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With incredible guitarist Derek Gripper in Paris 2018 - The Lost Interview! 

Michael Watts
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It's funny how things turn out. Although I'd been aware of his work after watching a mind-bendingly good perfomance on a Casimi classical guitar, my first meeting with the South African guitar genius ‪@DerekGripperGuitar‬ was in a beautiful apartment in Paris where we had been invited to play a private concert. I had asked Derek if he'd be willing to sit for an interview for a since abandoned podcast series I had started (I much prefer the visual medium to be honest!) and he kindly agreed.
The intention was not to film the interview but I had just bought a GoPro camera and thought I'd let it run just to see what happened. I'm not sure how much you know about GoPros but they use a tiny memory card that almost immediately nestled into the foam padding of my camera case and would not see the light of day again until years later when I found the little bugger!
I hope you enjoy this video, it brings back excellent memories
All the best
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Комментарии : 32   
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Hello everyone, I really hope you enjoy this conversation with the mighty @DerekGripper - he's one of my favourite musicians and his playing will melt your face!
@leonpetersen7346
@leonpetersen7346 Год назад
Oh absolutely....one of my favourite players....not least of all because he can really interpret Bach like noone else...a genius, in my book...had the privilege of listening to him play an entire small room concert from 6 feet away....
@CamsCampbell
@CamsCampbell 10 месяцев назад
What a wonderful interview. I'm just finding Derek's music now after a fellow pupil of Will McNicol's mentioned him in a Zoom call last night. I can't believe I didn't know of him before. I'm having a blast! I'm glad you found your micro SD card, Michael. They are indeed fiddley wee buggers.
@Darren-D.C-Cross
@Darren-D.C-Cross 6 месяцев назад
Thank you for sharing. Derek is great. Greetings from Australia.
@dudleybarker2273
@dudleybarker2273 11 месяцев назад
Derek is a national treasure
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 11 месяцев назад
Damn right
@lyndontaylor1380
@lyndontaylor1380 2 года назад
Michael, I'll forever have a debt of gratitude to you for introducing me to this wondrous musician. A revelation to me. A life changing discovery, thank you!
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 2 года назад
You’re very welcome Lyndon! Derek is a treasure isn’t he?
@lyndontaylor1380
@lyndontaylor1380 2 года назад
@@MichaelWatts The Mali influenced albums he's made are like nothing I've ever heard before on guitar. I'm also fascinated by the Montessori influenced teaching he does online. Might spend a few groats on it in the hope I'll be able to play at least a pale imitation of Jarabi. Wonderful music!
@andorrasrevenge1683
@andorrasrevenge1683 Год назад
Only M Watts could get Derek to nerd out in talking guitars! Awesome!
@tristram6395
@tristram6395 3 года назад
This is fantastic - thank you so much to you both.
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Thank you Tris!
@dennismenezes9423
@dennismenezes9423 3 года назад
Love Derek's music Thanks for that ! (hope that one day he will do the ten strings project, hehe)
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Yes me too! Thank you for watching Dennis!
@bbumble4117
@bbumble4117 3 года назад
Delightful - fun, informative and inspirational. I love Derek’s Malian music. One of my favourite brain cleansers is to drive round North Yorkshire in the (ever present) rain listening to “One Night on Earth”.
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
I can fully appreciate the joys of driving around North Yorkshire in the rain and listening to one night on earth. I haven’t yet tried them at the same time though but I’m looking forward to an opportunity!
@davidmontague1666
@davidmontague1666 3 года назад
An absolutely wonderful and hilarious interview. What a brain and what an amazing talent. Thank you Michael for bringing this interview to our attention. I'm still trying to digest all that Mr Gripper described of his tuning requirements during the course of his journey. With thanks and kindest regards, David Montague.
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Thank you David, I’m very happy you enjoyed the interview! Derek is such a wonderful musician, we’ve hung out several times since and it’s a joy every time!
@nigel4648
@nigel4648 3 года назад
What a lovely guy and such a great interview. Thanks for that Michael, so glad it didn't end up on the cutting floor!
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Thank you Nigel! I’m really glad you enjoyed it!
@Bernd_Boeckmann
@Bernd_Boeckmann 3 года назад
Really enjoyed this conversation, Michael!
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
Thank you Bernd! I’m very glad to hear it!
@jacsvihus
@jacsvihus 3 года назад
I was enjoyed the conversation thoroughly. Were there more, I would happily watch. It cut off abruptly. Solid gold for this guitar geek! Thank you.
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
I think there has been a problem with RU-vid this evening Jeff - try again in a couple of hours, I hope you enjoy the full interview!
@jacsvihus
@jacsvihus 3 года назад
​@@MichaelWatts excellent. until then I will continue my practice of playing, searching for little kernels of gold in the cold swirling river of notes.
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
@@jacsvihus it’s the best way!
@ChristopherRowlands
@ChristopherRowlands 3 года назад
A room full of Hausers!
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
A ROOM full of Hausers!
@ChristopherRowlands
@ChristopherRowlands 3 года назад
@@MichaelWatts , that DEFINITELY does it justice! Back to my Córdoba and dreaming.
@vedicapproach8105
@vedicapproach8105 3 года назад
He said the Cora tuning is a lute tuning with a drop D? Are you guys familiar with that tuning?
@MichaelWatts
@MichaelWatts 3 года назад
I think that’s the tuning that Derek is most comfortable using, I haven’t experimented with that sort of thing yet!
@vedicapproach8105
@vedicapproach8105 3 года назад
@@MichaelWatts sounds exactly like Cora in his hands. do you know the notes? Btw, I love everything your doing. Thanks so much for the education and inspiration brother!
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