This week I reinterpreted the music for "Rain", a rumba flamenco ditty from my Frontiers album (2007). Sometimes I wish I had the clarity of hindsight when I originally recorded these songs. I probably would have kept the arrangement simpler. When frontiers came out there were a large number of CDs returned because people complained there was a "problem" with the sound. On the original version I had included an old scratchy record sound under the intro. It only last for a few seconds, but that w

I performed “Alone” on my beloved Conde guitar at the Rose Theatre in Brampton Ontario in May 2012 for my PBS special the following year. I bought this guitar in Madrid years ago from the luthier himself. It is the stradivarius of flamenco guitars. There is something about its tone that is like no other guitar I’ve played. There’s an x-factor. It’s like coffee or tobacco if they could make a sound. - I hope you enjoy this too. I am really looking forward to sharing the experience of concerts wit

Premiered on June 25 2021 : It is with a certain sadness that I announce that this will be the last episode of "Love in the Time of Covid". I have loved making these videos and sharing them with you every week. But now I need to turn my attention to recording my next album. Thank you for your incredible love and support. I will certainly miss our Friday premieres, and the shout-outs from all over the world! You have given me something to focus on and look forward to through this awful pandemic.