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FLAMENCO IN THE UK

We would like to develop a list of all the main flamenco events that have taken place in the UK over the past few decades,. If you would like to add information or photos from your own records, then please contact us.

Go to:     1972-76     1977-81     1982-86     1987-92

1967

15 February: Pedro Soler (flamenco guitar recital) - Wigmore Hall, London
 

February: some BMG flamenco guitar articles by Peter Tottenham

April: Ivor Mairant's review of Pedro Soler's Wigmore Hall recital

Brian Myatt - Resident guitarist at the Troubadour Flamenco Club

'Resident guitarist at the Troubadour Flamenco Club (which has been a meeting place for those interested in flamenco for several years), Brian Myatt has the distinction of having been invited every year for the past five years to perform at the Seville Fair.

Mr. Myatt has been playing the guitar for a decade; flrst playing in the strict Tarrega method. At that time he had heard some flamenco but had no liking for it. After three years studying the guitar in the classical manner, he again heard some flamenco and found the strange Oriental sound fascinating. He searched for a teacher and was lucky enough to find a genuine enthusiast who taught him all he now knows.

Brian Myatt plays guitar solos but strongly prefers accompanying flamenco singers and dancers. He says for accompaniment the vital thing is to have a strong, firm sense of rhythm, or compás, as it is called in Spanish. He mentions there are some flamenco guitarists who would not be considered good players by classical guitarists but because they have such good compás, they are always sought after by flamenco dancers and singers.'
(See the original article)

Advertisement for the Troubadour Flamenco Club in BMG October 1967

27 October: Pepe Martinez (flamenco guitar recital) - Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, Cardiff

29 October: Pedro Soler (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

12 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Wigmore Hall, London

1968

January: Ivor Mairant's review of Paco Peña's Wigmore Hall recital

Advertisement for Paco Peña's Flamenco Guitar School in BMG January 1968

27 February: Pedro Soler (flamenco guitar recital) - Northcote Theatre, Exeter

9 April: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Wigmore Hall, London

May: from Peter Sensier's BMG article "Guitar Topics"

'... after a concert at Greenwich, we looked up another old friend, Gerald Howson, whose name will ring a bell with most serious flamenco enthusiasts.
In 1955 Gerald went to Spain - and in particular to Andalucía - to study flamenco at its source. His interesting, hilarious, and sometimes hair-raising experiences formed the basis of his book "The Flamencos of Cádiz Bay" which was published by Hutchinsons of London in 1965.

Being out of England when it was published, I had not read the book. Now I have. And how glad I am that I have.

"The Flamencos of Cádiz Bay" is, in my humble opinion, the best book yet written about flamenco. It is a completely unromantic book, but it is also a deeply, lovingly and delicatey observed book. Having read it, one begins to appreciate what the "dark art" of flamenco is all about.

No honest flamenco enthusiast can afford to be without this book. Any guitarist will find it enthralling; and I cannot imagine any folk enthusiast who would not find it utterly fascinating and very rewarding.

Circumstances have kept Gerald Howson away from actual guitar playing for some time, but I am delighted to learn that he will now have more time to devote to his beautiful 1924 Santos Hernández guitar, and to the mysteries of flamenco of which he has such an intímate and practical knowledge.'

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Advertisement for Paco Peña's QEH Recital in BMG October 1968

23 October: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

1 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, Cardiff

November: Ivor Mairant's review of Paco Peña's record

BMG November 1968

December: Paco Peña in BMG magazine December 1968

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1969

January: Sabicas in London - BMG article by Ivor Mairants

Advertisement for Philip John Lee lessons in BMG January 1969

15 January: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Fairfield Hall, Croydon

Advertisement for Pedro Soler's QEH Recital in BMG February 1969

6 February: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Colston Hall, Bristol

9 February: Pedro Soler (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Early reference to Philip John Lee in BMG April 1969

Flamenco Record Review in BMG Magazine May 1969

1 May: Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Eastbourne Congress Theatre

3 May Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Birmingham Town Hall

4 May: Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

6 May: Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Lees Cliff Hall, Folkestone

7 May: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - St Pancras Church, Euston Road, London

10 May: Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Brighton Festival

11 May: Sabicas (flamenco guitar recital) - Bournemouth Winter Gardens

June: Philip John Lee in BMG magazine June 1969

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3 September: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Fenton House, Hampstead, London

13 September: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Public Hall, Wallington, Surrey

19 September: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Hull University

21 October: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - City Hall, Sheffield

22 October: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool

4 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Lancaster University

21 November: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - City Hall, St Albans

25 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Oxford Guitar Society

27 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Warwick University

30 November: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

9 December: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Fairfield Hall, Croydon

22 December: Paco Peña (with Wimbledon girl singers) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

1970

20 January: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Purcell Room, London

1 February: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead

11 February: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea

6 March: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Empire Theatre, Sunderland

April: Article Carlos Montoya and the "Suite Flamenca" in BMG Magazine

April: Paco de Lucia in BMG magazine April 1970

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19 April: Pedro Soler (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

May: Paco Peña in BMG magazine May 1970

         Read the Cover artist interview

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Paco Peña's Farruca "La Tienta"

2 May Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Grand Hotel, Bristol

4 May: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

4-10 May: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Ashton Court, Bristol

7 May: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Lees Cliff Hall, Folkestone

12 May: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Imperial Hotel, Torquay

13 May: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - Guildhall, Portsmouth

20 May: Philip John Lee (flamenco guitar recital) - Holy Trinity Church, Kingsway, London

Ivor Mairants' review of Paco Peña in BMG magazine May 1970

7-28 June: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - La Houque Fouque, Guernsey, Channel Islands

25 June: Ian Davies (flamenco guitar recital) - De la Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Sussex

Philip John Lee Record Review in BMG magazine July 1970

3 July: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Bailis House, Slough

16 July: Juan Martin (flamenco guitar recital) - Wigmore Hall, London

28 July: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Guildhall, Portsmouth

1 August: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Queen's Hotel, Southsea

9 August: Delphine y Domingo (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - La Houque Fouque, Guernsey, Channel Islands

1971

Advertisement for Juan Martin's QEH Recital in BMG September 1971

25 September: Paco Peña (flamenco guitar recital) - Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

27 September - 2 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Sadler's Wells, London

6 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

9 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Guildhall, Cambridge

11 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Colston Hall, Bristol

12 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Town Hall, Birmingham

14 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - City Hall, Sheffield

16 October: Flamenco Puro (flamenco guitar, dance & song) - Leith Town Hall, Edinburgh

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