The Music of Trees

‘The Music of Trees’ is a one-man show that blends storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the woods.

If you love nature and enjoy beautiful acoustic guitar music then this is the show for you!

Inspired by the wonder of the natural world, ‘The Music of Trees’ weaves together storytelling, woodland folklore and mythology with a suite of original compositions featuring Geoff’s signature blend of classical, jazz, Celtic and Spanish influences.

A master of the acoustic guitar with an intricate, richly harmonic style, Geoff has performed to audiences across the UK and Europe, at venues ranging from Buckingham Palace and The House of Commons to Glastonbury Festival. His show, ‘The Music of Trees’, earned him rave reviews at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe.

How the idea grew from a seed

The idea for The Music of Trees began with a piece of music written on The Outer Hebrides that had a sense of water and flowing and seemed to sum up the essence of the Willow Tree.

During the 2020 lock-down, I had a lot of time and space and took the opportunity to spend time in the woodlands of Sussex with my guitar, connecting with nature, listening to the songs of the birds and thinking about my relationship to the different trees.

What followed was a suite of 10 compositions and an album about trees (willow, elm, ash, birch, yew, hornbeam, cherry, holm oak and linden).

At my gigs, I started to include stories about the medicinal properties and folklore of the trees I had written about, and talked my writing process (how do you ask a tree to help write music?).

I then began working with storytellers, directors and coaches to develop this side of my performance, and The Music of Trees became a ‘show’ gaining some great reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022.

In 2023 I received funding from The Arts Council to develop the storytelling aspect of my performance and to study new techniques on the guitar including ‘percussive playing’ and ‘looping’.

It has been an exciting journey for me to move from performing as a classical guitarist, to creating a show, and playing my own compositions in new and engaging ways.

If you’d like to come and see what I have been up to, my live dates are available here:
Geoff Robb Tour Dates

You can listen to the album in full here:
Listen to The Music of Trees album