Biography
Born in New Orleans, La. Bob Folse grew up loving music and was on
fire once he got his hands on a guitar at the age of 12.Originally
introduced to the guitar thru hymns sung in the Catholic school he
attended such as turn turn turn and kumbaya. In 1986 Folse was awarded a partial scholarship to attend Berklee
College of Music he graduated in 1990 with a degree in Film Scoring an
returned to new orleans.He scored 2 short films for the new orleans museum of art One on Folk art and the other on claude monet. In 1990 Folse won the Lousiana Jazz Comoposers grant and recorded several of his original Jazz Compositions.
Folse interest in Flamenco grew with the discovery of the Gypsy Kings which had a huge influence on his style.With a growing passion for the Spanish guitar , he attended master
classes with Gerardo Nunez, Pedro Cortes, Chuscales, and more Traveled
to Spain several times partially funded by local and regional arts
grants Folse honed his skills on Frenchman street in Orleans mostly at
the once famous Cafe Brasil nightly and was a stable part of the new
orleans music scene.
Arrived in Miami in 1998 to explore the scene and ended up staying
now over 20 yrs With a lot of this time spent playing in the South
Beach Miami Ocean Drive music scene in the late 90's which was a mecca
for nouveau flamenco guitarists, Folse developed a passionate and fiery
sound inspired by the Gipsy Guitarists and the latin rhythms that were
all around him.
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