Glenn Sharp
Manchester based Glenn has been playing the flamenco and traditional Spanish guitar for 25 years now. His set includes improvised flamenco and classical guitar music, perfect for themed events or background music at private functions and weddings.
Price from £294 + travel
Set List / Repertoire
Popular Music:
Angie
Autumn Leaves
Blackbird
Diamonds and Rust
Kathy's Song
Scarborough Fair
Songbird
Youv'e got a Friend
Shape of my Heart
Hallelujah
Fields of Gold
Can't help falling in love with you
Improvised:
Solea
Granadina
Taranta
Seguiriya
Buleria
Alegria
Tientos
Guajira
Farruca de Candela
Peteneras
Solea por buleria
Buleria (Am)
Buleria (Em)
Farruca
Tientos de Candela
Buleria de Imogen
Columbiana
Pieces:
Curvas
El primero Fandango
Romanza
Rumba de Bernado
La guitarra vieja (farruca)
Cancion Pampeana
Moorish Dance
Dance of the Miller
Pamplona
Arisqueando
Malaguena
Orient
Danse Espagnole
El Vito
Fandanguillo
Fandangos (Juan Grecos)
Andalusian dance (Tarrega)
Alegria
Seguiriya
Rumores de la caleta
Seguidillas
Danse
Bolero
El Testamen de N’amelia
Homenaje (Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy)
Evocacion (Jose Luis Merlin)
Seguiriyas de Montoya
El Mirador
Fandango (Luis Maravilla)
Fandango (Vincent Lindsey-Clark)
Alegrias por Rosas
Peteneras
Farruca
Guajiras
Additional Classical:
Music by Sor, Catalyud, Giuliani, Mertz, Carcassi and many more
Traditional Wedding:
Bridal March
Joy of Man’s Desiring
Wedding March
Pachebels Canon in D
Gymnopedie No1
Alternative Wedding music:
Alegria
Guajira
Seguidillas
Danse
Other music available by special request
Full Biography
Glenn is a highly sought after flamenco and Spanish guitarist. He is a very experienced solo performer and has worked extensively in the European world music scene for over 20 years. He is also an in demand recording artist, producer and composer with recent work including Grammy nominated and Ivor Novello winning projects. As well as flamenco guitar, he plays many other instruments including Arabic oud and Turkish saz.
He plays a mixture of improvised flamenco and traditional Spanish classical guitar which is perfect for themed events, weddings, private parties and corporate events. His solo guitar performances are spellbinding and offer everything from soothing Spanish classical to fast and fiery flamenco. He brings passion and flair to his music which combines traditional falsetas with his own technically excellent improvisations.
Additional flamenco musicians available on request.
Solo Arabic oud music also available.
‘Glenn Sharp is a world class artist’ – world music network
‘Glenn's playing is sometimes beautiful, sometimes fiery and brutal’ – streets ahead
He has performed worldwide with musicians including Nitin Sawhney, Nizar Rohana, Natalia Garcia Huidobro, Hossam Ramzy, Gloria Lopez-Castejon, Chico Pere, Guy Schalom and Araceli Garcia. He has studied with flamenco guitarists including Juan Martin, Paco Peña and Francisco Morales. Glenn is the guitarist and producer of Calaita Flamenco Son as well as guitarist for numerous other bands.
Clients:
Harvey Nicols, Manchester United Ltd, RIBA, DSG International, Starbucks, Manchester City FC, Astellas Pharma, Royal College of Nursing, Royal Exchange Theatre, Band on the Wall.
Performances include:
WOMAD Festival, The Big Chill, The Bridgewater Hall, Bestival, New Morning (Paris), Sala Maladar (Seville), Gasteig (Munich), The Royal Exchange Theatre, Musicport Festival, Kleztival (Brazil). Lanjaron Festival (Spain), The Howard Assembly Room, The Royal Conservatoire (Glasgow), Cecil Sharp House, Sfat Festival (Israel), Teatro Avenida (Portugal), Tunnel Sahne (Istanbul), Klezmer Festival (Germany).
Lineup
Default lineup: 1 performer
1 flamenco guitar
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Price from £294 + travel from Greater Manchester
Based on 1 person performing 2 x 45 minute sets
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Glenn Sharp - great musician and nice guy
Michael booked Glenn Sharp for their Wedding in Cumbria
“Glenn is a very nice person who put in a lot of effort to make our day special. He learnt some important songs for us and played them perfectly. Nothing was too much trouble for him. We strongly recommend him for your special day.”
Glenn was excellent and created a fantastic atmosphere for our 40th wedding anni...
Bill C booked Glenn Sharp for their event in Lancashire
“Glenn arrived in good time to be set up for our 40th Wedding Anniversary event, even though we had experienced severe flooding in the Ribble Valley area. Glenn created a wonderful atmosphere, every one of our guests payed compliments to his wonderful guitar prowess, even the Hotel Management wanted to know how we had come to find him. Look out Glenn, more bookings will follow.”
A brilliant (and adaptable!) guitarist
REBECCA B booked Glenn Sharp for their Wedding in North Yorkshire
“Glenn performed at our ceremony almost two weeks ago. He was brilliant, and very accommodating of the (strict) regulations our historical venue had about amplified sound, which we were very appreciative of! I would thoroughly recommend Glenn for your special event. Thank you!”
Glenn Sharp - an amazing guitarist!
Jenny C booked Glenn Sharp for their event in Greater Manchester
“Glen Sharp is an amazing guitarist and we would certainly book him again if we need a guitarist in the future. We had asked him to provide background music during the buffet and he did that perfectly, creating a wonderful atmosphere. He was very professional but also friendly and accomodating. He seemed happy to do so when we asked him if he could fit in his break time to suit our needs (things were running a bit late). Our guests were also suitably impressed by him and were asking me how I had found such a brilliant artist.”
Visitors gave the guitarist a standing ovation
Liverpool M booked Glenn Sharp for their event
“I wanted to reiterate my thanks to both the guitarist and dancer for a fantastic performances at the Gallery today. They were both absolutely superb and received excellent feedback from visitors and staff alike. Around 670 visitors watched the performances which are some of the highest visitor figures we’ve had for a music and dance performance. Visitors gave the guitarist a standing ovation after his one hour solo set which I’ve never seen in the Gallery. Some visitors sat in front row seats from 12:30 - 3:30pm just to get the best view! Thanks for your help with facilitating these performances. We’re very much looking forward to his return to the Gallery on the 20th August”
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