James Blackshaw

James Blackshaw (born 1981) is an English, Hastings-based folk fingerstyle guitarist and pianist. Blackshaw primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar and has been compared to Bert Jansch, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Leo Kottke. His show in Hastings in August 2016 is his last one prior to hiatus. In July 2019, he announced his return to recording and performing.

Discography

Albums Apologia CD (Self Released) 2003 Celeste CD (Celebrate Psi Phenomenon) 2004, (Barl Fire Recordings) 2005 and (Tompkins Square) 2008 Lost Prayers and Motionless Dances CD (Digitalis Industries) 2004 and (Tompkins Square) 2008 Sunshrine CD (Digitalis Industries) 2005 and (Tompkins Square) 2008 O True Believers LP (Bo'weavil Records) & CD (Important Records) 2006 Waking Into Sleep - Goteburg 27.05.06 Live recording, CD (Kning Disk) 2006 The Cloud of Unknowing CD/LP (Tompkins Square) 2007 Litany of Echoes CD (Tompkins Square) 2008 The Glass Bead Game CD (Young God Records) 2009 All is Falling CD/LP (Young God Records) 2010 Holly EP LP (Important Records) 2011 Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death LP (Important Records) 2012 Fantomas: Le Faux Magistrat OST CD/2LP (Tompkins Square) 2014 Summoning Suns CD/LP (Important Records/P-Vine) 2015 Unraveling In Your Hands (Self-released) 2024 Fractures On The Horizon (Self-released) 2026

Compilations, collaborations, split releases and guest appearances Davenport Vs. James Blackshaw CD-R with Davenport (Static Records) 2005 Gold Leaf Branches 3xCD (Digitalis Industries) 2005 Sunshrine / Celeste LP (Bo'Weavil Recordings) 2005 Imaginational Anthem Vol. 2 CD (Tompkins Square) 2006 A Raga For Peter Walker CD (Tompkins Square) 2006 The Garden of Forking Paths - a compilation CD curated and featuring music by James Blackshaw, Chieko Mori, Jozef van Wissem and Helena Espvall. Artwork by Hanna Tuulikki CD (Important Records) 2008 Brethren of the Free Spirit (duo with Jozef van Wissem) - All Things Are From Him, Through Him and In Him CD/LP (audioMER) 2008 Brethren of the Free Spirit - The Wolf Also Shall Dwell With The Lamb CD/LP (Important) 2009 Current 93 - Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain CD (Durtro/Jnana) 2009 Sailors With Wax Wings - Sailors With Wax Wings CD 2010 Myrninerest - “JHONN,” UTTERED BABYLON CD 2012 The Watchers (with Lubomyr Melnyk) CD/LP (Important Records) 2013