Anna,
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Let me know how long you plan to stay in BA and I can look for a good teacher for you. Also tell me if you want personal lessons or a group class. I´ll be happy to meet you. By the way, Antigua Casa Nuñez is excellent, but, for these low local prices, you may prefer to buy direct from a famous luthier if you can wait.

RMan
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Living and earning money in Argentina is no good business. Culture, everything you may think of, but money .. you will earn much more as a waiter in USA. Except if you want to STAY here. In that event your low earnings will be more or less balanced by the low prices and you could fall in love with the country as many Americans and Europeans did. If you really want to try, I can find contacts for you in the country blues field, and they in turn could connect you to bluegrass musicians, but I think you would be the only one and would become famous in a week.

Kat
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Tell your friend to call me next time !

Sorefingers
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Certainly, hostels are very good but beware of the "for export" class. They know that tourists find everything cheap, and will give you beautifully painted and decorated recycled rooms with no private bathroom and will charge as much as any good hotel out of the downtown. For 50 pesos (17 dollars) there are many good hotels !

McGrath
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Yes, it seems that this rating refers mainly to "the destination of the moment", may be the year. Argentina is being just discovered by the world tourist because of the low prices, safety, cultural life and diversity of climates and leisure places.











Bev & Jerry,
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He he he ! I´ve SUNG in that Opera House many times and wil sing again soon.
"spend on dinner was $50 for three including wine and dessert." - oh, you went to a fine restaurant indeed ! In a small family restaurant you would have paid $25 for the same quality. These is one of the many good things Argentina has to offer.

I did post to that thread, just below your last post, this was my message:
Subject: RE: Folk Music in Buenos Aires
From: Escamillo - PM
Date: 25 Oct 05 - 06:15 AM

Hi, there! I´m so happy to see that some Mudcatters will be visiting us. Thanks Kat for your PM.

The world is so small.. My office is located just on the second floor of the same building of the Kilkenny, the best known Irish pub and restaurant in the Retiro area, Reconquista street. However I´m not a customer because they use to run their amplifiers at top volume. There are many other places where you can enjoy Guinnes in several varieties !

As you may know, I am a classical choir singer who likes to sing spirituals and blues, and knows nothing about celtic music, except enjoying it as a listener, but I´ll try to find good places for Bev and Jerry. Angeles seem to be more in contact with celtic bands.
However I can take you to some places where you could see a real tango orchestra and authentic dancers, as well as native folk music.

(Angeles ! you ruined my exclusivity, now I´m the second Argentinean in the Mudcat - because you are a lady and goes first :) Call me whenever you want 4639-9429 or send me a PM here.

You are coming to one of the most active musical cities in the world. Prepare your ears, and prepare your teeth for the finest beef too.

Please PM me or post here the dates of arrival and leaving, and some idea of how you plan your activities, or whether you plan nothing at all, as I use to do.
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Hope to see you soon,
Un abrazo - Andrés