10/12/2025
This afternoon we had the amazing Francisco Yglesia come to play his harp for our residents.
Well he was absolutely amazing....he must have very strong fingers!
A few words that we took from his bio on his website which was really interesting and we felt would be nice to share with you all:
" Francisco Yglesia was born just outside the small town of Caraguatay in Paraguay.
At only four years old, Francisco learnt to play the guitar, before moving on to the harp at seven. His school days were spent very happily at a Roman Catholic Monastery, and it was whilst he was still at school that his musical career began: he turned professional at the age of just eight.
In 1965, when Francisco was fifteen, he entered the National Folk Music Festival in Paraguay, playing the Paraguayan Harp his father had given him. The same year, he represented Paraguay at the 2nd Festival Latino Americano del Folklore in Salta, Argentina. Francisco won a gold medal (first prize) for Paraguay and was given a special trophy for being the youngest contestant in the event. The following year Francisco was chosen to represent his country again, where he won another gold medal for his solo performance. Winning these two festivals meant national acclaim for the young boy… he was now famous!"
Isn't this amazing ....just at the age of 8 years old he became a professional and by the age of 16 he was famous....and now we are privileged to have him play here for us at our home.
We are very blessed to have many amazing, talented performers and Francisco is certainly one of them!
