A melodic, funky and hard swinging guitarist who has learned from a mixture of rock guitar heroes like Carlos Santana and melodically intricate bop guitar stars such as Tal Farlow, Deirdre has been a pivotal figure on the London jazz scene.

A terrifically accomplished musician, displays of blinding technique are not Deirdre’s style. Her strength lies in her ability to absorb the huge variety of modern approaches to the instrument, without copying any of them, and produce witty and personal music in the process.

It is the unpretentious zestfulness of her approach, her clear enjoyment of the sheer variety of sounds her guitar can be made to produce, that is so infectious and which makes Deirdre’s playing so listenable. As Highly Strung magazine so aptly put it, “She’s currently the most imaginative guitarist around today.”