Preston Reed

Friday 25th April @ 8pm
Riverbank Arts Centre
Admission €17.50/€15


“Spectacular…the best one-man show this reviewer has seen since Bruce Springsteen… A terrific performer” The Irish Independent

“Preston Reed who according to Total Guitar is “Widely thought of as the world’s most gifted guitarist”, is sure to have music lovers rising to their feet again with his long awaited return to The Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge on Friday 25th April.

Drawing on blues, rock, funk and jazz influences among others Preston Reed’s vast range of explosively original music will forever change your expectations of a guitarist. Reed has single handily reinvented acoustic guitar playing. First-time listeners find it impossible to believe that they're hearing just the one musician, in real time.

While never letting his extraordinary technique overshadow the beauty of his music, the multi award winning Reed engages the entire instrument, creating a rock/jazz rhythm section, melody line and chordal accompaniment simultaneously;hauling out an orchestra you never knew was hidden inside. At full tilt, his fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once suggest a drummer, keyboardist, bassist and several guitarists at work. The word virtuoso doesn't even come close.

Preston Reed is a performer that can change the mood in a room from one song to the next. He riffs with the conviction and guts of a rock band, yet plays with the subtlety of that most delicate of jazz pianists, Bill Evans. There are no fancy gadgets or gimmicky FX - just 6 strings (or occasionally 12), two hands and a daring and innovative musical imagination that crosses all boundaries.


His performance has been described as “True spellbinding guitar mastery”(Guitarist Magazine) and“Absolutely unmissable”(The Herald), while The Irish Times states that “Reed's fiendishly intricate blend of blues, rock, country and metal styles ducks and weaves itself away from measurability”.The phrase ‘has to be seen to believed’ has never been more true! Visit the website at www.prestonreed.com

To book places for this event you can either call our
Box office on (045) 448333 or book online at www.riverbank.ie


Riverbank Arts Centre,

Main Street,

Newbridge,

Co. Kildare