Meet the Musician!
John Paul Shields
John Paul Shields is a guitar performer, composer, and instructor with 30 years of professional experience, currently based in Ellensburg, WA.
John Paul has performed worldwide in a colorful array of settings, from public festivals in Peru to Seattle’s Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya, to live radio and television.
In 2008, John’s career moved him to Peru, where, in addition to performing and teaching, he studied the rich intricacies of Andean folk guitar music. John Paul worked with several renowned musicians in Peru, including Frank Collazos, Luis Salazar Mejía and the legendary Ayacuchan guitarist Raúl García Zárate, who was chosen as one of the 100 most influential people in Latin American culture. Recently, John Paul has just edited and recorded all the music examples for the Andean guitar method, Método Guitarra Andina Peruana, written by Luis Salazar Mejía.