{"id":144,"date":"2013-08-14T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:10:31","slug":"clive-carroll","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/?page_id=144","title":{"rendered":"Clive Carroll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fullapoolguitarfestival.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D144&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Clive-Carroll-2-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Clive-Carroll-2-small.jpg\" alt=\"Clive-Carroll-2---small\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Clive-Carroll-2-small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ullapoolguitarfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Clive-Carroll-2-small-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><strong>Clive Carroll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An ever-present at Ullapool since the first festival, Clive Carroll is recognised as one of the outstanding acoustic guitarists of his \u2013 or indeed any other &#8211; generation. He made his performing debut at the age of six, playing a home-made cut-down banjo with the family show band in Essex. There followed a musical education that culminated in a first-class degree in Guitar and Composition from Trinity College, and umpteen prizes and awards, including the prestigious Ivor Mairants Award. Since then he has toured extensively and recorded with everyone who\u2019s anyone in the guitar world.<\/p>\n<p>His technique is flawless, his compositions are complex and sophisticated, while maintaining a strong melodic drive. He has the rare ability to move seamlessly and authentically between genres, from Irish airs to Dowland and Django, or from Bach to Deep &#8216;N Dirty Delta Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Clive\u2019s first album Sixth Sense (2000) was described as \u201ca milestone in the journey of the steel-string guitar\u201d. One of Clive\u2019s collaborators tonight said of him, \u201cHe just keeps raising the bar.\u201d And indeed every year he always seems to have gone to new places in his music. We look forward to seeing where he\u2019ll take us this time round.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Clive has established himself as one of the world\u2019s premier acoustic guitar players.\u00a0 He has toured across Europe, Australia, the Middle East and North America, garnering praise for his sublime performances of everything from 16th and 17th century lute music to Jazz standards, Blues, Irish reels and his own groundbreaking compositions.\u00a0 Lauded guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has also taken Clive on the road with him and similar nods to Clive\u2019s musicianship have been given by everyone from classical guitarist John Williams to Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Michelin award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and the Sultanate of Oman.In addition to Clive\u2019s three solo albums &#8211; \u201cSixth Sense\u201d, \u201cThe Red Guitar\u201d (which Tommy Emmanuel cites as one of his desert island discs!) and \u201cLife in Colour\u201d &#8211; Clive has written music for television and film.\u00a0 He notably composed the music for the film \u201cDriving Lessons\u201d, which features Julie Walters and Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame.\u00a0 Clive&#8217;s soon to be released new CD is entirely self penned and will be released in Winter 2015.\u00a0 Listeners can look forward to a collection of music that showcases the prodigious developments in Clive\u2019s music world in what promises to be his most original, compelling and groundbreaking album to date!<\/div>\n<div><strong>2026 UGF will see Clive hosting a 3-day workshop in the run-up to the Festival. This workshop will take place in the Ullapool Village Hall. If you are interested, please contact Clive direct on clive@clivecarroll.co.uk<\/strong><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol\">\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"wsite-multicol-table\">\n<tbody class=\"wsite-multicol-tbody\">\n<tr class=\"wsite-multicol-tr\">\n<td class=\"wsite-multicol-col\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>Discography<\/strong>\u2018Sixth Sense\u2019 (2000)\u2018The Red Guitar\u2019 (2004)\u2018Life In Colour\u2019 (2009)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Furthest Tree&#8221; (2016)<\/p>\n<p>The Abbot&#8221; (2023)<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>DVDs:<\/p>\n<p>Live In Concert (2004)<\/p>\n<p>Guitar Maestros (2006)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"wsite-multicol-col\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>Awards<\/strong>The John Halford Prize for Composition (1994)Gladys Puttick Memorial Prize for Extemporisation (1994 &amp; 1998)Ivor Mairants Guitar Award (1997)<\/p>\n<p>First Class Honours Degree in Composition and Guitar (1998 Trinity College)<\/p>\n<p>Montagu Cleeve Prize for Guitar (1998)<\/p>\n<p>Essex Young Musician of the Year (1999)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clive Carroll An ever-present at Ullapool since the first festival, Clive Carroll is recognised as one of the outstanding acoustic guitarists of his \u2013 or indeed any other &#8211; generation. 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