THELWALL singer-songwriter Pete Price shares the five albums that have influenced him the most.

1. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 3

I read once that Led Zeppelin took a break from playing huge stadiums and retreated to a remote cottage in Wales, Bron-Y-Aur, to write this album.

There was no electricity in the cottage, so the material for the album evolved from the use of acoustic instruments.

I was probably about 12 when I first heard this album. Guitarist Jimmy Page was truly an inspiration to me and thousands of other young players throughout the world.

2. Davey Graham - The Complete Guitarist

How many players are worthy of the title 'The Complete Guitarist'? Well, Davey Graham certainly was.

The man was a complete one-off wacky genius whose music transcended classical,folk, blues and jazz .

He was playing 'world music' before the term was invented and he has since been recognised as one of the most important influences on the development of the acoustic guitar.

As an impoverished young student, I used to busk his songs on the London underground!

3. Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers

This album was first released, apparently, in 1961, by which time Robert Johnson had been dead for almost 30 years!

It is a collection that he recorded in 1936 and 37. He was about to be given a huge break in his career – a concert at Carnegie Hall – when suddenly his life was tragically cut short.

Little is really known about him and the few scant details about his mysterious death and rumours of him selling his soul to the devil all add to the mystique.

What is beyond any doubt, however, is the sheer power and intensity of his performances on these recordings.

The poetry of his lyrics and brilliance of his guitar playing are utterly compelling.

4 Django Rheinhardt with the Quintet of The Hot Club de France

Considered by many guitarists to be the greatest player of all time, Romany gipsy Django could neither read or write, let alone read music.

And yet the breathtaking ability and passion in his playing is amazing.

What is even more remarkable is that, following a fire in his caravan when he was 18 years old, Django only had the use of two fingers on his fretting hand.

With his brothers and jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli, Django created a driving rhythmic sound which revolutionised the role of the guitar in jazz.

My wife, Geraldine, and I were married in 1983 and this record was a Christmas present from her to me that year.

I remember slowing the record down to half speed and trying to learn the solos and even at half speed they sound incredibly musical and exciting.

5. The Bothy Band - The Best of the Bothy Band

I have been playing this album for more than 30 years and it still sounds as fresh as the first time that I heard it.

Apart from the virtuosity of the band members, the arrangements of these great gems of traditional Irish music are sublime and set the bar high for those of us seeking to perform such pieces.

Their arrangement of 'The Maids of Mitchelstown' will always be one of my favourite recordings, and the album has been a great source of material and inspiration.

I have arranged some of the tunes on this album for solo acoustic guitar.

- Pete Price performs an evening of blues and jazz at Lymm Golf Club on Saturday. Tickets are £11. Visit lymmfestival.org.uk