Editing Gordon Giltrap (section)

=== 2010s ===
Wakeman also appeared on Giltrap's next album, ''Shining Morn'', which was released in 2010. The title piece appears twice on the album, first as a solo and again as the concluding track which incorporates Wakeman on keyboards. The flautist Hilary Ash-Roy appears once again on "Joy Ride" and "Prayer for Philippa". Another track, "Forever Gold", was written to celebrate [[Cliff Richard]]'s 50 years in show business.<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington,  p.199</ref>

Several older compositions are revisited on the album. One, "Ive's Horizon", first appeared on Giltrap's very first album which was released in 1968. Another, "The Passing Of A Queen", had originally appeared on the 1973 Giltrap album. ''Shining Morn'' also features a new version of "Dodo's Dream", which had become a staple of Giltrap's concerts. This version with overdubbing tries to replicate the feeling given during live performances of the piece.

In 2012, Giltrap, reflecting upon the work he had done since ''Elegy'', decided to change tack and produce a completely different type of album. To this end, he teamed up with [[Oliver Wakeman]] (one of Rick's sons), who had recently departed from the band ''[[Yes (band)|Yes]]''. The pair of them produced together the [[Progressive rock|prog rock]] album ''Ravens and Lullabies'', which was released the following year.

Giltrap decided that this collaboration was to involve both their writing skills. Wakeman arranged [[Esoteric Recordings|Esoteric]] as the record label, found recording studios and located a suitable vocalist in the form of Paul Manzi.

This album reacquainted Giltrap with the electric guitar. Despite on many previous occasions revealing considerable skills with this instrument, he still lacked faith in his own abilities. The results he achieved even surprised himself.<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington, p.203</ref>

The track "From the Turn of a Card" featured the vocals of Benoit David with whom Wakeman had worked during his time with the band Yes. The album was well received and sold well.

The album was supported by a tour complete with a full band. Giltrap felt uncomfortable attempting to play all the necessary guitar parts himself which would have involved frequent changes of instrument. For this reason, they drafted in guitarist Nick Kendall. The band headlined the Summer's End prog rock festival to great acclaim and, their live show proved to be an enormous success.<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington, p. 208</ref>

Giltrap also undertook a tour with Oliver Wakeman at this time with both artists showcasing their own material. They were recruited to support [[Barclay James Harvest]] on their 2013 tour.<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington, p.208</ref>

Alongside his performances with the Ravens band, during 2014 Giltrap continued to tour with his Four Parts Guitar ensemble. Later that year he began performing charity shows at St Giles Hospice in [[Sutton Coldfield]]. These gigs were well attended and Giltrap found them very uplifting.<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington, p.210</ref>

In January the following year, Giltrap's health began to suffer. He was getting uncomfortable gastric symptoms and these turned out to be very serious when, in June 2015, he was diagnosed with having a GIST or [[gastrointestinal stromal tumor]].<ref>''Perilous Journey''. 2018, First edition,  Steve Pilkington, p.214</ref> He was referred eventually to [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] in Birmingham. Surgery took place on 6 May 2016 and was considerably more invasive than they had hoped it would be. During this time he was supported by his friend, singer / songwriter Carrie Martin, who helped both himself and Hilary through a very traumatic period of their lives. After surgery, which was to prove to be twice as long as expected, Giltrap was very weak and there initially was concern for his future. However, he gradually regained his strength, returning home just a fortnight later. A period of convalescence followed and gradually, despite occasional setbacks, he recovered.

Upon recovery, Giltrap continued gigging and he also began to run workshops teaching his guitar pieces to groups of students. These events have proved popular and have become regular, most recently taking place at a large scout hall near his home in [[Sutton Coldfield]]. Events are publicised and sold through his website. Giltrap is a member of the Registry of Guitar Tutors and has long been passionate about sharing guitar techniques with his students.
<blockquote>"Teaching and passing on knowledge is something that has been close to my heart for many years. I have taught in schools, conducted guitar workshops, written columns for various guitar publications, and as already mentioned, have a strong association with the RGT. I was asked to be a patron quite a few years ago. They are bringing out a book of my pieces under the umbrella of The London College of Music. As a self-taught, non-academic musician I'm honoured to now become 'legit' within the hallowed portals of the college with this new publication entitled GRADED GILTRAP. The title itself just makes me smile."<ref name="PRS" /></blockquote>

On 31 January 2018, Giltrap learnt the devastating news that Jamie, his son, had passed away suddenly after a short illness. He was not considered to be in danger and so this was very unexpected news. Jamie had followed in his father's footsteps with regard to a keen interest in music but his interests were of a very different genre. He had begun working as a DJ with dance music using the name DJ Tango. He was well respected and according to one source:
<blockquote>"changed the rave music scene and produced some amazing music, ... (helping to) shape and build the foundations for drum & bass in the days when Coventry was at the forefront of the best all-night rave clubs in the UK every weekend. Thousands traveled from all over the UK to queue for hours to get in. For those who had pleasure to know him or go to one of his sets, it was always a good night."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sandford|first=Elis|date=2018-02-06|title=Tributes paid to legendary Cov drum n bass pioneer DJ Tango|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/tributes-paid-legendary-coventry-drum-14253092|access-date=2020-11-22|website=CoventryLive|language=en}}</ref></blockquote>

In order to help overcome his grief, Giltrap threw himself into other projects. One most dear to his own heart was an album he was working on at the time of Jamie's passing. It had been conceived to help to raise funds for [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] in Birmingham where Giltrap himself had been treated. This was his way of saying thank you for the wonderful treatment he had received at the hospital and to the many friends he had made there. Entitled ''Heartsongs'', the album, a revised release of ''Shining Morn'', included his all-star version of "Heartsong". The album is available for purchase only through the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity|hospital charity]] and all proceeds are diverted towards cancer research. The story surrounding its production is detailed on Giltrap's website which includes a link to purchase a copy. The album is dedicated to Jamie's memory.

Another project which came to fruition around the time of Jamie's passing was the publication of Giltrap's authorised biography by Steve Pilkington.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steve Pilkington|url=https://www.facebook.com/steve.pilkington.77|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> The foreword was written by [[Del Newman]]. The book was published on 5 October 2018 and is dedicated to Jamie's memory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perilous Journey (Steve Pilkington) - Gordon Giltrap - Biography|url=https://giltrap.co.uk/cds/f/Biography/5073|access-date=2020-12-02|website=giltrap.co.uk|language=en-gb}}</ref>

During his years in the music business, Giltrap has attracted admiration from other celebrities, one such being [[Pete Townshend]] of [[the Who]]. Giltrap has always cited Townshend as being a strong influence on his guitar playing. In a 2019 interview, he stated:
<blockquote>"There truly is only one (person I'd like to collaborate with) and that has to be Pete Townshend, not just because he is cited as an influence on the way I play the guitar, but the power and eloquence of his creativity. He really is a towering genius within the annals of rock music and for me the Who were and still are the greatest rock band ever. I had the great pleasure of meeting Pete for the first time in 2017 and a more gracious and generous man you couldn't wish to be with. When I was going through serious health problems, he gifted me one of his [[Gibson J-200]] signature guitars, and we hadn't even met at that time. Brian May did a similar thing to help raise my spirits. I shall never forget both those acts of kindness."<ref name="PRS" /></blockquote>

To his delight, Giltrap and Townshend finally met at a Who concert in Birmingham's [[Arena Birmingham|Barclaycard Arena]] in 2017 and he was delighted to be asked to play on a Who album Townshend was working on. The piece he was asked to contribute to was entitled "She Rocked My World", and Giltrap travelled to Townshend's home to record it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/pete-recording-the-who-album/|title=Pete: Recording The Who Album|author=Brian Booth|website=Thewho.com|date=24 January 2019|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giltrap.co.uk/news/general/General_News/5132|title=February 2019 News Update - Gordon Giltrap|website=Giltrap.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> The resultant album, ''[[Who (album)|Who]]'', was released on 6 December 2019.

Giltrap has continued to tour the UK playing smaller, more intimate venues occasionally supported by [[Nicholas Hooper|Nick Hooper]] or Carrie Martin. He collaborated on two tracks from Martin's 2020 album ''Entity'': "Time after Time" and "White Kites".