Liona Boyd
Liona Boyd
Person from Canada
Genres: classical music, classical guitar, guitar, instrumental, acoustic guitar, Classical
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About Liona Boyd
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 completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Performance at the University of Toronto where she graduated with honours and won first prize in the Canadian National Music Competition (she now also has several honorary doctorates). After two years of private study with Alexandre Lagoya in Paris, Boyd returned to North America and recorded her first album for Boot/London Records. In 1986, she recorded the breakthrough album Persona, which was a mixture of Rock, New Age and Classical, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and guitarists David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton. Boyd dated Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau for eight years. She is nicknamed "The First Lady of the Guitar." In 1981, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
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Liona Boyd — Top 30 songs of 42
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Liona Boyd | Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, 'Moonlight' - 1. Adagio Sostenuto | ||
| Liona Boyd | Prelude on the Huron Carol | ||
| Liona Boyd | A Cannon For Christmas | ||
| Liona Boyd | Gymnopedie #1 | ||
| Liona Boyd | Tara's Theme | ||
| Liona Boyd | Christmas Through the Looking Glass | ||
| Liona Boyd | Liona Boyd | ||
| Liona Boyd | Liona Boyd | ||
| Liona Boyd | Recuerdo De La Halhambra | ||
| Liona Boyd | Las Alturas | ||
| Liona Boyd | Away In A Manger | ||
| Liona Boyd | What Child Is This? | ||
| Liona Boyd | Concerto In D (Adagio) | ||
| Liona Boyd | J.S. Bach: Air On A G String | ||
| Liona Boyd | Latin Lady | ||
| Liona Boyd | Chariots of Fire | ||
| Liona Boyd | Christmas Beyond The Sea | ||
| Liona Boyd | J.S. Bach: Sleepers Awake | ||
| Liona Boyd | If Only Love | ||
| Liona Boyd | Silent Night | ||
| Liona Boyd | Moonlight Sonata | ||
| Liona Boyd | María Elena | ||
| Liona Boyd | Hark The Hereld Angels Sing/Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant | ||
| Liona Boyd | Christmas Overture | ||
| Liona Boyd | Scarborough Fair | ||
| Liona Boyd | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) | ||
| Liona Boyd | T. Albinoni: Adagio For Guitar And Strings | ||
| Liona Boyd | Maria Elena [117m] | ||
| Liona Boyd | Momento Eterno | ||
| Liona Boyd | If Only Love [J3C] |