Greetings from North West England

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miss clarktree

Posts: 2
Joined: May 24 2014

Greetings from North West England

Hello everybody. I'm from a small town in North West England where nothing much happens, and in all the years I've lived here I've never heard any of any interest in flamenco. It was when I got unlimited broadband quite recently and had access to Youtube that my interest really took off. I've started learning with Juan Martin's El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra, and finding it a really enjoyable and helpful method. The Seguiriyas at the beginning is turning out to be a difficult one, and I'm working on keeping it going when I make a mistake, instead of slowing down at the difficult bits.

Looking forward to getting involved

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2014 19:35:54

Graham_B

Posts: 283
Joined: Jul. 10 2007
From: Leigh, Lancashire, UK

RE: Greetings from North West England (in reply to miss clarktree)

Welcome to the forum.
You don't mention which NW town you live in but there is some flamenco activity around, for example: http://www.flamencomanchester.com/

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2014 20:21:55

johnnefastis

Posts: 631
Joined: Jan. 10 2012

RE: Greetings from North West England (in reply to miss clarktree)

Hi, welcome,

As Graham mentioned there are quite a few guitarists and dancers around the North West. I could squeeze you into the
John Walsh workshop if you want. You would learn heaps more than from books.

Cheers

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2014 21:13:30

johnnefastis

Posts: 631
Joined: Jan. 10 2012

RE: Greetings from North West England (in reply to miss clarktree)

And Juan Martin is in Leeds in 2 weeks.

http://artstrinityleeds.co.uk/ai1ec_event/leed-flamenco-festival-friday-6th-june/?instance_id=16197

Cheers

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2014 21:18:38

miss clarktree

Posts: 2
Joined: May 24 2014

RE: Greetings from North West England (in reply to miss clarktree)

Thanks for the welcome, and the for the information.

Can't really commit myself to anything at the moment, but hope things are going to change in the near future. It would be a morale booster to meet others with the same interest, and an antidote to all the solitary hours of practising