Graham Butterfield

English guitarist and singer. Born c.1950 England. He was surrounded by music from an early age. He met the country singer and musician Bryan Chalker in 1970 and, along with bass player Mic Jones, formed Bryan Chalker's New Frontier. They played throughout the UK and recorded a studio album in 1972. In 1979, Graham published guitar instruction books "Play Guitar Today" and "Play Rock Guitar Today". Graham moved to Exeter in the late 1970s, worked as a signalman on the railway and raised a family. In the 1990s he started going to sessions and clubs around Devon, later helping to form The Old Porch Band. For awhile, he joined ragtime blues guitarist and washboard player Ian Gardner and percussionist Jane Gardner in their band, Nine Pound Catfish. Graham now plays solo and continues to explore and experiment with different musical traditions, recording his own original material in his studio set-up at his home in Exeter.