C.V. - PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE - Instrumental
Classical, steel-string, renaissance, baroque and electric guitars, electric bass (fretless and fretted), oud, rabab, charango, theorbo, laouto, tambura, ukulele (soprano, concert, tenor, baritone, bass), mandolin, contrabass, cümbüş, saz, vihuelas, banjo, tzura, baglamas, bouzouki, balalaika, bass viol, lute, piano, clarinet, accordion, marimba, vibraphone, frame-drum & other percussion.
2025
Gosti (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, laouto, baglama)
concerts @ Cygnet Folk Festival, Tasmania;
2024
Gosti (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, laouto, baglama)
concerts @ Cresfest (Vic); Goondiwindi; Crystal Waters music series; WOMI (Ipswich);
Maleny - St George’s In The Hills Church;
Gosti (Traditional Macedonian Folk Music): (tambura)
“The Long Sunset” @ Elysian Fields, Wonglepong for Queensland Music Festival
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
performances @ Cygnet Folk Festival; National Folk Festival (Canberra);
BUg, New Farm, Brisbane; “It’s Still A Secret” (South Brisbane); WOMI (Ipswich)
Woodford Folk Festival
Fractio Modi (oud, vihuela): The Religion of Love - concert @ St Brigid's Church, Red Hill, Brisbane &
house concert, Ashgrove, Brisbane
oltra mar - concert @ St Brigid’s Church, Red Hill, Brisbane
Aaron Brown’s Early Modern - new music from ancient roots: (classical guitar, oud, tzura)
concerts @ NEXUS (Adelaide, SA) with Adelaide Baroque,
Dozan Arabic Music Group/Shanasheel: (ouds) - quartet featuring Joza-tarhu, ney, oud and percussion
gala concert Music by the Sea (Sandgate, Qld), Dark Mofo (Hobart), WOMI (Ipswich),
Qld Museum opening of Ancient Egyptian exhibition, house concert.
Taraf Tambal (Hungarian gypsy quartet): (guitar, oud, cümbüş, ukulele)
concerts at “It’s Still A Secret” (South Brisbane) & BUg, New Farm, Brisbane
Queensland Baroque: (Baroque guitar, Theorbo - continuo)
Four Seasons (Vivaldi); The Three Countertenors (Various) 4MBS-FM Festival;
Sound the Trumpet (Various); Music from the heart - with baroque oboe (Various);
concerts at City Tabernacle Baptist Church
Frankie Armstrong sings Brecht: (guitars, ukulele) - concerts in Fremantle & Perth
Jude Iddison & Philip Griffin: (guitars, ukulele) - accompanying musicians to Frankie Armstrong (Perth)
Resonance Reflections (original music by Brendan Hook):
(classical & steel-string guitars, oud, ukulele, balalaika)
New duo arrangement of suite [2008] for looped Meridian Tuning Forks + wind/string instruments
Concert at Maleny Players, Maleny; Samford Valley Steiner School
Fusion Vocal Ensemble (steel-string guitar): The Lake Isle (Ola Gjeilo) Two concerts in Brisbane
ChoirWorks (bass lute): Cantata 198 (Bach) Concert at The Old Museum, Brisbane
2023
Gosti - formerly Beier, Griffin, Pollak Trio (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, laouto)
House concerts, benefit concert @ BEMAC for Turkish/Syrian earthquake relief,
Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival, Crystal Waters music series
Gosti (in traditional-style Macedonian music trio mode): (tambura)
WOMADelaide 2023
Aaron Brown’s Early Modern (octet - new music from ancient roots):
(classical guitar, oud, rabab)
lunchtime concert @ Qld University of Technology
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
Album launch Moving Home @ BEMAC, concerts @ BUg, Sydney,
Murwillumbah, Bellingen, Abbotsford (Vic.)
The Impulse Orchestra (original music by Brendan Hook for small big-band):
(electric guitar, ukulele, charango) concerts at Brisbane Jazz Club
Trish Hayward & Philip Griffin (French chanson etc):
(classical and steel-string guitars, fretless electric bass)
concert for Brisbane French Festival
Resonance Reflections (original music by Brendan Hook):
(classical & steel-string guitars, oud, ukulele, balalaika)
House Concert (new duo arrangement of suite [2008]
for looped Meridian Tuning Forks + wind/string instruments)
Queensland Baroque: (Baroque guitar - continuo) - Music of Love, Bohemian Dreams
concert at City Tabernacle Baptist Church
Dozan Arabic Music Group/Shanasheel: (oud) - quartet featuring Joza-tarhu, ney, oud and percussion
benefit concert @ BEMAC for Turkish/Syrian earthquake relief, and Music by the Sea (Sandgate, Qld)
Green Room Music Production: (oud) - Three Marys (Greenwell).
World premiere of chamber opera @ Sydney Opera House
Fever Candlelight: (electric and acoustic guitars, banjo) -
Candlelight Orchestra - The Best of Hans Zimmer (Greenwell)
Brisbane City Hall, Conductor: Graeme Press.
2022
Aaron Brown’s Early Modern (octet - new music from ancient roots): (classical guitar, oud, rabab)
house concert
Lumens Chamber Choir (classical guitar - guest artist): A Procession Winding Round Me (Jeffery Van) for SATB Choir + guitar
Conductor: Kathryn Morton
Beier, Griffin, Pollak Trio (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, guitar, balalaika, laouto, tambura)
house concerts, concert at Maleny Players theatre - Maleny, Woodford Folk Festival, Brisbane Unplugged Gigs (BUG)
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
concert at Brisbane Unplugged Gigs (BUG), World of Music Ipswich Festival
East of West Quartet: (oud) - quartet (including guest piano) playing original world-music/jazz fusion
concert at Holy Trinity Church
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage (Big) Band (electric bass),
Jazz Ensemble (electric bass), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
Various People - Invocations - concert for 2 singers, violin & plucked strings: (guitars, oud, ukulele)
Music by Britten, Purcell, Cozzolani, Ravel, L. Boulanger, Barber, Monteverdi, Griffin - arranged by P. Griffin
Also original music by Anne Cawrse. Concerts for Port Fairy Winter Music Festival and in Adelaide.
Cheryl Pickering, Helen Ayres & Philip Griffin: (Oud) Three Persian Prayers (Anne Cawrse)
concerts at On The Terrace Festival, Adelaide
2021
Beier, Griffin, Pollak Trio (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, guitar)
concert at Music by the Sea (Sandgate Town Hall), house concerts
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
concert for Brisbane Jazz Club
Taraf Tambal (Hungarian gypsy quartet): (guitar, oud, cümbüş)
concerts at Somerville House and Romanian Food and Wine Festival, Hillcrest.
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
concert at Music by the Sea (Sandgate Town Hall), Brisbane Jazz Club, Mt Nebo Hall,
Tablelands Festival - Yungaburra (Atherton Tablelands), Powerhouse (Spring sounds at sunset)
The Impulse Orchestra (original music by Brendan Hook for small big-band): (electric guitar, ukulele, charango)
concert at Brisbane Jazz Club
Shanasheel (Arabic Classical music): (oud) performance at Global Fiesta festival, South Bank parklands
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage (Big) Band (electric guitar),
Jazz Ensemble (electric bass), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
2020
Beier, Griffin, Pollak Trio (Original music trio): (oud, fretless electric bass, rabab, guitar)
concert in West End Uniting Church, House concert
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
concerts for Music by the Sea, BEMAC, Brisbane Jazz Club, Woodford Bushtime Festival
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
performances at Cygnet Folk Festival, Tasmania
Jude Iddison & Philip Griffin: (guitars, ukulele) - performances at Cygnet Folk Festival, Tasmania
The Impulse Orchestra (original music by Brendan Hook for small big-band): (electric guitar, ukulele, charango)
concert at Brisbane Jazz Club
Kirsch et les Glaçons (Trish Hayward & Philip Griffin) - French chant et chanson (electric bass, guitar)
concert at Brisbane Unplugged Gigs (BUG)
Queensland Baroque: (Baroque guitar - continuo) - The King’s Trumpeter (Purcell, Corbett, Eccles, Handel)
concert at City Tabernacle Baptist Church
Avara (Anatolian and Alevi folk music): (electric bass)
planned concerts at National Folk Festival, Canberra were cancelled due to COVID-19
Xenos (Balkan Gypsy dance music) - (electric bass) - dance at Cygnet Folk Festival, Tasmania
2019
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
concerts at Macedonian Club, Sydney; Petersham Bowling Club, Cooran,
support act for Boban Markovic Orchestra (Serbia) at Southport RSL, Paddington Festival
East of West: (oud, laouto) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
concerts for Wesley Mission for World Harmony Day, MOSAIC Festival, Qld Multicultural Awards,
CD launch at Junk Bar, Holy Trinity Church.
Queensland Baroque: (Baroque guitar - continuo) - all Vivaldi program including Le quattro stagioni
Viva Italia! - all Italian Baroque program (Corelli, Torelli, Stradella, Monteverdi, Vivaldi)
concerts at Saint Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane
Taraf Tambal (Hungarian gypsy quartet): (guitar, oud, cümbüş) Woodford Planting Festival
Frankie Armstrong sings Brecht: (guitars, ukulele) - concerts in Adelaide, Melbourne (The Boîte)
Jude Iddison & Philip Griffin: (guitars, ukulele) - accompanying musicians to Frankie Armstrong
Cheryl Pickering & Philip Griffin: (Oud and guitars) concerts at On The Terrace Festival, Adelaide
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage (Big) Band (electric guitar),
Jazz Ensemble (electric bass), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
Annika Hooper: (guitar) support act for Frankie Armstrong concert
Churchie (Anglican Church Grammar School) Guitar Ensemble: (electric bass, classical guitar)
Kirsch et les Glaçons (Trish Hayward & Philip Griffin) - French chant et chanson (electric bass, guitar)
concert at Lazy Bones Cafe, Marrickville.
New Zealand Ukulele Festival: (ukulele) at the Trusts Arena, Henderson, Auckland
2018
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
- concerts at Brisbane Jazz Club, Magda Arts Centre, Petersham Bowling Club,
Lawson (Blue Mountains, NSW), Woodford Folk Festival
Frankie Armstrong sings Brecht: (guitars, ukulele) - concerts in Brisbane, Sydney
Dozan Arabic Music Group: (oud) - quartet featuring Joza-tarhu, ney, oud and percussion
performances at Woodford Folk Festival
Jude Iddison & Philip Griffin: (guitar, ukulele) - accompanying musicians to Frankie Armstrong
Bulimba Ukulele Festival: (ukulele) - solo ukulele performance
East of West: (oud, laouto, rebab) - trio playing original world-music/jazz fusion
concerts at Green Owl Cafe, Brisbane; Maleny Music Festival; Brisbane Unplugged Gigs;
Junk Bar, Brisbane.
Affetto: Music and Mishap (baroque guitar, theorbo, bass viol, percussion) concert in Auckland
Queensland Baroque: (Baroque guitar - continuo) - concerts featuring music by
Bach, Albinioni, Babel, Porpora, Lully, Handel, Purcell, Boyce, Woodcock
concerts at Saint Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane
The Impulse Orchestra (original music by Brendan Hook for small big-band): (electric guitar, ukulele)
- concerts at Brisbane Jazz Club
Eugene Mak & Philip Griffin Classical Guitar Duo: (classical guitar)
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage (Big) Band (electric guitar),
Jazz Ensemble (electric bass), Music Dinner Trio (electric bass), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
Churchie (Anglican Church Grammar School) Guitar Ensemble: (classical guitar)
2017
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
- concerts in Mullumbimby, Glen Innes, Maleny, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Brisbane
Jaider de Oliveira Trio (Brazilian Jazz Trio): (electric bass, guitar) - concert at Brisbane Jazz Club
The Impulse Orchestra (original music by Brendan Hook for small big-band): (electric guitar)
- concert at Brisbane Jazz Club
Taraf Tambal (Hungarian gypsy quartet): (guitar, oud, cümbüş) concert at Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Affetto: Perla Antiqua (vihuela, baroque guitar, theorbo) concerts in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga
North, South, North (theorbo) concerts in Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge
New Holland Consort: Judgment of Paris Eccles (theorbo) period performance of
17th Century English Masque for Denmark Festival of Voice
Denmark Festival of Voice: (guitars) accompanist for Annika Hooper
Nawres al-Freh & Philip Griffin: (Oud) concerts at On The Terrace Festival, Adelaide
and musicians for workshop Conversations for Various People
Churchie (Anglican Church Grammar School) Guitar Ensemble: (classical guitar)
Eugene Mak & Philip Griffin Classical Guitar Duo: (classical guitar)
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage (Big) Band (electric guitar),
Percussion Ensemble (electric bass), Jazz Ensemble (electric bass),
Music Dinner Trio (electric bass), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
2016
The Balkanics (Balkan funk quintet): (electric bass, tambura)
MEDAM Camp Cabaret Band (Arabic and Turkish Music for Belly-Dancing): (electric bass, oud)
The Unusual Suspects (24-piece street band): (electric bass)
performances at Honk! Oz festival, Wollongong, NSW; Maleny Music Festival; Noosa Long Weekend
Badinerie Players (Baroque chamber group): (theorbo)
Brisbane Baroque Players (Period instrument chamber orchestra): (theorbo)
World Music Gala (Music on Magnetic - Magnetic Island): (guitar, ukulele)
Somerville House - Brisbane Girls' High School: Stage Band (big band): (electric guitar),
Percussion Ensemble: (electric bass), various choirs: (laouto, electric bass, mandolin)
Baroque Ensemble: (theorbo), Guitar Ensemble (classical guitar)
Churchie (Anglican Church Grammar School) Guitar Ensemble: (classical guitar)
Brisbane Concert Choir: instrumental interludes to Choral Concertos by Bortniansky (balalaika)
Affetto: A play upon words (theorbo, modern guitar, baroque guitar) concert in Christchurch
Auckland Primary Principals Association Music Festival: Festival 2016
(electric bass, guitar, charango, djembe) at Auckland Town Hall
New Zealand Ukulele Festival: (electric bass) at Vector Arena, Auckland
2015
Affetto: A play upon words and Femme Fatale (theorbo, modern guitar, baroque guitar)
- concerts in Auckland, Hamilton and multi-city tour for Chamber Music New Zealand
Auckland Primary Principals Association Music Festival: Festival 2015 (electric bass, guitar, mandolin)
at Auckland Town Hall
The Unusual Suspects (24-piece street band): (electric bass) - performances at Woodford Festival,
street venues, festivals
New Zealand Ukulele Festival: (electric bass) at The Trusts Arena, Henderson
2014
Pipers Sinfonia: Messiah Handel (theorbo) for Auckland Choral Society
Linsey Pollak and friends: Mrs Curly and the Norwegian Smoking Pipe (electric bass, oud)
Bach Musica: Johannes Passion Bach (classic guitar)
Affetto: Made in New Zealand (theorbo, oud, Baroque guitar, percussion)
The Return of Terpsichore (theorbo, Baroque guitar, modern guitar, oud, percussion)
Cantorum: instrumental interludes to Mass in four parts Byrd (theorbo)
The Hula Journey: music for Hawaiian dance group (ukulele)
Western Springs College: Spamalot (onstage lute)
The Committee (Auckland Composers’ Collective): New Music for Old Instruments
World premieres of works by Adams, King, Kim (theorbo, Baroque guitar)
Auckland Primary Principals Association Music Festival: Festival 2014 (electric bass, banjo)
at Auckland Town Hall
New Zealand Ukulele Festival: (electric bass, ukulele) at The Trusts Arena, Henderson
including accompanying Victoria Vox
2013
Auckland Primary Principals Association Music Festival: Festival 2013
(guitar, electric bass) at Auckland Town Hall
New Zealand Ukulele Festival: (electric bass, ukulele) at The Trusts Arena, Henderson
Franklin Community Choir: (charango) Misa Criolla Ramirez
Viol Consort: (bass viol, oud) music by Jenkins, Josquin, Michael East, Gibbons,
Mico, Merula, Ferrabosco & Bishop - house concert
2012
Whittakers’ Musical Museum Concert Series, Waiheke Island: (guitar solo)
Concerto in D for Lute R.V. 93 (Vivaldi) with members of Kotuku Quintet
V8 Vocal Ensemble: Critical Mass! (Charango) Misa Criolla Ramirez at St Mary’s–in–Holy Trinity,
Parnell & St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton
Auckland Primary Principals Association Music Festival: Festival 2012
(guitar, electric bass, banjo, ukulele, anvil) at Auckland Town Hall
2011
WOMAD NZ: All-Star Gala [Music Director: Nitin Sawhney] (guitar, percussion)
2010
WOMADelaide: (electric bass) band leader for Tutti Ensemble with Jane Siberry
2009
Bundaleer Forest Weekend: (guitar) accompanist for Annika Hooper
Music Hellenika 2009: (oud, laouto) Aegean Whispers concerts at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
State Opera South Australia & Tutti Ensemble: (oud) The Shouting Fence Gough/Chew
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with Lior: (oud) April Bloom Valentine’s Day concert at Botanic Gardens
The next El Masri: (oud) multi award-winning short film; Composer: Charli Holoubek
2008
Carols by Candlelight - Elder Park: (oud) accompanist for Annika Hooper
Turkish grooves with Gazi Yalçın: (oud, electric bass) concert at Nexus Cabaret, Adelaide
Mission Ignition: (electric bass, guitar) accompanist and band leader - 13-piece band for
Tutti Ensemble at Adelaide Entertainment Centre
2007
Adelaide Cabaret Festival: (guitar) for guest artist Annika Hooper in Jane Siberry (Issa) performance
2006
Music in Paradise - The Oud Project: (oud, laouto) concert at Nexus Cabaret, Adelaide
Martin Tucker and friends: (oud) concert at The Promised Land, Alice Springs
Tutti Ensemble: (guitar, keyboard) concerts and performances in Adelaide and Hobart, Tasmania
2005
WOMADelaide 2005: All-Star Jam [Music Director: Yair Dalal] (rebab)
Ouds, friends & relatives: concert featuring the oud and related instruments at Nexus Cabaret, Adelaide.
(oud, laouto, mandolin, rabab, guitar, vihuela, percussion)
Music in Paradise - The Oud Project: (oud) concert at Nexus Cabaret, Adelaide
Xenos: concerts, dances and workshops at National Folk Festival, Canberra; Fairbridge Festival, WA;
Xenos with Laura Shannon: concerts and Balkan/Armenian dance workshops in
Findhorn, Scotland & Großrußbach, Austria
Tutti Ensemble: (guitar, bass, clarinet) Between The Worlds Rix/Calvit Musical Director: Zoë Barry
2004
WOMADelaide 2004: Macedonian Gypsy Brass Band. (zils - Turkish finger cymbals)
Ross Daly & Labyrinth: concert in Adelaide at Nexus for Season Uno. (oud, laouto, clarinet)
2003
Ross Daly & friends: (Greek/Irish string virtuoso) Australian national tour incl. Perth International Festival,
Brunswick Music Festival. (oud, laouto, saz, tambura)
2002
Xenos: Performances in Brisbane (Powerhouse Arts Centre) and Woodford Folk Fest. (workshops, concerts
and co-ordination/performance of music at fire-event. (electric guitar, laouto, cümbüş)
Laura Shannon: musical accompaniment for workshops in Armenian folk dance (oud, voice)
2001
Xenos: Performances in Tasmania, Sydney, Melbourne, National Folk Festival (Canberra), Adelaide,
Scotland, England (Glastonbury International Dance Festival), Brisbane (electric guitar, cümbüş, laouto)
dididumdum: 4-piece world music/jazz band. Woodford Fest., Brisbane & Sydney
(electric guitar, electric bass, oud)
Ross Daly & friends: (Greek/Irish string virtuoso) Concerts in Queensland,
New South Wales & Victoria incl. Melbourne International Festival/Music Deli
(ABC Radio National) broadcast (oud, laouto, saz, tambura)
2000 Xenos: Performances in Scotland, Portugal and Woodford Folk Festival
(electric guitar, cümbüş, laouto)
1999 Ssassa: Performances in Italy (electric bass)
1998 Ssassa: School and public performances in Switzerland (electric bass)
1998-2000 Various: performances throughout Israel with a variety of folk-music groups
playing Appalachian, Irish, Spanish Renaissance, Balkan and original material.
(plucked string instruments)
1997 Bell Shakespeare Company: The Winter’s Tale Alan John (plucked string instruments)
Ssassa: Eastern European folk-band specialising in Gypsy repertoire from eastern Europe.
School and public performances in Switzerland, Italy and France (electric bass)
Ssassa: (Schnabelwetzer) Multi-lingual children’s music recording project
funded by Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, Switzerland
1996 Dead Heart: Feature film Douglas Stephen Rae (electric bass)
ABC Television: Close-ups (2 episodes) Alan John Drama soundtrack (guitars & bass)
1995 ABC Radio National: Summer Drive-time. National live broadcast (solo laouto)
ABC Television: Naked Douglas Stephen Rae Drama soundtrack and title music (solo classic guitar)
Belvoir Street Theatre: Emma Various. (mandolin, steel-string guitar)
1994 The Australian Opera: Lulu Berg On-stage piano duet (with Sharolyn Kimmorley)
Xenos: Eastern European folk-band. Performances and live-to-air radio broadcasts
in Switzerland, Germany and Greece. (electric bass)
1991 Balkan Bop: Eastern European folk-band. Performances in Melbourne. (electric guitar)
1990-1991 Zhifko Firfov Group: Yugoslav Folkloric Ensemble, London, incl concerts
with Pece Atanasovski (tambura)
1990-1991 Royal Shakespeare Company: A Dream of People Griffin, Adam Various,
The Last Days of Don Juan - Gough and Lunn. (steel-string/classical guitar)
Performances at Barbican Centre, London.
1990 West Australian Symphony Orchestra: New Year Suite Tippett Australian Premiere.
Conductor: Diego Mason. Festival of Perth 1990. (electric guitar)
1988 Western Australian Youth Orchestra: The Southland Roger Smalley
World Premiere (steel-string guitar)
WA Conservatorium of Music Chamber Orchestra: Johannes Passion Bach (classic guitar)
1987 The WA Ballet Company: (guitar/banjo) Seven Deadly Sins Brecht/Weill
Conductor: Verdon Williams.
WA Academy of Performing Arts: (guitar/banjo) The Happy End Brecht/Weill
Musical Director: Denis Follington.
1986-1987 WA Theatre Company: (guitar) The Sentimental Bloke George Dreyfus
Musical Director: Richard Gill.
1986 Classical guitar and violin duo with John Pokorny:
(Concertmaster, Western Australian Arts Orchestra)
Churinga: music from Eastern Europe and Africa. Darwin residency. (plucked-string instruments)
1985-1986 Bruce Gilbert and the Refugees: Reggae band (electric bass)
Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra: (electric guitar)
1985 Bronson and the Surebarkers: Rockabilly band (drum-kit)
1984-1986 Makedonski Bop: Eastern European folk-band
(electric guitar, tambura, classical guitar, bouzouki)
1984-1985 Tea Break Saxophone Band: Street performances (percussion)
1983-1987 Rossignol: Classic Guitar Duo (Philip Griffin and Brian Black)