Nylon strings, solo
A Spanish guitarist for weddings, dinners and events.
A rumba under the first drink, a Malagueña as your guests sit down, and one hand keeping time on the body of the guitar. A Spanish guitarist is one musician on nylon strings, playing from a corner of a courtyard, the end of a long table or the landing of a staircase.
It books for a wedding ceremony and the hour after it, a dinner party for twenty, a milestone birthday, a corporate dinner, and a proposal or a toast that only needs an hour. When the night wants full flamenco, with bass, cajón and a set piece the crowd stops to watch, that’s Dirty Flamenco, the trio this booking is the solo version of.
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The set
The Spanish pieces, and the familiar songs.
A Malagueña, rumbas, a farruca, tangos, Entre dos Aguas: the pieces that sound like Spain even to guests who couldn’t name them. Around those sit familiar songs played on nylon strings in the same style, which is how Can’t Help Falling in Love ends up in a processional and a Beatles song ends up under dessert.
It’s instrumental, and the guitarist watches the guests, so a prelude stretches while people find their seats and a processional ends when the wedding party reaches the front. The set is built with you before the date, and if you want a song that isn't on it, let us know when you book and we can usually learn it.
For one musician on steel strings working blues, roots, jazz and the singer-songwriter catalog, book the solo guitarist. The wider covers list is on the repertoire page.
Occasions
Who books a Spanish guitarist.
- The wedding ceremony
- Prelude, processional, an interlude if the ceremony has a still moment in it, and the recessional, on nylon strings. It’s what a lot of couples are picturing when they want something warmer than a string quartet.
- The cocktail hour
- An hour of rumbas and familiar songs on a terrace, at a level two guests who have just met can talk across.
- The dinner party, and the milestone birthday
- Twenty around a long table, a courtyard or a backyard with the lights strung, with Spanish guitar under the whole meal, in Denver or up in the mountains.
- The corporate dinner
- A client dinner or a member event that wants one instrument to make the evening feel hosted.
- The single hour
- A proposal on a terrace, the toast at a sixtieth, or a surprise at the end of an anniversary dinner: one musician for one hour, on the same contract as a full night.
- Memorial services
- A service or a graveside on nylon strings, with the pieces the family chooses.
What live music costs across Colorado, size by size, is in the cost guide.
Video Clips
A farruca, a processional, and the verdiales.
Three pieces played live: a farruca at dinner volume, Can't Help Falling in Love at processional pace, and the Sabicas verdiales.
Spanish guitarist questions
Stage sizes and power for every size are on the technical page, written so you can hand your venue the link, and the questions every booking shares are on the full question list.
- What does a Spanish guitarist play?
- The pieces people mean when they say Spanish guitar, from a Malaguena to Entre dos Aguas, and familiar songs played in the same style. It's booked through Signet Artists in Denver.
- Is a Spanish guitarist the same as flamenco?
- It's the solo version of it. Flamenco is an art form of its own, played here by Dirty Flamenco as a trio of guitar, bass and cajon with a set piece in the evening. A Spanish guitarist is one musician on nylon strings doing the quieter job: a ceremony, a cocktail hour, a dinner.
- How loud is it?
- About as loud as a conversation at the next table. Indoors, nylon strings carry a prelude and a processional in most spaces with nothing plugged in at all. Outdoors, or where the officiant needs to be heard at the back, a small sound system on the same stand carries the guitar and a microphone, and the guitarist sets the level to the space.
- Who plays a Spanish guitar booking?
- A working Spanish guitarist from our roster, and we'll tell you who it is when you book. If you want a particular group by name, ask for Dirty Flamenco.
- Can a Spanish guitarist play a wedding ceremony outdoors?
- Yes. The site needs to be covered, level and dry with power run to it, and we agree a plan for moving indoors with you ahead of time.
- How much space does one Spanish guitarist need?
- A corner of about 6 by 4 feet, with one dedicated 20-amp circuit when the sound system is used, 45 minutes to set up and 30 to pack down.
Send us the date, and we'll bring a Spanish guitarist for the ceremony, the cocktail hour or dinner.
Live music for your event, from a solo musician to a full band, with sound support that’s the right size for the venue and a personal contact for the night.