I have mentioned numerous times that during the Granada Guitar Festival the city fills up with players, teachers, students and makers. Some come for the great concerts

competing guitar-makers last year

The makers come to present their guitars in the building competition.

But one of the reasons why this festival is so successful is the co-ordination between the European Guitar Foundation and California State University. As part of its Summer Arts programme, CSU celebrates its guitar course here and this year has brought 27 students to study with some great guitarists. The course starts today and so I will be looking out for the students at concerts, workshops, falafel joints and bars. Last year the Association of Guitar-makers of Granada organized an opportunity for these students to try out guitars made by the Granada builders and we hope to do that again this year.