Liona boyd biography book

  • Liona's autobiography weaves a fascinating and wonderful history of her upbringing, adventures, and dedication to the mastery of her musical instrument, the.
  • Liona Boyd is a writer who has published three books including a best selling autobiography and a new children's book.
  • Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, OC, OOnt is a Canadian classical guitarist often referred to as the 'First Lady of the Guitar'.

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    BOOKS 

    Liona Boyd is a writer who has published three books including a best selling autobiography and a new children’s book.

    The Cat Who Played Guitar

    Liona is has released her first children’s book!

    The Cat Who Played Guitar is a charming and humorous story about a beautiful cat who is determined to play the classical guitar like his owner, Liona. Written in rhyming poetry, the story was inspired by Liona’s playful real-life cat, Muffin, who lived to be almost twenty. This whimsical story teaches kids that nothing in life comes without tremendous focus and effort.

    Muffin often used to sit beside Liona, listening to her composing and practicing on her guitar. He loved to run around her music room, playing with her old guitar strings or jumping inside her guitar cases. When Liona returned from her frequent international trips, Muffin would be waiting by the door to greet her. In the ‘90s Liona acquired a miniature guitar in Spain that sparked the idea to write a fable in which Muffin would learn to play it. She asked her dress designer to sew a tiny tuxedo and Muffin was enticed to pose on stage by dangling shrimp above his head. The resulting photo led to the fantastical illustrations for the book, painted in watercolours by award-winning illustrator Laura

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    In My Own Key: My Life in Love and Music

    June 4,
    I first heard Liona Boyd play back in / when she was touring with Gordon Lightfoot and was my first introduction to classical guitar music--which I now go out of my way to listen to if offered in my area. I enjoyed the first section of the book about her childhood and growing interest in music. But I have to say, I found a lot of the book to be a disappointment. Too much of it felt like I was reading the old Hollywood reporters like Hedda Hopper, gushing about who she saw, talked to, sat next to, etc. In other words, a lot of name dropping of famous people, and in my opinion not enough about the music except sort of in passing and as the reason she could name drop. Quite different from Bruce Springsteen's memoir which really was all about the music even though I am sure he could name drop with the best of them!
    Appreciate my local library for getting this through interlibrary loan though.

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    Liona Boyd

    Musical artist

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    Early years

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    Performing

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