Vocalist, multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter & music producer/arranger. David is a highly accomplished musician with a back catalogue of strong & varied solo releases & experience working with other acclaimed acts such as Hayley Mckay & The Mentulls.
David has performed at festivals including Hardwick live, Lindisfarne, Northern Kin, A New Day, Country 2 Country to name a few. He has toured Europe performing in Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Luxembourg among others.
Alongside Hayley Mckay in their duo 'North Riding' , he has also toured the United States. Together they performed at 41 shows in 3 months across the South of the USA in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas & Tennessee.
In 2025 North Riding performed at the Blues/Americana festival in North Shields & already have several shows & a debut EP lined up for later in the year.
Away from the live setting David is also a highly accopmlished recording musician & producer having produced work for Jeni Lou & Hayley Mckay as well as some of his own work alongside Danny Schogger.
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Check out my recent single Running with the Wolves here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt1fc1nFUMI
I am also in a country Americana duo called NORTH RIDING with Hayley Mckay. Check out our music on YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH5vWibAnpU
Here are a couple of examples of my production and guitar session work:
HAYLEY MCKAY - THINKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT (PRODUCTION & GUITARS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsZA-gXeJD4I
I also produced and played guitar on this
'HARD TRUTHS by JENI LOU -
LISTEN HERE:
FOR ENQUIRIES ON SESSION/PRODUCTION WORK GO TO MY FIVERR PAGE: https://www.fi
Here are a couple of examples of my production and guitar session work:
HAYLEY MCKAY - THINKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT (PRODUCTION & GUITARS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsZA-gXeJD4I
I also produced and played guitar on this
'HARD TRUTHS by JENI LOU -
LISTEN HERE:
FOR ENQUIRIES ON SESSION/PRODUCTION WORK GO TO MY FIVERR PAGE: https://www.fiverr.com/davidneilcrabtr/play-guitar-on-your-song-to-a-professional-level?utm_medium=shared&utm_source=copy_link&utm_campaign=gig&utm_term=5r71k9b
I also offer guitar tuition either face to face or via zoom..
I'm also a mentor for the arts council funded Songclub initiative at the Forum in Darlington and work alongside Charities such as FairwayFife providing music activities.
To discuss having lessons drop me a message through my contact page.
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