It’s difficult to know what the music of the ancient Celts sounded like. Historical and archaeological data indicates that the Celts used bronze horns, flutes…
Introduction to Celtic Music
Tag: Galician music
The Lorient Festival Dedicates the 2019 Edition to the Music of Galicia
The new edition of the prestigious and established Lorient Inter-Celtic Festival (Brittany, France), directed since nearly a decade ago by journalist, cultural activist and producer…
Artist Profiles: Uxía
Uxía Domínguez Senlle, better known as Uxía, was born November 19, 1962 in Sanguiñeda, Spain. She took on singing at an early age and despite…
Artist Profiles: Na Lua
Na Lúa was formed in the early 1980s in Porriño, Pontevedra, with the intention of dignifying traditional Galician music. Since its inception, the group went…
Artist Profiles: Rodrigo Romaní
Rodrigo Romero, better known as Rodrigo Romaní, was born in Noia, Spain in 1957. He was involved in the Galician folk song movement in the…
Artist Profiles: Luar Na Lubre
Luar Na Lubre was founded by multi-instrumentalist Bieito Romero (bagpipes, tin Whistle, punteiro, diatonic accordion; guitarist Daniel Cerqueiro; percussionist Xulio Varela; bassist and mandolinist Roberto…
Artist Profiles: Leilia
Leilía is a group of Galician women who are forerunners and makers of the mini-revolution of tambourine music that spread all over Galicia. They got…
Artist Profiles: Fía na Roca
Fía na Roca Fía na Roca was formed in 1990 by several former Xorima musicians with the intention to perform music with deep Galician traditional…
Artist Profiles: Emilio Cao
Emilio Cao is one of the central figures of the Galician Folk music scene. He recovered the use of the harp in Spanish folk music…
Artist Profiles: Doa
Doa was formed in Coruña in 1978 by Bernardo Martinez (flute and percussion), Xoan Piñón (guitar, lute and mandolin) and Enrique Ferreira (cello) accompanying Xose…