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Hi guys,

As a french man, I have few reasons wanting to go in London : Trafalgar square, Waterloo station, Twickenham, what else but monuments dedicated to the victory of Evil over Good ?
But my point is that I found ONE reason, I want to watch this guy live : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJHX5yaumA

Do londoners know if I have any chance to see/hear him somewhere downtown ?
Any thoughts about the way he plays the guitar ?
That piece of music is so good too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfizE0AMTwc

That's Oxford circus - about 10-15 mins walk from Trafalgar Sq

ok thanks.
Do you go there and around often ?
Have you seen this guy already ?
It seems he used to play around but I don't know if he's still there, in London.
I'm ready to have a weekend in London if he plays in some bar/pub.

That is indeed Oxford Circus. Google suggests you could email this address..: info@miguelmontalban.com

...and find out where he's due to play.

Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

message #2527204 wrote:Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

Stalker ?
I'm just a fan !
Did you try a little playing the guitar ?
What the guy is doing is incredible. There are few artists left in music, everything is about electronics nowadays.
Not my fault if you don't have time for useless things, because they are the most important things.

maxime wrote:

message #2527204 wrote:Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

Stalker ?
I'm just a fan !
Did you try a little playing the guitar ?
What the guy is doing is incredible. There are few artists left in music, everything is about electronics nowadays.
Not my fault if you don't have time for useless things, because they are the most important things.

He's joking.

But honestly it seems Miguel Montalban is his name. Unfortunately (there are pros and cons) you now need a licence to perform in public areas here.

If you get no reply from the artist's address (above) email Transport for London, who hold all the licence info and addresses.

Tim. wrote:

maxime wrote:

message #2527204 wrote:Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

Stalker ?
I'm just a fan !
Did you try a little playing the guitar ?
What the guy is doing is incredible. There are few artists left in music, everything is about electronics nowadays.
Not my fault if you don't have time for useless things, because they are the most important things.

He's joking.

But honestly it seems Miguel Montalban is his name. Unfortunately (there are pros and cons) you now need a licence to perform in public areas here.

If you get no reply from the artist's address (above) email Transport for London, who hold all the licence info and addresses.

Thanks Tim,
yes I know the guy's name, but I can't find his schedule on the internet, or even if he has one.
I'll try what you propose !

I didn' get he was joking, but maybe he didn't taste my sense of humor in the initial post.
Not easy to joke in a non native langage. Why don't you all speak french ? The world would be easier...

maxime wrote:

Tim. wrote:

maxime wrote:

message #2527204 wrote:Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

Stalker ?
I'm just a fan !
Did you try a little playing the guitar ?
What the guy is doing is incredible. There are few artists left in music, everything is about electronics nowadays.
Not my fault if you don't have time for useless things, because they are the most important things.

He's joking.

But honestly it seems Miguel Montalban is his name. Unfortunately (there are pros and cons) you now need a licence to perform in public areas here.

If you get no reply from the artist's address (above) email Transport for London, who hold all the licence info and addresses.

Thanks Tim,
yes I know the guy's name, but I can't find his schedule on the internet, or even if he has one.
I'll try what you propose !

I didn' get he was joking, but maybe he didn't taste my sense of humor in the initial post.
Not easy to joke in a non native langage. Why don't you all speak french ? The world would be easier...

I do.

maxime wrote:

Tim. wrote:

maxime wrote:

message #2527204 wrote:Don't feed the stalker, dude. Could end badly.

Stalker ?
I'm just a fan !
Did you try a little playing the guitar ?
What the guy is doing is incredible. There are few artists left in music, everything is about electronics nowadays.
Not my fault if you don't have time for useless things, because they are the most important things.

He's joking.

But honestly it seems Miguel Montalban is his name. Unfortunately (there are pros and cons) you now need a licence to perform in public areas here.

If you get no reply from the artist's address (above) email Transport for London, who hold all the licence info and addresses.

Thanks Tim,
yes I know the guy's name, but I can't find his schedule on the internet, or even if he has one.
I'll try what you propose !

I didn' get he was joking, but maybe he didn't taste my sense of humor in the initial post.
Not easy to joke in a non native langage. Why don't you all speak french ? The world would be easier...

I get you. Lived in France a few years myself.

Keep your eyes open for this guy too, he's a froggie, Danial Jeanrenaud:
The article mentions he arrived in London in 1997. I got to know him shortly after that. I was a regular from 1992 in the kebab shop that is mentioned, The Marathon.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/dp9z ... ckstar-290


And putting it out there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRL78q3BihA

Leinster in London wrote:Keep your eyes open for this guy too, he's a froggie, Danial Jeanrenaud:
The article mentions he arrived in London in 1997. I got to know him shortly after that. I was a regular from 1992 in the kebab shop that is mentioned, The Marathon.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/dp9z ... ckstar-290


And putting it out there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRL78q3BihA

Never heard about him before. What a life he had !
I'll keep him in the scope (do you say that in english?) and look for further recordings.
thanks mate

Some sensational guitar work but the tempo was too high - it sounded pushed.

Gospel wrote:Some sensational guitar work but the tempo was too high - it sounded pushed.

Yeah, I know what you mean. The first time I heard it, I thought the same : excellent but too quick, too many notes.
But after some replays, I now feel directly the way the guy feels and express that melody and make it his own one, and I find it fascinating because his finger skills are really rare.
Hard to express this in english, even in french.
Sultan of swing has always been on my short list of best songs ever, and Montalban gave to me a complete different perception of it, maybe more accurate, or sensitive.
And the way he builds the melody back, after the "pause" is just..wow

Can't wait for the day we finally leave the EUSSR and get to deport immigrant scum like this guy.