Guitar Special 1/6 Martin Taylor, Richard Smith (aged 11) Diz Dizley with Bireli Lagrene

Recorded at Wembley Conference Centre in 1983
Many of the worlds top guitar players came together for the 1st International Festival Of Guitar.
This show was televised and here is programme 1 of 6
Apologies for the sometimes wobbly VHS conversion!

[@shucksful]

Thank you sooooo much for posting this incredible video . I mean...just wow!

[@billbinnings4347]

NOW I see Richard in a whole new light!! He was awesome at 11...he and Tommy Emmanuel were kissed by the Muse, no doubt about it !! That is God given talent (+) hard work in "The Woodshed". Unbelievable to us mere mortals.

[@caibo6815]

yea this dude is a genuis

[@CARLOSGALVEZMUSIC]

Awesome Guitar show! Thanks for sharing!

[@a320214]

WOW Birelli !!!

[@isaotomita]

If I am not mistaken,that was big jim Sullivan introducing Richard.

[@gidbiddy7091]

isaotomita it was! He plays in one of the other episodes

[@isaotomita]

I havn't watched all of them yet but I will now!Big jim was a fantastic session guitarist and had a few singles of his own,as well as appearing on the bay city rollers tv series showing different techniques,including the mouthpiece where he played a Scottish jig.A very under rated English guitarist.