Liona Boyd - Canada Toronto
Sunday March 04, 2012 @ Cornerstone Theatre
Liona Boyd, known as "The First Lady of the Guitar" has introduced millions around the world to the art of classical guitar through her concerts, television specials, and twenty two recordings, many of which have gone "Gold" and "Platinum".
Her grandmother came from Linares, the city in which Andres Segovia was born, and her father grew up in Bilbao, but Liona Maria Boyd was born in London, England. She came to Canada at age eight and gave her first "concert" on the treble recorder as part of the ocean liner's talent competition. At age thirteen she asked her parents for a guitar as a Christmas present. After hearing a concert by the great English guitarist, Julian Bream, Liona was determined to master the instrument. While still a teenager she took private lessons with Eli Kassner, Narcisco Yepes, Alirio Diaz, Julian Bream, and the legendary guitarist Andres Segovia who wrote "I predict that Liona will have a magnificent career."
After spending most of her life in Toronto, Canada Liona married John B. Simon and resided in Beverly Hills, California for fourteen years . After divorcing she relocated to Miami in 2004 and then to Connecticut in 2007. In July 2010 she returned to CA and now lives in Santa Monica. Universal Music Canada released a milestone CD called "Liona Boyd Sings Songs of Love"...with Srdjan Givoje, two voices and two guitars. It contains seventeen love songs including"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"and "Baby Maybe", her latest music video.
Universal also released a second very different CD by Liona Boyd and Peter Bond called "Seven Journeys, music for the soul and the imagination" It has been described as "Vangelis meets Enya meets Morricone."
After a six year absence from the stage due to Musician's Focal Dystonia. Liona reinvented herself as a singer/songwriter and resumed touring in May of 2010 with a program of love songs, instrumental duets and arrangements of popular songs from the 60's and 70's in which she sings and plays guitar. In these concerts she is accompanied by her musical duo partner Srdjan Givoje.
Liona wrote "Music contributes profoundly to the richness and beauty of our life experience. I feel so fortunate to be able to share this wonderful international language with people around the world."
Liona Boyd, known as "The First Lady of the Guitar" has introduced millions around the world to the art of classical guitar through her concerts, television specials, and twenty two recordings, many of which have gone "Gold" and "Platinum".
Her grandmother came from Linares, the city in which Andres Segovia was born, and her father grew up in Bilbao, but Liona Maria Boyd was born in London, England. She came to Canada at age eight and gave her first "concert" on the treble recorder as part of the ocean liner's talent competition. At age thirteen she asked her parents for a guitar as a Christmas present. After hearing a concert by the great English guitarist, Julian Bream, Liona was determined to master the instrument. While still a teenager she took private lessons with Eli Kassner, Narcisco Yepes, Alirio Diaz, Julian Bream, and the legendary guitarist Andres Segovia who wrote "I predict that Liona will have a magnificent career."
After spending most of her life in Toronto, Canada Liona married John B. Simon and resided in Beverly Hills, California for fourteen years . After divorcing she relocated to Miami in 2004 and then to Connecticut in 2007. In July 2010 she returned to CA and now lives in Santa Monica. Universal Music Canada released a milestone CD called "Liona Boyd Sings Songs of Love"...with Srdjan Givoje, two voices and two guitars. It contains seventeen love songs including"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"and "Baby Maybe", her latest music video.
Universal also released a second very different CD by Liona Boyd and Peter Bond called "Seven Journeys, music for the soul and the imagination" It has been described as "Vangelis meets Enya meets Morricone."
After a six year absence from the stage due to Musician's Focal Dystonia. Liona reinvented herself as a singer/songwriter and resumed touring in May of 2010 with a program of love songs, instrumental duets and arrangements of popular songs from the 60's and 70's in which she sings and plays guitar. In these concerts she is accompanied by her musical duo partner Srdjan Givoje.
Liona wrote "Music contributes profoundly to the richness and beauty of our life experience. I feel so fortunate to be able to share this wonderful international language with people around the world."
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