The Tradition Continues
Friday, January 27, 2012 10:32An Interview with Celino Romero
by: Casey Pukl
It’s not every day that you get to interview a super jolly classical guitarist in the middle of a soccer field, but fortunately for me, yesterday was just that day! Los Romeros, also known as The Romeros, have been dubbed the “grand masters of the guitar” for good reason. Spanning generations, this legendary family of classical guitarists is still making waves world-wide. I had the chance to catch up with Celino Romero yesterday and get the scoop on what’s on the agenda for 2012 and beyond!
CP: What have you guys all been up to lately?
CR: We just finished off 2011 with The Romeros’ first Christmas recording for Deutsche Grammophon in Germany. We had a big tour in Germany, it was a great success, and it was really great to see the family. Christmas is really big, all the kids each play a song, and it’s really big for the Romero family. Finally we have a Christmas CD out there, and it was a great success, so we’re looking forward to our first concert of the year! Since that tour, we had a little break for the holidays, and now for 2012, we’ve got a whole month in Europe planned. We’re also heading to Asia, just non-stop. It’s special because we’re kicking off 2012 with Anthology as our first concert.
CP: Excellent!
CR: We couldn’t think of a better place to be than our hometown of San Diego, well at least Lito and my hometown. My father and Pepe of course consider Spain their hometown! (Laughs)
CP: (Laughs) It’s just a little further away.
CR: Exactly, but it’s going to be a really great start. We’re really happy with what we’ve done in 2011, and we’re happy to be going into 2012. The Christmas album was so special to us, and it’s a really nice thing to have in our collection. Read the rest of this entry »