Mark2 -> RE: Flamenco down the aisle! (Sep. 12 2017 16:14:32)
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I've done it dozens of times over the years and I think the best piece for the walk is romance. It's easy to play, and the two sections can be repeated as needed for the different amount of time it takes the wedding party to make it to the alter. For the recessional I usually do Guajiras, which has an uplifting feel suitable for the moment. I have played so many weddings I never want to go to another one unless it's for my daughters and I won't be playing at those. Once a guy called me about his wedding, saying he was really particular, and that he had interviewed several flamenco guitarists about playing his ceremony. I told him to come over my house and I'd play a few things and he could decide. He choose the romance and asked how much it would cost. The gig was 15 minutes but an hour or so drive from my house. I told him $700.00 and he said that was way more than any of the other guys quoted. I told him the music was free. You are here in my house, and I'm playing for free. The 700. was for me to leave my house, drive to his wedding, show up on time, appropriately dressed, and play the piece perfectly. The guy understood and pulled out his checkbook. The day of the gig, it turned out the drive was longer than I thought, and I was almost late. I'm driving thinking, after all that BS I spewed I'm gonna blow it. But I didn't-got there ten minutes before the ceremony and the gig lasted another ten minutes.
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