Here is another pin request from my Spanish correspondent Alicia Baltasar. There is a huge explosion of folk music in Spain right now. Folks if you are panning to go, there are venues you might want to check out -including the artists! Próximos conciertos: Café Irlandés Miércoles 25 de julio, a las 22h. … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Spain
Upcoming….GUIÑO
From Hervas, Cáceres Spain…They play Bluegrass, Blues, Folk and World. Members: Javier Colmenar Osuna Pedro Jose Rivas Baltasar Juan Carlos Centeno Carlos Guillen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Guino Continue reading »
Kepa Junkera
Kepa Junkera : Definitive music of the Basque country. I love the music of Kepa Junkera and how it drives your senses into a wild abandon. The music has a primal but beautiful appeal. I can’t describe the feeling I have when I first heard the song Bok Espok. But I think the closest thing … Continue reading »
Azarbe-Taking the Spanish Folk Scene by Storm!
I am blogging using other people’s computer. Don’t ask me how this happened but I am on the run right now. However I could not pass an opportunity to present this interesting band. Azarbe are a folk group from Spain that are going to take the cultural music of Spain by storm. The music is nostalgic and caped with … Continue reading »
Aulaga Folk, A Menos Cuarto(Album review)
I received the album inside a parcel. I was surprised to find that it is a box containing 3 discs. One is the album, the second a collection of rarities and the third, a DVD.The motiff is black and white with a clock . Inserted is a liner note of the band’s music including lyrics and pictures. I must say … Continue reading »
Getting To Know Aulaga Folk from Spain(Interview)
Juan Carlos from Extremadura Spain talks about his band and a beautiful wildflower where the name of the band was taken from. Band website(in Spanish) http://www.aulagafolk.es/ Music is an emotional persuasion. Anyone who deals with it whither directly as a composer or passively as a listener will know what it takes to really appreciate it. It is a feeling … Continue reading »
The Celtic Music of Asturias
Hello Celtic people. After a few days of rest, I am back to spin the latest news of what’s happening around in terms of music , concert as well as social networking sites these artists have. We can’t deny the influence of networking sites like MySpace and facebook in terms of music marketing. Gone are … Continue reading »
Berrogüetto from Galicia
Last year’s Festival Interceltique introduced Berrogüetto to the world. I know you Galician music lovers will delight in this band which has been around since 1995. You can check their other videos in Youtube. The music combines tight musicianship teetering from the wall of sound to intimate acoustic stuff like this one titled: “Maneo de … Continue reading »
Spanish Celtic Music
There is power in letting go, the power in forgiveness… and in accepting that all beautiful things come to an end. There are times when I trust my pain more than my happiness. I think the first time I read the poems of St John of the Cross I was shaking. The intensity of his writings shocked me. … Continue reading »
The Spanish relationship to Celtic Music
As I have always thought and felt that Celtic music is universal. There is an interesting article here.It talks about :THE “NEW” SPANISH FOLK MUSIC: THE CELTIC MUSIC BOOM.I encourage you to read , to know more about the range of Celtic music. It will also inspire whatever Celtic movement you have going on, be … Continue reading »
Why Irish?
Notice:This discussion site will give more knowledge about the Irish language:http://www.phrasebase.com/archive/irish-gaelic/index.html *** Yesterday I wrote a review about Traditional Irish music’s rising star Jenny Mulvey. Well, I got a response in my liveireland.com account and I could say I am tickled pink. At 11:20am on 29 May 2009, Jenny Mulvey said… Thank you so much. … Continue reading »
