Here are some video clips of past performances and home recordings that were made during the Covid lockdowns. The clips on board cruise ships were made by passengers and are not good quality.
The famous bluegrass fiddle piece Orange Blossom Special performed on board the Russian cruise ship Russ
Ziggy's arrangement of the famous Spanish classical number Malaguena performed on board the Russian cruise ship Russ
The very popular Louis Armstrong hit What A Wonderful World, performed on board the Russian cruise ship Russ.
An interesting arrangement of three country and bluegrass numbers - Wheels, Freight Train and Last Train To Clarksville - arranged by Ziggy and performed on board the Russian cruise ship Russ.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. A very famous and difficult to play Brazilian samba called Amorada, sometimes known as Brasilierinho.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. A famous German tune written for clarinet and very difficult to play on guitar.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. I have never heard anybody else play this intricate South American number, but it was a challenge to learn it.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. This is a beautiful and famous South American song called La Playa, meaning The Beach.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. An iconic instrumental called Man Of Mystery, from British group The Shadows. This number was used as the theme for the TV series The Edgar Wallace Mysteries.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. Here is one of the most famous Shadows hits, The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt. It should be noted that there is no such person as Flingel Bunt and the name was invented by The Shadows on the spur of the moment.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. Walk Don't Run is probably the biggest hit of legendary American instrumental group The Ventures and is one of the most popular guitar instrumentals of all time.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. Here is Wave, a very famous bossa-nova composed by renowned Brazilian guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Sitting at home during Covid lockdown. This is one of my very favourite songs, El Negro Zumbon, better known here as Anna - from the movie of the same name starring Silvana Mangano and is one of the most popular Latino numbers of all time.
Sitting at home and fooling around. Tequila is one of the first numbers that I learned when I started in the nightclub music industry. It was used as the standard chaser for every floorshow performer that ever showed up.