Mel Bay presents Irish, Scottish, and BorderMelodies for Flatpicking Guitar (Mel Bay Archive Editions)
Bill Brennan is married with one daughter and lives in the northeast of England. Bill started playing guitar when he was 10 years of age, and has been a professional guitarist since 1970. In the sixties, he played in local rock/pop bands, folk clubs, and jazz ensembles. In the years since then, he has played in various musical productions, and has performed solo jazz, classical, blues, and traditional guitar. Bill teaches guitar at local schools, colleges, and the University of Northumbria in Newcastle Upon Tyne. By tapping the rich vein of local folk music, and adapting it for his books, Bill has combined his passion for guitar with his deep appreciateion of the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and his own Border country.