Neil took his guitar to the USSR, crossing the Curtain in 1982 when tensions were very high. Even prior to his arrival, the Police knew about his previous work for the MoD in the UK. He became a target and was followed from Day One and, even though he had been invited on a special Visa, he was arrested on two occasions. Many visits followed and his name was promoted on Russian TV and this led to trips to Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, where he played a special recital at the Castle of Atilla the Hun. Stories link up interesting musical examples of new and Trad Russian music, the whole Talk was described by a Rotary Chairman as "The most interesting talk I can remember hearing"
Views: 659 | Enquiries: 3Played guitar in dozens of countries, on tv/radio/discs and have many interesting stories in Talk 1 HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL where I play for Liz Taylor in Rome, for the Red Army at Attila's castle in Transylvania and for HM the Queen Mother's birthday.
In the Belfast Troubles, a Molotov Cocktail is thrown at my taxi and in Newbury, a killer escaping the Police hits my car. A very special set of stories like no other.
Talk 2 is BEYOND THE IRON CURTAIN where I take the audience through the Iron Curtain and into a world of Secret Police and the KGB, go up north in Russia to meet real Eskimos and am arrested twice. A no-holds-barred set of tales from the world's largest and most dangerous territory, not simply a cosy travelog.
Both talks contain live music on my guitar, Talk 2 has slides.
Talk 3 is 1000 YEARS OF GUITAR from The Crusades to The Shadows, music of Kings and Queens, across the world from The Incas to Persia, there is no greater variety of music than this.
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