Liona Boyd Persona -1986 – Acoustic, Classical (vinyl)

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Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, CM, O.Ont (born 11 July 1949, London), is a classical guitarist often referred to as the First Lady of Guitar.

Early years

Boyd was born in London but grew up in Toronto.[1] Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her mother in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Her grandmother was from Linares, Spain, the birthplace of the father of the classical guitar, Andrs Segovia. During her family’s ocean voyage to Canada, she performed her first concert in a talent show on the ship. She played “Bluebells of Scotland” on a treble recorder.

When she was thirteen, she was given her first guitar, a Christmas present which her parents had bought in Spain seven years before.[2] She took lessons from Eli Kassner, Narciso Yepes, Alexandre Lagoya, Julian Bream, and Segovia.

Boyd graduated from the University of Toronto in 1972 with a degree in music

Label:FM FM 42120Format:Vinyl, LP, Album Country:CanadaReleased:1986Genre:Classical, Folk, World, & CountryStyle:Acoustic, Classical
perfect – bin # 80 / R12 / R59

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