🎸 Christian Laborde
Fingerpicking Master and Composer
Christian Laborde, fingerpicking master
🎯 Fingerpicking Virtuoso
Christian Laborde embodies the excellence of French fingerpicking. Trained at the National Conservatory of Toulouse, he has developed a unique approach blending classical rigor and modern creativity, becoming an international reference in the art of fingerstyle guitar.
🎓 Training and Professional Beginnings
🎓 1973-1978: Classical Training
Classical Guitar studies at the National Conservatory of Toulouse.
🏫 1979-1988: Teaching
Teaches guitar in various structures in AGEN (music schools: Le Passage, Bon-Encontre, Centre Culturel d'Agen).
🎯 Since 1990: Fingerpicking Specialization
Conducts numerous 'Finger Picking' guitar workshops (International Guitar Festival of Cannes, Issoudun Convention, Orthez Workshop...).
🎤 Stage Career
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Performs on numerous national and international stages:
🇫🇷 National Stages
Printemps de Bourges, National Convention of Issoudun
🌍 International Tours
Turkey and United States ('Chet Atkins Appreciation Society' Convention in Nashville)
👥 Duo "SoHam"
With singer Dalila: opening act for Francis Cabrel (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées), Alain Souchon, Alain Chamfort, at the "Midem" in Cannes, at the Francofolies de La Rochelle, at the World Day of Francophonie in London
✍️ Artistic and Educational Activities
📰 Musical Journalism
Has been writing the "Marteau Picker" column (specialized in Finger Picking) in the monthly "Guitarist-Magazine" since 1997.
🎭 Compositions for Shows
As a composer, creates music for various shows (ballet "Les Assis", "Triangle" for Jordi Barre), co-signs the music for the musical comedy "Moon-clar Blues" with Roger Louret and writes the music for films "Furtif" for the series Histoires Naturelles -TF1 and Pyrénées Vie Sauvage.
— Simon BOUR
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Christian Laborde represents the educational and artistic excellence of French fingerpicking. Join Guitar Pickers Association to discover this virtuoso technique and share the passion for acoustic guitar.