2025
AL#156 p.38               
Federico Sheppard                                                                                           

▪ The life of Agustín Barrios is a remarkable story indeed, one worthy of an epic poem, a larger-than-life bronze statue, a broadway show, or some such cultural monument. It would not only be a recognition of his acheivements as a performer and composer which, according to Federico Sheppard, shaped the modern world of classical guitar music and lutherie, but also of the personal struggle to take his place as the artist he was by his own definition, and not as the predjudiced eyes of others saw him. From his 2023 GAL Convention lecture. Mentions meteorites, tool steel, health hazards, Paraguay, plastic surgery, Guarani people, Mangoré, C.F. Martin I, Nazi regime, Antonio De Torres, Francisco Lopez Montoro, José Romanillos, Domingo Esteso, Manuel Ramírez, José Ramírez I, Simplicio, Andrés Segovia, Geza Burghardt, Gustavo Sosa Escalada, Martin Gil.