Independent Recording Artist/Flamenco Guitarist Lliam Christy. Lliam is a great compliment to your special event.
What music do I play? Traditional Flamenco, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Classical, Originals, Tango, Bossa Nova
I'm also an Accompanist for Singers in numerous styles.
Check out Lliam's youtube channel, Search Lliam Christy
Soundcloud page for 2 CD's, Search Lliam Christy Music
Upcoming: November 9th, 2022 at The Sheldon Concert Hall with Grisha Goryachev
Tickets available here: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/performances/grisha-goryachev
Recent highlights, In addition to regional weddings and special events Lliam performed at:
Blue Strawberry Concert Venue June 23rd, 2022 (The Reventones Guitar Duo)
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage Nov 6th 2019 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHVeiIRgrySa8jYTn_d3Txw
Live television in Tbilisi, Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0D2VBJ8D6I
Live Radio broadcast Tbilisi, Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27RyFcDhBZU&fbclid=IwAR0Y3yuVJVT6u3HNs5wbeAS7fI6DrQd_FLdpaY03DCQjN8sDkrJkGkwViN8
Art Geni Festival Tbilisi, Georgia July 2018
Featured performer in 1st Place Award production of Man of La Mancha Cuesta College. receiving 9 Awards from Kennedy Center 2018 American College Theater Festival
As a producer; Release of Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts under the name Barbary Saints. It's a unique international mash-up of styles; Cuban, Flamenco, Hip Hop, Soul.
November 2015 St Louis Magazine write-up. Search "soft rock duende"
https://www.stlmag.com/culture/music/soft-rock-duende/
More old promo info from long ago;
For Traditional Flamenco e.g. Bulerias, Solea, Tangos, Alegrias, Alborea, Sevillanas, Rumba, Granaina, Fandangos, Verdiales and more, Lliam will make your event unique and captivating! In addition to Traditional Flamenco, Lliam performs a variety of Spanish Classical, Bossa Nova, Gipsy Kings, Latin, Argentine Tango. Lliam is known for his beautiful inventive original compositions and passionate performances.
With years of experience, Lliam has performed regionally, nationally ad Internationally for Festivals, Weddings, Corporate Events, Universities, Restaurants & Night Clubs. Lliam is the musical director of Los Flamencos and a founding member of The Reventones guitar duo. Additional musicians such as a singer, dancer and percussionist can be added by request. Please contact to discuss a detailed outline for your event.
After living in Madrid for 6 months in the winter/spring of 2013 Lliam has been based out of Los Angeles. This has brought about some great new projects and collaborations including; Accompanying Pop singer Pia Toscano (American Idol), Morrocan Roll (a Flamenco/ Middle Eastern fusion), SEiX (A gypsy/fusion group with Ursula Knudson and Fabrice Martinez of Fishtank Ensemble), of course The Reventones, and occasionally playing with Cuban Maestro Lazaro Galarraga in Sitara Son.
Winter/Spring of 2014 has been busy with recording and a recent tour to San Francisco and the Lake Tahoe/ Reno area.
Two performances with Pia Toscano from American Idol in Washington DC in Sept, and Oct. 11th. One was at The Italian Embassy the other was at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Summer 2013; Touring in Across the US and California as a soloist and with Cuban Maestro Lazaro Galarraga and Sitarason.
Lliam performed with the Upstream Theater production of "Blood Wedding" by Lorca . The shows ran from October 7th -23rd 2011.
Oct 4th 2011. Lliam performed a private fundraiser for President of the United States
Dirty: Flamenco guitarist Lliam Christy staves off perfection
By Roy Kasten Thursday, Oct 27 2011
As 60 or so patrons file into the black-box theater at the Kranzberg Arts Center, a guitar player sits in the corner in the dark, a foot on the stage, a foot on the floor, tapping lightly to the rhythm. The night's production is Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding, a mythic play of soul-consuming passion, betrayal and violent retribution. The score is performed by flamenco guitarist Lliam Christy.
As musical director for full-on flamenco performance troupe Los Flamencos and co-leader of the Reventones, a Latin guitar group featuring Los Angeles-based guitarist and singer Jon-Oliver Knight, Christy has become the central figure in flamenco in St. Louis. Earlier this year, the Reventones released its second album, Dirty It, a collection of rumba and flamenco guitar pieces — augmented by light percussion, palmas, violin and voices — some written by Christy, some drawn from the classical and folkloric traditions. The music is at once lively and dense, playful and meticulous. It's gypsy music with a distinctively St. Louis back-story. etc...