La Guitara: A Celebration of Women Guitarists featuring Patty Larkin, Muriel Anderson, Vicki Genfan

In a ground-breaking performance of women guitarists, La Guitara explores the contribution of women to the
evolution of modern guitar. Brain-child of guitarist/singer/songwriter Patty Larkin, this highly anticipated tour coincides with “La Guitara: Gender Bending Strings,” a compilation CD featuring 14 female guitarists of varied genres, released on Vanguard Records . Partial proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit “Guitars In The Classroom” a national music education program.

“The goal of La Guitara is to better define the contribution of women to the history of modern guitar,” explains Ms Larkin. “I have been asked repeatedly, Why are there no
great female guitar players? The answer is, There are. Demographics are changing as young girls and women take up the instrument with increasing dedication and commitment to technique and repertoire. It is my belief that women guitarists of the past played a part in the evolution of the instrument and that their story is largely untold. I also believe that there are women guitarists today who are actively changing our preconceptions about gender and guitar heroes. This project is dedicated to these artists, past and present, waiting to be discovered, needing to be heard.”