Gil FOURNY

Gil FOURNY was born near Paris in France, on April 7th, 1956 - french from birth, but with Irish origins. He lives now in the south of France.
His childhood was a peaceful and happy one with his family, and music was always part of his daily life.
At the age of 7, his school invited a classical orchestra to play and introduce the young pupils (a rare initiative in those days !) to the famous work of "Tchaikovski" Nutcracker. He was one of the only child extremely interested and suddenly had a revelation: he was mesmerized by the beauty of the music, by the diversity of the instruments, as if something divine and unexpected appeared to him. ..
"The music had just penetrated his soul".
At age 11, Gil learned to play the guitar, without any knowledge of music reading or writing. 
Gil perfected himself relentlessly, never forgetting his primary passion and listening to the best guitarists from the US and Great Britain as well as the world.