Iago Banet: ‘The Galician King of Acoustic Guitar’

‘A master of the guitar’, Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3
‘Fabulous’, Katie Derham, BBC Radio 3
‘Highly recommended artist’, DKOS, Celtic Connections
✭✭✭✭ ‘Nothing short of phenomenal’, R'n'R Magazine
Iago Banet is a Galician musician who forged his career in the UK, demonstrating his talent through styles including fingerstyle, gypsy jazz, blues, country, dixieland swing, pop and folk.
Since 2018, Banet has built his career as a fingerstyle solo artist inspired by figures, such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel. A year later, he recorded his first solo album, “A Sunset Wine”. In 2020, he released his second album, simply titled “Iago Banet”. Banet released his third album, TRES, in 2023; which he has followed this with a series of successful tours, which have included multiple sell-out shows and a fantastic reception from audiences.
Banet has built a reputation as a solo artist receiving outstanding reviews along the way. He has performed with artists, such as Jethro Tull, Josh Smith (Joe Bonamassa), Mark Flanagan (Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra), Jack Broadbent and Clive Carroll, among others.
He is a "one man band" on acoustic guitar not to be missed.