• TV Appearances

    Liona has been a featured subject of television specials and a guest on many television shows, including:

    The Life and Times of Liona Boyd (CBC)

    Superspecial - Liona Boyd (CBC)

    Tonight Show NBC (three appearances)

    Today (NBC) (two appearances)

    Romancing the Guitar

    The Merv Griffin Show (six appearances)

    Entertainment Tonight (four appearances)

    Liona Boyd - First Lady of the Classical Guitar (Canada)

    Nightwatch (CBS)

    Marilyn McKay - Profiles in Excellence (PBS)

    A Festival of Classical Guitar

    Pebble Mill ( England)

    Olympic Athletes fundraiser with Gordon Lightfoot

    Liona Boyd in Cuba

    Liona Boyd in Costa Rica

    Good Morning Tokyo

    Liona Boyd - one hour special (NHK) (Japan)

    Paul Kuhn Show (Germany)

    Mary O'Hara (England)

    Royal Command Gala (Edinburgh)

    Liona Boyd, Classical Guitar (Rio, Brazil)

    Pictures on Water (World Wildlife Fund, Canada)

    Classical Guitar Concert (Istanbul,Turkey)

    Live from the Pops (Boston Pops Orchestra) (PBS)

    Dinah Shore Show

    Canada AM (eleven appearances)

    Alan Thicke Show

    Alan Hamel show

    Vicky Gabreau

    The Originals ( Bravo)

    Nashville Now

    Buenos Dias Acapulco

    The Monte Carlo Show

  • Awards

    Five-time winner of the Juno Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year

    Classical Guitar Player Magazine's Gallery of the Greats

    Five-time winner of Guitar Player Magazine's Classical Guitar Musician of the Year

    The Order of Canada

    The Order of Ontario

    Vanier Award

    Women Who Make a Difference

    Artist of the Year, and Honorary Mayor of San Antonio, Texas

    Four Honorary Doctorate of Law degrees

    One Honorary Doctorate of Music degree

    Prix "Esprit du Ciècle"

  • Charities

    For Liona Boyd, giving her time to a variety of charitable causes is an essential part of her personal philosophy. Her past charitable performances include:

    World Wildlife Fund

    American Cancer Society

    Help the Aged

    Variety and Leukemia Telethons (USA & Canada)

    The Weizmann Institute

    Mother Teresa's Hospice (Calcutta)

    Dixon Hall (Toronto's school for underprivileged children)

    Heart and Stroke Foundation

    Israel Cancer Research Fund

    Para Los Niños (Mexico)

    Malibu Disaster Relief Fund

    Duke of Edinburgh Awards (Glasgow and Leeds)

    Friends of Sheba Medical Center)

    Children's Environmental Health Fund

    Canadian Archeological Institute (Athens, Greece)

    Animal Protection League

    Toronto Wildlife Center

    Outbound Trust

  • Collaborations

    Olivia Newton-John

    Yo Yo Ma

    Eric Clapton

    Chet Atkins

    Alex Lifeson

    Ed Bikert

    David Gilmour

    Georges Zamfir

    Gordon Lightfoot

    Sir Andrew Davis

    Al Di Meola

    Steve Morse

    Strunz and Farah

    Peter Bond

    Richard Fortin

    Srdjan Givoje

    Jesse Cook

    Pavlo

    Johannes Linstead

    Innis

    Michael Savona

    Rick Emmett

    Alex Lifeson

    Ron Korb

    Paul Anka

    The Canadian Brass

    Roger Whittaker

    Frank Mills

    Andre Gagnon

    Tracy Chapman

    Michael Kamen

    Esteban

    Oliver Schroer