(headline image: Nuevo Mester de Juglaría in 2006) Nuevo Mester de Juglaría, a prominent folk music group from Segovia, Spain, has been a staple of…
Nuevo Mester de Juglaría: A Pillar of Castilian Folk
Tag: Castilian folk music
Vigüela: Keepers and Innovators of Central Spanish Traditions
Vigüela (strumming) is a group dedicated to preserving and celebrating the folk music of central Spain. Since its formation in the mid-1980s, the group has…
Brime de Urz: A New Take on Castilian Folk Music
BrÏme de Ürz – BrÏme de Ürz – BrÏme de Ürz (2024) Brime de Urz, a small village in Zamora with just over a hundred…
Vigüela Tops LIMúR Chart for the Second Quarter of 2024
We by Spanish folk band Vigüela is the number album on the LIMúR (Iberian Roots Music) chart for the second quarter of 2024. Vigüela, a…
The Rabel: an Insight into an Ancient Spanish Musical Instrument
(headline image: One string rabel – Photo by Araceli Tzigane Sánchez. This the same type of rabel used by Juan Antonio Torres of folk band…
Blanca Altable’s Enchanting Violin Alchemy in “Las Formas del Agua”
Blanca Altable – Las Formas del Agua (Microscopi, 2023) Blanca Altable’s Las Formas del Agua (the shapes of water) unfolds with a profound dedication to…
Experimental Folk Violin Artist Blanca Altable
Blanca-Olalla Altable, born in Burgos (Spain) in 1984, is a prominent figure in the Castilian contemporary folk music scene. Renowned for her rhythmic, eloquent, passionate,…
Soulful and Vivid Recreations of Folk Songs from Castilla y León
Alicornio – Luna de mayo (Alicornio, 2023) “Luna de mayo” presents the superb contemporary folk music of Alicornio, a talented duo from Valladolid (Castilla y…
Vigüela’s Artisan Way
Spanish folk ensemble Vigüela has a new album titled “A la manera artesana” (In the artisan way) scheduled for release in February 2022. The new…
La Musgaña: Hortalinos Around the World
They are part of the history of popular music in our country [Spain], with more visible international recognition than in Madrid itself. We have known…