Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-07-11
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Liona Boyd 2-Book Bundle
- No Remedy for Love
- Favorite Solos for Classical Guitar
- Folksongs for Classical Guitar/Order No 00699077)
- A Guitar for Christmas
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Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, was born in London, England on July 11, 1949, but moved to Canada at the age of eight. At fourteen she asked her parents for a guitar as a Christmas present. After hearing a concert by the English guitarist, Julian Bream, Boyd was determined to master the instrument. While still a teenager she took private lessons with Eli Kassner, Narciso Yepes, Alirio Diaz, Julian Bream, and legendary guitarist Andrés Segovia. Boyd <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Liona+Boyd">Rea
Key dates
- Born
- 11 July 1949
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leona
- Family name
- Boyd
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- London
- Educated at
- University of Toronto
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
Connections
Categories
1949 birthsBLP articles lacking sources from May 2014Canadian classical guitaristsCanadian people of Spanish descentCanadian women classical musiciansCanadian women guitaristsColumbia Records artistsEnglish emigrants to CanadaJuno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winnersLiving peopleLondon Records artistsMembers of the Order of Canada