Original work and living
traditional repertoire.
Original composition and recorded Asturian tradition. Available on streaming; direct sales coming soon.
Two formats,
one gaita.
Each format answers a different setting. Tell me yours and I'll prepare the show to fit.
Traditional
Gaita-and-drum duo, bandina or folk ensemble. The Asturian gaita on home ground: fiestas, romerías, festivals and celebrations.
Concert-talk
Gaita and piano, educational concerts and gaita with a pop-rock band for festivals. And the talk: innovation rooted in tradition.
Plain talk, no fuss.
I write about the gaita, Asturian traditional music and the Atlantic arc for beginners and for those who already play. Knowledge meant to be shared, not hoarded.
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EssayHow we work at EMTI Fervienza
I designed my school so it doesn't depend on my schedule and the student's schedule lining up: recorded lessons, a platform that genuinely checks whether the student is progressing, and video tutorials that answer real questions and stay available for everyone. Here's how it works and why I built it this way.
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EssayJosé Remis Ovalle: the double Gaitero Mayor of Asturias and Spain
Second instalment in the series on the pipers of tradition: José Remis Ovalle, son of a piper, double Gaitero Mayor de Asturias and the first Gaitero Mayor de España, whose three-year American tour and whose Floréu de Remis still mark the Asturian gaita repertoire today.
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EssayMy gaita in C# by Chus Solís
I start the series on the luthiers I work with with myself. The first piece: why in 2018 I asked Chus Solís for a gaita in C#, a lesser-known key, chasing the same brightness in José Remis Ovalle's sound.
Moving forward
from tradition.
I started playing in 1998, taught by Manolo Quirós, and I never stopped. Between 2007 and 2024 I was part of the Banda Gaites Camín de Fierro; today I compose, record and teach from Asturies, and I take the gaita where it isn't expected: from ceremonial repertoire to the production studio.
I look to the whole Atlantic family of the gaita —Galicia, Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Cape Breton— but I start from here. It's not world music or folk fusion: it's roots Asturian gaita in dialogue with the Atlantic arc.