SAMUEL MOORE + MARK BODEN

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Hailed as “a fantastic flamenco guitarist” (BBC Radio 3) and honoured as a First Category prize-winner in the 2023 Manhattan International Music Competition, Samuel Moore is fast establishing himself as one of the leading flamenco musicians of his generation. Since 2007 he has performed in venues across the UK, Europe, and North America. Solo performance highlights include New York’s Carnegie Hall and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London.
When not on tour or recording, Samuel enjoys passing on his musical knowledge through teaching. He is the author of the ‘Flamenco Guitar Compás Essentials’ book series and teaches private students each week via his online music school.
Samuel learnt his craft as a one-to-one student of the world-renowned flamenco guitarists: Juan Martín, Grisha Goryachev and Dennis Koster. He has also attended workshops led by Paco Peña.
Samuel is an alumnus of Leeds Conservatoire, class of 2013.

Mark Boden has been playing the guitar for over 35 years, and teaching it for over 30 years in schools, privately and holding masterclasses. Having enjoyed a career playing in rock bands in the North East and wider region for over fifteen years he felt that it was time for a change.

Flamenco interested him for some years so he started to study it in a Flamenco school in Seville, Spain. He now performs his interpretations of Flamenco pieces, and compose Flamenco music with modern elements in it fusing Latin American, Jazz, Indian, Classical, Cuban, Blues and Rock.

Mark performs in the North East and North Yorkshire region in his group, Mark Boden's Flamenco con Fusion. Previously he has worked with 3 Flamenco dance teachers in Newcastle, York and Whitby, accompanying their classes and playing for their shows. Regularly he performs at music festivals which have included Musicport World Music Festival 2010, 2012, 2016, Stockton Riverside Festival 2010, 2024, World Fest, Middlesbrough Music Live, Acoustic Gathering, Roots North, Culture Shock Fest, Ingelton Festival and Classical Café to name a few, he organises his own solo events. Recently, he supported Tyketto frontman Danny Vaughn and was a featured artist performing at Sonic Arts Week. He has performed several times on BBC Radio Tees and Zetland FM.