Re: Collin Botts on Irish mandola
Originally Posted by
Nick Gellie
Mike, I have been to Galicia and Asturias several times. In both regions they do play their own version of Celtic music. Are you saying that they invented their original Tunes in the last 50-100 years? Even if they did, it is still great music. I have five Llan de Cubel and three Felpeyu albums - all original songs and tunes from their folkloric tradition as good as if not better than a lot of Celtic music in France, UK, Scotland, and Ireland.
Nic, I have no comment to make on their music, as I don't listen to it; all I was saying is that Galicians and Asturians are in no way Celts, nor are their cultures - language etc - Celtic. In fact, I'm now 100% on the side of the archaeologist Roger linked to, and I refuse to think in terms of "Celtic" anything. I think that as a matter of national pride etc it once had value as a unifying idea, but in the 21st century - best left to the marketing wizards and the synth players.
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