More videos of galician/iberian music with concertina

[felix castro]

Hello all, how are you? we have uploaded some videos more of my/our group Tor, "celtic" folk music from Galicia - Spain, that I shall put under this topic if they are interesting for you. 

The first of them is a full live video recording of the concert that we played in Salamanca on january 2024, in the Casa Lis Museum of Art Noveau and Art Deco. 

For better sounding please use headphones for hearing the double bass, etc. o a good ampli.

 

Although the mainly repertoire is galician, we play usually some  tunes from Portugal, Vasque Country (in this time not recorded) and from Castille-Leon, this one with a three holes flute made with a bulture bone which is typical from Salamanca, Zamora, etc.  (in minute 47).

 

All the best 

 

Felix Castro

 

 

Edited April 8, 2024 by felix castro

[Roger Hare]

Brilliant! I've recently been wading through some old ABC transcriptions of music from Galicia and (mostly) Asturias, with a view to trying some of the (very!) simple tunes out on the concertina. This gives me a great feel for how it should sound. Thank you!

Edited April 8, 2024 by Roger Hare

[Alan Day]

More tracks on Anglo International.

[felix castro]

Thankyou very much for you kind posts.  

The first muiñeira played was included on Anglo International, playing with my C/G Lachenal, thanks to Alan and Graham, etc.

O repimpin arrangment is also included in that CD. 

We play in the group mainly in Eb, G sharp, B flat , C minor ... (concertina in Csharp / G sharp), for better matching with B flat bagpipes (although I can't play concertina, melodeon and pipes at the same time!).

We are now recording our second CD, i shall put more live recordings links soon. 

Félix 

 

 

[CrP]

Muy impresionante! I like the arrangmeents and the tight sense of ensemble you achieve and, by the way, I'd dance to your music! It has a good energy and great drive.

[CrP]

Donyou have any international travel planned, e.g., to the USA? I'd love to see you and hear you live.

[felix castro]

Sorry for the delay in answering. Again you are very wellcome for your kind comments. 

We haven't any international travel planned, wbut we are opened to offers, by now we haven't any spanish nor international management. 

If somebody has any suggestion or information, we shall be very pleased and grateful.

We are recording our 2nd cd, probably it would be released in summer. 

I shall upload more video recordings. 

thanks a lot 

Félix Castro 

 

[felix castro]

Some tunes played in Folk Canarias Festival (december 2023).

 

[felix castro]

[felix castro]

Sorry, perhaps the last video is out of topic as it is played with bagpipes. 

[felix castro]

Three muiñeiras.

 

 

[felix castro]

Hello, finally we shall release our second CD TOR   ZIRA on december.

We put only two singles in advance in spotify:

the first of them

Mazurkas  is a set of three mazurkas, usually played by pipers. 

Mazurkas (concertina)

https://open.spotify.com/track/25s685CigxuCDn4KLEtNUG?si=rfPl1aB8QE60DqTlPla19A

 

The second one is a set of your 6/8 rythm tunes , muiñeiras played with accordion. etc. 

 

Mareantes (diatonic accordion)

https://open.spotify.com/track/0SSkkuHg8zPpwpFKE3aJoB?si=vtQwhkbLTwO_U1s_l88aAw

 

[felix castro]

 

Good morning, we have just launch our new album, Tor   Zira.

 

 

All the best