b'Eric BibbI am so glad that I made contactI have seen Eric playing with so many with Eric, it was a bit of a team effort.superstars: Martin Simpson; Dave Dave Walters first told me about him,Bronze; Danny Thompson; Staffan and when I mentioned it to MikeAstner, Bonnie Rait, and probably a English, he told me he had seendozen others. Moira and I were due him play and volunteered to makebackstage to meet him with Bonnie contact. It was at one of those timesRait, and Eric was sitting waiting for when I was too busy and stressed tous, but the doorman wouldnt let venture far away from my workshopme in. I responded with the famous and I dont find such first contactcry dont you know who I am?He very easy at the best of times. I candidnt, and I didnt get in. Eric drank talk to a piece of wood without beingmy whisky.even slightly self-conscious, even ifEric does enjoy a little single malt, so its the first time Ive met it. it is such a shame that he now lives Eric tells the story quite well inso far away in Finland.We dont seeand importantly, with a longer string his introduction at the beginninghim so often now, but he and Sari didlength. He persuaded me to fit a of this book. It was the start of atelephone and sing happy birthdayscratchplate as standard.very satisfying relationship, whichto me, and last time we met up, theirThe picture above is of Eric waving has given me the opportunity ofyoung son Oscar sat on my knee. to Moira and me as we entered the trying new timbers and pushing I love Erics music, and we getfestival concert at Brampton Live. my boundaries in guitar designalong together very well, which doesEric is now the proud owner of a lot a little harder. When I made himseem to be the basic requirementsof Fylde guitars he also has another his Pink Ivory Baritone guitar heto prompt the thought of a signatureone on order, and that reminds me of flew in specially to Liverpool frommodel. When Mike took a fewone of his songs The Needed Time. Germany, I laid on a taxi to get himguitars to show him, Eric fell in loveThat is what I need - time.from Liverpool to Penrith, and wewith the Anniversary guitar:-As soon all spent a slightly alcoholic eveningas I picked it up I knew I had to have in a local hotel. At about 3am Moirait. Its perfect for me on stage, and and I could still hear him playing anda few years later, that formed the singing in his room a floor below. basis of the Eric Bibb Signature Nobody complained - they shouldGuitar. Its an Alexander shape, but have been paying for the privilege. made from Rosewood and Spruce 36'