ross wallis - artist and artisan

I was in my teens, and had fallen somewhat in lust with a girl called Marie-Louise, who's sister played Arlo Gutherie's Alice's Restaurant rag - and I felt so ashamed of my three cord strumming, that I decided to do something about it - so I learned Alice's Restaurant - and then a few other rags. Sadly I have never put in enough time to get good at them - I have been playing The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag ever since, and still can't play them well - I think you have to totally dedicate your teens to practice, which I didn't do - to busy rock climbing…

I then met Martin Soloman when I was in my early 20's and he introduced me to DADGAD - and I learned some tunes from him.

My repertoire is very limited - but I have composed a few of my own, and combined others.

I find learning new stuff extraordinarily difficult - very slow - I don't read notation for guitar, so it all has to be by ear, or tab - but I do aim to add a new tune or two each year.