Relocating to Fylde’s current location in Penrith in the mid-90s, Roger has made guitars for folk legends, including Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, Davey Graham and Nic Jones, and jazz players Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny and Biréli Lagrène, as well as artists like Sting, Pete Townshend and Paul McCartney.
In 2016 he was awarded an MBE for services to ‘guitar making, music and heritage crafts’. “I did wonder if I would be granted an annual stipend, but apparently not, and I don’t even get my own castle,” he said at the time.
We visited Roger and his small team of builders on a rainy December morning last year and found a hive of activity. After a quick tour, we asked him about the instruments currently making their way through his workshop.
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