There’s always a lot to think about when you start to plan a wedding, hence the often mentioned stress involved in producing a day that is supposed to be an enjoyable celebration!

One reason it can become a little hectic is timing. Most couples find out (thankfully, fro...

A few months ago, I was approached regarding becoming a 'preferred wedding musician' for Coventry City Council and felt more than a little proud to have my work in this area acknowledged as being reliable and of high quality.

During 3 decades of professional practice I'...

The 2016 wedding season has started in great style for me with a wedding event at Coventry Connexion!

This sports and leisure complex in Ryton on Dunsmore - just outside Coventry and off the A45 - hides away two superb Marquees plus a further two function rooms that ar...

Having paused in our Arts Council Tour tour after a very enjoyable performance at The Duchess Theatre, Nuestras Vivencias (Juan Casals Mendoza, Glenn David Phillips and myself, David Shepherd) will be continuing our journey in 2016.

Next up is our show in Abbots Bromley...

Friday 19th February is a special date for me as I will be performing guitar duets at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford with my earliest flamenco guitar teacher and longtime friend, Marcos.

This in itself is a privilege for me, but Marcos and I will also be sharing the stag...

Cafe Espanol in Hinckley, Warwickshire is a relatively recent enterprise set up by Julian and Sylvia Romero - a wonderful couple who have made Hinckley their home and bought a love of all things cultural to the cafe/restauraunt they now manage.

Cafe Espanol offers wond...

Last week I had the pleasure of performing once again with award winning Tabla artist, Juggy Rihal, at a social event for Coventry University.

Juggy and I have played at many weddings in and around Coventry and Warwickshire, and Juggy's Masterclass Entertainments compa...

Wayne Matthews (bass), Tony Shepherd (cajon) and myself are just back from a very enjoyable performance at Strays Of Newark - a lovely Jazz venue near Nottingham and in The Midlands.

On this occasion, we were playing our Latin, Jazz and Flamenco set and were able to air...

If you have read my previous blog regarding one of my flamenco projects newly released recordings, 'Nuestras Vivencias', you will know our new CD will be available soon and is already for sale online via the Nuestras Vivencias' website.

This week, we were flattered to...

Another well-established musical project that I have helped found is a duo/trio called 'Nuestras Vivencias' which, from it's early beginnings as a flamenco guitar duo with fellow guitarist Juan Casals Mendoza, has now blossomed into a very active trio including exper...