About

A duo project between two finger style guitarists, coming together to blend influences and different styles of playing to create a unique sound for guitar based folk music. Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay are both prolific, praised and established artists in their own right.

Hailing from South Yorkshire, Ghedi’s previous work has often been instrumental, exploring the natural world and his relationship to it, as seen on 2018’s A Hymn For Ancient Land but also developing into using his voice, songwriting and traditional material on his more recent album, In The Furrows Of Common Place. He draws from social observations, contemporary songwriting, historical & traditional material.

Over the years he has performed headline tours and festivals across the UK & Ireland as well as supporting & touring with bands such as Lankum, Stick in the Wheel, Richard Dawson, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins.

Toby Hay is a guitar player and composer, interested in the connection between improvisation and composition and fascinated by the connection between landscape and music - his work is inspired by the landscapes of the Cambrian mountains, where he has lived all his life.

He has toured all over the UK & Ireland performing solo, or collaborating with other musicians. He is the founder of Cambrian Records, a label which he runs to release his own music and that of a select few artists.

Together they have released two albums, The Hawksworth Grove Sessions (2018) and the self-titled Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay (2023).