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    Default Asturian Tunes played on mandolin, bouzouki and Asturian Pipes

    Living in Spain I decided to search out on Youtube for some good bouzouki and mandolin music and came across this trio who play some great Asturian tunes.



    This was recorded recently in April 2014. I think that the bouzouki is a Carvalho bouzouki, a fairly basic model. Mandolin I am not quite sure. I will leave that up to you to find out.

    I also found a great group called Llan Cubel who played for many years in Asturias up until 2011. Here is one of their great tracks. Good intro and backing with bouzouki and guitar.




    I have three of their CDs. I intend to get the rest of them.

    Let me know what you think.
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    Default Re: Asturian Tunes played on mandolin, bouzouki and Asturian Pipe

    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Gellie View Post

    This was recorded recently in April 2014. I think that the bouzouki is a Carvalho bouzouki, a fairly basic model. Mandolin I am not quite sure. I will leave that up to you to find out.
    The bouzouki was made by Andy Tobin, here in the UK. Very nice instruments!

    Llan de Cubel are great. Well worth collecting their albums.

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    Thanks Niall for correcting me. It looks very much like the Carvalho bouzouki. It is a great sounding instrument.
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    I also found a great group called Llan Cubel who played for many years in Asturias up until 2011. Here is one of their great tracks. Good intro and backing with bouzouki and guitar.
    Llan de Cubel. I have their IV album. Flute/bouzouki/fiddle in the front line. Good disc! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llan_de_Cubel

    There's also the Asturian piper Hevia who's got a number of CDs. Milladoiro is probably the most well-known Gallician (adjacent province to Asturia) group. Also like La Musgaña http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Musga%C3%B1a which also has a northern Spain repertoire (just below Galicia and Asturia) .

    Carlos Núñez (Galicia, pipes/flute), Basque accordionist Kepa Junkera.....

    Hmm.... can't say I've listened to much from Spain except from the Northern regions.


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    Really cool music...

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    Default Re: Asturian Tunes played on mandolin, bouzouki and Asturian Pipe

    This sounds so Irish, or should I say - Atlantic?
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