BarkellWH -> RE: Newcomer (Jul. 19 2011 17:42:07)
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Welcome, Derek, I am 68 and have been learning and playing flamenco for six years. Started playuing guitar when I was 17, but never progressed beyond three-chord folk music over a 45 year stretch that included university studies, a stint in the U.S. Air Force, and a career in the U.S. diplomatic service. During that entire time, however, I loved flamenco. Finally, at the age of 62 I decided to learn to play. I am fortunate to live in Washington, DC, as Paco de Malaga, the doyenne of the Washington, DC flamenco community and the finest teacher one could have, lives there. Paco has been my teacher from the begining, and I have learned (and continue learning) not only the guitar, but also the history of flamenco and anecdotes involving various of the great flamenco guitarists. Flamenco is truly a life-long passion, whether one begins at the age of six or 60. Cheers, Bill
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