Top guitarist at the Crane

CLIVE Carroll, who has been described by Acoustic Guitar magazine as 'Probably the Best and Most Original Young Acoustic Guitar Player and Composer in Britain’, plays The Crane Bar on Wednesday, April 15.Clive was born into a family of musicians in 1975. His father made him his first banjo in 1977 and a few years later Clive was playing in the family band. At nine he started guitar and a few years later he joined a soul group and several orchestras. In 1998, he gained a 1st Class Honours Degree in Composition and Guitar from Trinity College, London. While there he was also awarded a prize to record Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Trinity orchestra, among many other prizes.This promises to be an evening of innovative, accomplished guitar playing. Tickets €10, doors 9pm.