midlands flamenco - email: matthernandez@tiscali.co.uk for bookings or enquiries.
Main Stage Cox's Yard, Stratford, Warwickshire. Photo by Jo Taylor (See Top Friends)
MY STORY
Flamenco in the midlands...
My mother is of Latin origin & was born in Caracas, Venuzuela, South America. My father English.
.....Got sacked from my publishing job, got compensation for unfair dismissal & bought my first guitar with the cash! Studied electric Chicago Blues, went onto fingerstyle Missisippi Delta Blues then sold my house, gave away the furniture, bought a 1970 V.W. camper van (named 'Betty Blue') & headed for Spain for a 6 month tour of Andalucia, home of Flamenco... I returned to England 2 years later (my family were missing me!) with my little Spanish dog that found me - Nanu! Toured & busked every city in Andalucia after having met up with a friend (Spanish guitar's & Mandolin). After the three month tour settled in the beautiful mountain region of Granada...'The Sierra Nevada'. Studied Flamenco with a local in exchange for chopping wood, and also learned bits along the way from Gypsies & Spanish folk. I was often asked to play accompaniment while the local's would sing...Paco, a mountain goat shepherd with his gravelly heartfelt & often humourous voice & Jose who had a sweet voice with such emotional depth it would penetrate through your soul!
To the men and women whose soul shines through their eyes and whose heart is on their lips... Like a Solea
I live in the beautiful town of Warwick. I teach & perform Flamenco & Blues & also work 3 days a week with adults with learning difficulties & limited mobility. This is also very rewarding & allows me to practice music therapy too.
Me & mi perrito en San Pedro
Influences
Joaquin Cortes dancing to A Farucca from Carlos Saura's film 'Flamenco'
Lole y Manuel
Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vicente Amigo, Paco De Lucia, Camaron, Tomatito, Juan Habichuela etc, Peter Green, J.J. Cale, Clapton/Cream, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Missisippi John Hurt etc, Traffic, Beth Orton, everything to some degree for sure... & OF COURSE THESE FELLA'S & GALS... DIG !
Hey buddy...thanks for adding our new so-called band page!! Its still work in progress but feels good to be creating something new again. More songs..live versions...will be up soon! Take it easy..be well..see you saturday at the great western? cheers jayan..
hey Matt, hope your ok. just a quick message to say thank you for inviting me to play at your Acoustic night at Cox's Yard. i had such a great time. see you soon, lots of love Ellen x
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