Activities at Atsitsa Bay, Greece

Singing & Guitar with Phil Saatchi

Sat 30 - Fri 12 Sep 2025

Finding your own voice and developing your guitar skills

Phil will be offering inclusive, progressive, supportive and creative singing and guitar workshops.

Phil plans for those joining him to find their own unique voice and develop their own style of guitar playing. He also plans to weave those skills into new songs created by the group.

Singing & Songwriting

Phil will help with developing confidence and expression and finding one's own unique vocal style looking at expression, phrasing, technique/breathing/pitching, improvisation, harmony and various styles of singing.

Guitar

Developing guitar skills, rhythm, chords, finger picking, technique, open tunings, improvisation, creating lead solos, backing a singer, finding and playing hooks, slide guitar,  feel.

We will also analyse some of the styles of the great guitar players and look at the story of the guitar and how it is used in various types of music including Rock/Pop, Blues, Folk, Celtic, country, World music and jazz 

Phil's aim is to bring the participants together in an open fun, intuitive and natural way though the spirit of music.

What's included?

Phil's course is held in Atsitsa Bay on Skyros island in Greece and is part of the wide range of courses and activities available. The holiday includes full board twin shared accommodation in an eco-hut. Single upgrades and twin shares in the house are available. Chat through the website, call +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 or email holidays@skyros.com to discuss your requirements. 

About Phil Saatchi

Phil Saatchi is musician, singer, writer and music producer. 

A former journalist and care worker, he won the John Lennon Song Writing Competition, was formerly signed solo to A@M Records and toured Europe with Joan Armatrading and Level 42.

In England, he runs a Sussex based recording studio, helping upcoming singer/songwriters to get the best out of their songs, while writing and recording his own tunes.

He also works with singers who cannot play, who might have just the start of an idea for a song, even a lyric, and will help develop these ideas.

Phil has also worked with members of Roxy Music, is a Goldsmiths University Music Workshop Skills graduate, runs sing songs for the elderly and vocal, percussion guitar and songwriting workshops for children and adults. 

A link to some of the songwriting Phil  has made with  Hertfordshire youth groups: www.philsaatchi.com/workshops 

"We were absolutely blown away by the quality of the song and the way Phil was able to enable our group members to express themselves creatively. He is a skilled musician and has the ability to gently guide the group to come up with their own ideas to create a unique and personal experience."
Jo Radcliffe - group leader and manager - Always Bee You 

A link to some of Phil’s music - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU13vb_LMgaGFNgI48XIONxhOuE4q8sQV&si=OW5urZ6PDl7u30ky

What people say about Phil and his Skyros courses:

Singing with Phil was a joyful experience.

Singing with Phil was fun and he worked really organically with the group, being guided by what was needed.