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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ComparisonAsturian gaita vs. Irish uilleann pipe: the real differences
Two gaitas that share an Atlantic root and an oral-tradition music, but whose mechanics and sound take them to different worlds. Here I tell the real differences from the experience of having played both.
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EssayProducing with a DAW as a musician: Logic Pro X, Suañu de Gaita and what I learned along the way
How I produced my EP Suañu de Gaita (2019-2021) with Logic Pro X: why I chose that DAW, and what the process taught me about myself. If you want to understand how music production works, I recommend reading this post.
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EssayWhy bagpipes play at American funerals
Bagpipes at American funerals were not born of an aesthetic decision. They were born of the Great Famine, of the only jobs left to Irish and Scottish immigrants, and of a 1972 record that burned the image into the collective unconscious.
Moving forward
from tradition.
I started out playing the old tunes and I never stopped. 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.