Simon Le Garff

[Mark M.]

I stumbled across Simon Le Garff while searching for oud videos on YT, and I think his music is fascinating. I can’t find much information in English about him, but the little bite of French that I could decider seems to say he’s self taught:

[AKA]

Loved it. What is the item hanging from the rear of his picking hand?

[grahambop]

It’s the oud plectrum, like a sort of stick.

[Mark M.]

Loved it. What is the item hanging from the rear of his picking hand?

Yes, it’s called a risha. It’s about the size of a nail file and comes in lots of thicknesses. I like the heavy tortoise rishas from Pyramid.

[benhatchins]

I love it! Exploring different players can open up new ideas. It’s easy to get stuck in familiar patterns otherwise. Discussions like this help expand that. You might end up discovering something unexpected. It’s kind of like looking through icloud reviews—you find things you didn’t plan on