London flamenco festival 2025

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Stu

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London flamenco festival 2025

Hi all,

Programme for 2025 is up.
Stand outs for me

Farruquito
Argentina
Mercedes ruiz w/ Santiago lara obvs.

I'll be going to at least one of those.

A way off yet, but always nice to catch up with folk in the bar so let me know if you fancy

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2025 10:42:24

xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

Ahh that's great. Sadly nothing that makes me immediately think I have to go. Too bad there are no solo guitar performances scheduled.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2025 11:27:23

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Yeah they usually have one don't they?

Maybe they will add one

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2025 12:43:07

Morante

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

quote:

Argentina

Muy poca flamenca

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2025 17:10:24

orsonw

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

For London guitar fans flamenco festival has put on a guitar programme at Kings Place.
Though you will have to tolerate some cante and baile.

Alejandro Hurtado with Inmaculada Salomón
Manuel Valencia with David Carpio and El Choro
Álvaro Martinete with Claudia La Debla

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/igf-flamenco-festival/

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 11:27:36

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

Cool.
Thanks orson.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 12:27:38

silddx

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

Thanks for this, Orson.

I have tickets for Manuel Valencia Trio on Friday 30 May. If anyone else is going let me know if you fancy meeting for a drinkie beforehand.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 13:16:36

xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

Finally a chance to see Alejandro Hurtado live! Thanks Orson!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 14:35:18

Morante

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

quote:

Though you will have to tolerate some cante and baile.

!Olé!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 16:44:11

silddx

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Morante)

Quite. I much prefer to have the cante and baile with the guitar live, I’m much less interested in solo guitar recital.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2025 17:48:28

mecmachin

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

quote:

Alejandro Hurtado with Inmaculada Salomón
Manuel Valencia with David Carpio and El Choro
Álvaro Martinete with Claudia La Debla [/quote

these are all excellet

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 7:22:25

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to silddx)

quote:

I have tickets for Manuel Valencia Trio on Friday 30 May. If anyone else is going let me know if you fancy meeting for a drinkie beforehand.

Ill be going. shame kings place is so stuffy

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 11:06:29

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Morante)

quote:

quote:

Though you will have to tolerate some cante and baile.

!Olé!

Ill take my ear plugs and blindfold for those bits

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 11:08:03

silddx

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

quote:

Ill be going. shame kings place is so stuffy

Air quality? or a bit straight-laced?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 12:58:23

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to silddx)

Haha. I meant straight laced....but it's kings cross so I'm guessing the air quality ain't great either.

Crowd is often non flamenco, classical, music snobs..... well it used to feel that way. I haven't been for a while

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 15:30:49

silddx

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

quote:

Haha. I meant straight laced....but it's kings cross so I'm guessing the air quality ain't great either.

Crowd is often non flamenco, classical, music snobs..... well it used to feel that way. I haven't been for a while

:)

I've never been, although I used to play in a rock and metal venue opposite called the Redeye, it's probably not there now. That was very, very far from straight-laced, but the air was extremely stuffy, and stank of fags, stale beer and sweaty leather.

Anyway, fancy a pint before the show?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2025 16:37:39

Stu

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to silddx)

quote:

I've never been, although I used to play in a rock and metal venue opposite called the Redeye, it's probably not there now. That was very, very far from straight-laced, but the air was extremely stuffy, and stank of fags, stale beer

yeah!, muy flamenco. they should have the gigs in that joint!

yeah ill have a pint beforehand. for sure!

Im gonna contact Manuel and see if hes about for a lesson or two too.... him teaching me obviously!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 1 2025 11:04:17

silddx

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to Stu)

quote:

yeah ill have a pint beforehand. for sure!

Cool, let's firm up where nearer the time.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2025 13:43:03

QueTal1234

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RE: London flamenco festival 2025 (in reply to orsonw)

Since I missed the II Festival de la Guitarra in Madrid this month, a celebration of Sabicas, I was looking forward to London's festival. I was planning on going until I realized that 2 of the 3 guitar events at King's Place were separated by more than a week! There was only one stand out in the Sadler's Wells lineup (too focused on experimental and ballet IMHO).

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 22 2025 16:09:13