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I have some of his cassettes. I recently bought a mini cassette player specifically to digitize a recording of a lesson I took from David Serva in the 90’s. I was pleased that I still remember and can play most of what was taught that day. I’ve been learning his accompaniment and falsetas from the incredible solea on Falo’s record Cante Gitano. Some great playing there. I’m going to see if I can find those old cassettes from Paco. I finished Paco’s book and enjoyed it a great deal. He writes quite a bit about George Peacock from San Francisco, a man I conversed with at least a dozen times. He never mentioned that he had studied flamenco, with Paco de Lucia no less. I never read about him performing anywhere and his obituary mentions him studying guitar building in Spain but nothing about him playing the guitar. I’m assuming that this is the same man who owned Peacock Music in SF.
I find myself becoming very nostalgic as I see fewer miles ahead than behind and Paco’s book describes a bygone era that brings those feelings to mind. I have a friend who is from Seville who plays well. He has an incredible flamenco sound. He also sings a bit. He just started playing in a dance school in Seville and will be auditioning to get into the conservatory in Cordoba. He wrote “ My driver’s license says I just turned 69 years of age but with the guitar in my hands I feel like a young man just beginning his journey”
I can’t express how inspirational that is to this 66 year old.
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Paco made a series of cassetes which were a great help to me when I was beginning.I used to play a fandangos solo based on his tapes with lots of tone changes which impressed the people: Cerro de Andévalo, Valverde del Camino, Santa Eulalia etc. He knew a lot and taught many people.
Would like to have the book, but will be hard to find in España
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