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JOHN SHELDON
Guitarist, Singer, Storyteller
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“One of the great guitarists of our time.”
— ED WARD, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
"A great player."
— JIMI HENDRIX
There has been a lot of loss during this time. Here is a song I wrote for a friend who passed.
There has been a lot of loss during this time. Here is a song I wrote for a friend who passed.
The Same Water
The Same Water
Listen to John's Song with slide show images by internationally known photographer Norm Vexler.
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JOHN SHELDON performs THE RED GUITAR
JOHN SHELDON performs
Lead guitarist for Van Morrison at age 17, songwriter to James Taylor, a chance encounter with Jimi Hendrix.
JOHN SHELDON shares his musical coming-of-age journey through Rock-and-Roll and the Sixties.
“FIVE STARS! Storytelling and real guitar mastery across the musical spectrum.”
— ROB ADAMS, THE HERALD (SCOTLAND)
“FOUR STARS! John Sheldon’s candy apple-red Fender Stratocaster is emblematic of not just decades of popular music but of his life journey, mental health issues surmounted and of the healing potential of music. [A] heartfelt testament to the transformative power of music.”
— JIM GILCHRIST, THE SCOTSMAN
“THE RED GUITAR, John Sheldon’s brilliant memoir-in-music, was a runaway hit at [the 2016] Edinburgh Festival Fringe.”
— CHRIS ROHMANN, VALLEY ADVOCATE (U.S.)
JOHN SHELDON also performs in
DO IT NOW features John Sheldon in a new trio collaboration with Paul Richmond, who was recently named National Beat Poet Laureate USA by the National Beat Poetry Foundation, and percussionist extraordinaire Tony Vacca of World Rhythms Ensemble. They combine evocative poetry, storytelling, and insightful political commentary with an improvised musical groove to share vision and hope for our planet in these troubled times.
“FOUR STARS! Part political rant, part history lesson and wholly musical – DO IT NOW is a serious call to (dis)arms leavened by moments of dark humour and highly charged musicianship.”
— ROB ADAMS, THE HERALD (SCOTLAND)
“FOUR STARS! American trio Sheldon, Richmond and Vacca provide a powerful fusion of music, words and percussion in this enthralling 50 minute show.”
— Mike Took, WRITE OUTLOUD (SCOTLAND)
“DO IT NOW has some of the feel of a late-night session in a Beat Generation-era club.”
— CHRIS ROHMANN, VALLEY ADVOCATE (U.S.)
JOHN SHELDON also performs in
DO IT NOW features John Sheldon in a new trio collaboration with Paul Richmond, who was recently named National Beat Poet Laureate USA by the National Beat Poetry Foundation, and percussionist extraordinaire Tony Vacca of World Rhythms Ensemble. They combine evocative poetry, storytelling, and insightful political commentary with an improvised musical groove to share vision and hope for our planet in these troubled times.
“FOUR STARS! Part political rant, part history lesson and wholly musical – DO IT NOW is a serious call to (dis)arms leavened by moments of dark humour and highly charged musicianship.”
— ROB ADAMS, THE HERALD (SCOTLAND)
“FOUR STARS! American trio Sheldon, Richmond and Vacca provide a powerful fusion of music, words and percussion in this enthralling 50 minute show.”
— Mike Took, WRITE OUTLOUD (SCOTLAND)
“DO IT NOW has some of the feel of a late-night session in a Beat Generation-era club.”
— CHRIS ROHMANN, VALLEY ADVOCATE (U.S.)
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