About James BoydABOUT JAMES BOYD

James Boyd

James Boyd, a musician recognised for his lyrical and intensely moving performances, is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Music in London. His playing style is strongly influenced by the vocal training he received from counter tenor Charles Brett and his performing experience with some of the world’s leading singers.

In 2006 he founded James Boyd Productions and created his debut album Shapes of Sleep. Recorded at Snape Maltings, it was released to international critical acclaim. In recent years he has worked in partnership with leading composers, theatre groups, poets and some of the world’s finest musicians including, most recently, concerts with counter tenor Michael Chance and a recital with tenor Robin Tritschler at the 63rd Aldeburgh Festival, marking Peter Pears’ 100th anniversary.

Now living in East Anglia, Boyd specialises in English music and is committed to generating new repertoire for the guitar. In 2007, while juggling a busy career, he began the restoration of Concord, a classic 1937 sailing yacht. In 2013 he will combine his passions, circumnavigating Britain under sail and commissioning new music from the nation’s finest composers in celebration of Benjamin Britten’s centenary.

‘… the wizard guitarist James Boyd … held us enthralled …’

— The Times

‘… what most impresses is a sense of naturalness, of ebb and flow, recalling both Bream’s and Segovia’s willingness to savour the moment… Would that there were more classical guitarists around with Boyd’s taste and imagination.’

— Gramaphone