In a message dated 8/25/07 6:10:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ahhh, Galicia. I spent a couple of months there in 1999. It is truly a special place and well worth visiting. At the time, I was interested in learning the Gaita and met Miguel Mosquera, a luthier from Santiago de Compostella. My sister had been an exchange student there in 1989 and so I was fortunate enough to be able to visit some of her old friends in Vigo. Hi Ian, Please contact me off-list as I think they've been pretty liberal in allowing us to discuss this -- which could be considered off-topic (although interesting). I want to learn so much about the region. Certainly, the people of Galicia see themselves as family with the peoples of the Celtic world. All over Galicia, you can buy T-shirts of the 5 nations -> Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Corwall, Brittany, and Galicia (Don't know why Asturias wasn't on the shirt). I thought there were "seven" Celtic Nations: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia. I also don't understand why Asturias is never mentioned. As far as the Hurdy-Gurdy goes, I met a great street musician named Miguel who played great trad tunes next to the cathedral in Satiago. I also got to see Berroguetto live. Their zanfona player, Anxo, was great. I noticed that, by and large, there is little use of the chien in Spanish playing. Have you-all noticed that, too? I did notice this. I'll introduce myself in my next post! -Ian Clemons Portland, OR., USA Cheers, Jake Jake Conte Italian by birth, American by assimilation, Celtic by design Please check my music pages at Myspace: _www.myspace.www.myspace._ (http://www.myspace.com/jakeconte) _www.myspace.www.myspace.<WB_ (http://www.myspace.com/celticspain) _www.myspace.www.myspace.<WBRww_ (http://www.myspace.com/castlekeepband) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
