 představil svou jedenáctou studiovou desku Unravelling In Your Hands, kterou letos na podzim přiveze do smíchovské továrny.
„After a nearly decade-long hiatus—including joblessness, injury, and personal loss—the UK guitarist returns with a moving, virtuosic album that communicates a rare sense of purpose.“ — Pitchfork
jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com

Vstupenky:
→ bit.ly/SirRichardBishopJamesBlackshawMF
390 Kč první vlna do 30. srpna
450 Kč druhá vlna od 30. srpna
550 Kč na místě

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After many years, guitar wizards Sir Richard Bishop and James Blackshaw finally return to Prague
Sun City Girls disbanded in 2007, and Sir Richard Bishop has since established as a key figure in the world of experimental guitar. Sun City Girls were pioneers of fourth world music, a hybrid style defined by Jon Hassell as one that blends elements of Western avant-garde with unconventional sounds and structures from non-Western cultures.
In his playing, Bishop fuses influences from flamenco, Arabic music, Indian raga, surf rock, and jazz with classic American fingerstyle technique, pioneered by the likes of John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Leo Kottke, and Jack Rose. His work is deeply spiritual, inspired by travel, mysticism, the occult, and film. As a solo artist, he contributes to the revival of interest in non-Western tunings and ornamentation in guitar playing. Bishop has collaborated with Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) as well as Michael Gira of Swans, opening for them in Prague in 2012. Sir Richard Bishop returns to Prague with a new album Hillbilly Ragas, released on Drag City. Before his show at MeetFactory on, an interview and a Q&A will be held.

"Sir Richard Bishop turns his gaze inwards, towards the heart of American folk traditions, only to shatter them and rebuild them in his own image." — KLOF Mag
sirrichardbishop.bandcamp.com

James Blackshaw, known for his innovative approach to the 12-string guitar, draws from minimalism, 60’s Takoma school of American Primitive guitar, as well as European classical music, while continuing the tradition of leading British players like Bert Jansch and Davy Graham. Using finger-picking technique, repetitive motifs, and sustained drones, Blackshaw creates hypnotic, emotional and touching instrumental music.
Born in London in 1981, Blackshaw has released eleven solo studio albums, two EPs, two live recordings and has also appeared on numerous compilations. Blackshaw has collaborated with Lubomyr Melnyk, performed and recorded as a member of Current 93 and with Jozef Van Wissem as Brethren of The Free Spirit and toured and played shows with artists such as Grails and Swans, for whom he opened at Prague's Palác Akropolis back in 2010. Two of his albums came out on Michael Gira's Young God label.
His latest, Unravelling In Your Hands, was released in November 2024, following a near decade long hiatus from making music.

„After a nearly decade-long hiatus—including joblessness, injury, and personal loss—the UK guitarist returns with a moving, virtuosic album that communicates a rare sense of purpose.“ — Pitchfork
jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com

Tickets:
→ bit.ly/SirRichardBishopJamesBlackshawMF
390 CZK first wave until August 30
450 CZK second wave from August 30
550 CZK at the door

Akce je součástí hudebně-vzdělávacího projektu Synapse Knowledge 2025, který je realizován za finanční spoluúčasti EU prostřednictvím Národního plánu obnovy a Ministerstva kultury a ze Státního fondu kultury.
This event is part of music-education project Synapse Knowledge 2025, organized with the financial support of the EU through the National Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Culture, and also the State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic.