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Billyboy

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 1 2004 12:31:12

Ron.M

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RE: Riqueni article page 3 (in reply to Billyboy)

Great article Dave,
Thanks! He's a pretty complicated guy isn't he?
Interesting that he said he was bored with the stuff he did in the past, but dissatisfied with the stuff he's doing now (then). Seems quite a candidate for a nervous breakdown of sorts really. Obviously a genius though.
Put's me in mind of Jim Opfer's post about how great players seem to have a sort of melancholia hanging over them as if the guitar is a love and a burden both at the same time.

By the way how did you get on in the Canaries? Were there any peñas or shows there, and did you get a chance to play your guitar?

cheers

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 1 2004 13:35:19

eslastra

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RE: Riqueni article page 3 (in reply to Billyboy)

Billyboy,

Thanks for sharing that article. Looks like he was already quite mature as an artist and person by age 19. What a dilemma for an artist to be in a place where there is both a lot of knowledge, but a lack of appreciation for the music. I recall his life took a real downturn about 10 years ago, but it looks like he's making a comeback. I have some videoclips of him back in his younger days and he was indeed a monster player.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 1 2004 17:32:38

Billyboy

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RE: Riqueni article page 3 (in reply to Ron.M)

To me Riquena is up there with the greats of composers for classical guitar, I was playing the Minera on the Hi fi , and a relation who was staying over came in and said what a beautifull piece of music, which it is, full of melancholy, frustration, hope, all in one piece of music, Genius he certainly is. As far as the Canaries, It was a nice break from the UK winter, also I find experiencing a different culture is as refreshing as the weather, never understood why people want to go to British pubs and eat fish and chips, when only away for a few weeks, anyway, as far as Flamenco it was non existent anywhere on the Island of Tenerife, I asked a local who was bit of an aficionado. There seems to be a slight anti Spain sentiment at the moment, as a large body of the population would like independence from Spain, self government etc, so anything Spanish, especially stereotypical Flamenco is frowned upon, and I got the distinct feeling that even the mention of it was a bit of an insult, but they probably thought I was just a typical Brit abroad. There is a very strong Canarian music scene, and I was fortunate to watch the final of a music festival competition. They play mandolins and guitars, with the mandolin playing tremolo melodies, the singing is a cross between Cuban with a slight flamenco twist, the costumes are odd, Trilby hats, waste coats, high boots, and the women wear straw hats, long red wide dresses, there seems to be a lot of Aztec influence in the music and attire, given its location that would understandable, also at the airport there were loads of CD's of local music, but no flamenco. They don’t know how lucky they are those Canarians living in that climate, me and Ron having to live in the frozen north.
Cheers
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 1 2004 19:53:53

Ron.M

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RE: Riqueni article page 3 (in reply to Billyboy)

Hi Dave,
I was thinking about your report on Tenerife and how the Canarios saw themselves as something apart from Spain. (Something also shared by the Basques, the Catalonians, Galicians etc).
For the past 5 or 6 years I have been holidaying in England and Wales and this year on visiting Chester I was surprised to see only the Cross of St. George flying outside the City Hall.
Not a Union Flag in sight anywhere!!
I sense a bit of a change coming over England these days.
Much more like the attitude of Scotland or Wales in feeling the need for an independant identity.

It's funny this devolution thing, when we are told that the future is a United Europe, something that we publicly appreciate is probably sensible economically, but everybody seems to dislike in private. LOL!
I wonder if the United States has similar suspicions and stereotypical attitudes to other states within the Union?
I know they have a deep distrust of all things "Federal".
(Well, from my limited experience there!)

cheers

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 3 2004 21:15:33

Billyboy

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RE: Riqueni article page 3 (in reply to Ron.M)

Yeh Ron, for the size of the US you never hear much about that sort of thing, although I seem to remember not so long ago California wanting to change the first language to Spanish, as a large part was nicked from Mexico a while back, Ive not done any research though so I'll keep my mouth shut on Historical matters.
Cheers
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 3 2004 23:53:40