Ben Howard – review

King Tut's, GlasgowThe world has lost so many pioneering acoustic guitar virtuosos lately – Davey Graham, John Martyn, Bert Jansch – that seeing a young man channelling their spirit and technique before an enraptured crowd can't help but prove heartening. Sun-kissed Devon surfer dude Ben Howard does nothing others haven't done better before him – finger-picking fluidly in complex tunings, deftly teasing out harmonics, rhythmically tapping his guitar's body – and his accessible brand of f...

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