Will McNicol was born in 1989 in Glasgow, Scotland. At the
age of six, his family moved to the south coast where he began studying
classical guitar under Maurice Albin. He studied at Trinity College in London
and graded with merits and distinction on all of his exams. Since then he
gained Associate and Licentiate performance diplomas from Trinity and in 2011
was awarded a Fellowship diploma, an achievement rare for a
twenty-one-year-old. Coincidently, he was also named 2011 Guitarist of the Year
by Guitar Magazine.
He’s studied with several world-class classical and acoustic
guitarists, including Gerald Garcia, Stuart Ryan, and Thomas Leeb. He’s a
prolific composer and had released four albums and has written for theater and
dance as well as for corporate films.
Will is currently based in Wimborne Minster, Dorset where he
teaches acoustic, classical and electric guitar at Bryanston School, Yarrells
Preparatory School and the Academy of Contemporary Music's regional center in
Bournemouth.
His compositions are beautiful and his technique flawless. I
hope you enjoy him as much as I do.
Casting shadows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMTC8RESTS0
Ain’t no sunshine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYR_uFpJSvc
As the leaves fall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8_3a9bdjBM
Locomotion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ia1qe10uiY
Island Sands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzaYF43Iyc
Held to ransom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkWu10WsD00
By the water: http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=-TvcZV7c1Gc
Summer hit this week and with temperatures in the mid-90s
and the heat/humidity index around 105, it’s time for a refreshing Rosé. I
love Rosés
for their fresh fruit, bright acidity and a finish that makes you want to throw
away the glass and sip it straight from the bottle with a straw. But of course,
then you’d miss the fruity aromas. Cline Cellars Mourvedre Rosé is good
one and a great bargain at $10.00. The first thing you notice is the aromas of
strawberries and watermelon. The palate follows with more strawberry and bright
cherry. And this one definitely calls for a straw. Great for a summer evening
after the blazing sun has set and the humidity is bearable, and, of course,
listening to the guitar of Will McNicol.
Cheers!
