Category Archives: Festival de Jerez

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Festival de Jerez 2019

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It’s that time of year again and the Programme for the twenty-third Festival de Jerez has been released ( you can find the programme of performances here FestivaldeJerez2019 or on the Festival web-site ). Festival 2019 runs from the 22nd February … Continue reading

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2018 Festival Round-up

Rain. That’s one lasting impression of this year’s Festival, as the official video below shows.  But it didn’t hamper our enjoyment, indeed, aside from driving us indoors – to see some rather lovely art (see Festival Art 2018) – we … Continue reading

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Voice of the Earth

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At Sala Paul on that wet and windy Wednesday night it all felt a bit like a party. There were foreigners in the audience, but lots of Spanish, locals, too. We were all there to see Jerezano David Carpio, singing … Continue reading

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Dancing to Different Tunes

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Sometimes it’s instructive to go back to where a tradition comes from so as to really appreciate just how innovative recent developments are. Santiago Lara did that to great effect on the middle Saturday of the 2018 Festival de Jerez, … Continue reading

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The Guitar in Time

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A guitar must be ‘in time’ with the music, particularly so with the fluid, changing rhythms of flamenco, but this is a punning title too. Only someone supremely skilled and confident in their own ability would present a set which summoned … Continue reading