Milladoiro
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The Celtic music of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany has been fused with the traditional music of Galicia by the seven-piece band Milladoiro. The product of two distinct bands, one of which played medieval music and the other traditional Celtic folk music, Milladoiro has created a unique sound that they call, "chamber folk." The original vision that led to the formation of Milladoiro was conceived by jazz multi-instrumentalist and music historian Xose A. Ferreiros in November 1978. Comprised of former students at the University at Santiago de Compostela, the group collected its vast repertoire from ancient manuscripts and scores. Milladoiro has continued to base their musical approach on other Celtic bands. In an interview with Dirty Linen, harp, tromba, ocarina, guitar, and bouzouki player/vocalist Rodrigo Romani explained, "We wanted to do the same that the Chieftains did for Irish music, or the Bothy Band, or Alan Stivell with Breton music." The musical traditions of their homeland in Galicia are indeed evident in Milladoiro's sound. ~ Craig Harris, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Milladoiro is a music band from Galicia. Often compared to the Chieftains, it is among the world's top Celtic music groups.
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Biography
In 1978, Rodrigo Romaní and Antón Seoane released an album named Milladoiro, on which they were joined by Xosé V. Ferreirós, then credited as a guest artist. The album received a critic's award the same year.
Ferreirós, along with Nando Casal and Moncho García Rei, from his group Faíscas do Xiabre, invited Romaní and Seoane as guests in their next album.
The fusion of the two groups, with the addition of the flautist Xosé A. Méndez and the violinist Laura Quintillán, constituted the foundation of Milladoiro, which swept the Galician musical scene of the 20th century.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the band, a compilation album, XXV, was released in 2005.
In 2006, Chris Thile covered their song "O Santo De Polvora" on his album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground.
Line-up
Founding members
- Rodrigo Romaní: harps, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, jaw harp (1978-2000)
- Xosé V. Ferreirós: bagpipes, mandolin, tin whistle, bouzouki, percussion (1978- )
- Nando Casal: bagpipes, clarinet, tin whistle, percussion, voice (1978- )
- Antón Seoane: keyboards, guitar, hurdy gurdy, accordion, voice (1978- )
- Xosé A. Méndez: flutes (1979- )
- Moncho García Rei: bodhrán, percussion, voice (1978- )
- Laura Quintillán: violin (1979-1980)
Others
- Michel Canadá: violin (1980-1993)
- Antón Seijó: violin (1993-1999)
- Harry C.: violin (1999- )
- Roi Casal: harp, bouzouki, ocarina, percussions (2000- )
- Manú Conde: guitars, bouzouki (2000- )
Discography
- 1979 A Galicia de Maeloc
- 1980 O berro seco
- 1982 Milladoiro 3
- 1984 Solfafria
- 1987 Divinas palabras
- 1989 Castellum Honesti
- 1991 Galicia no Tempo
- 1993 A Via Láctea
- 1993 A xeometría da Alma
- 1994 Iacobus Magnus
- 1995 Gallaecia Fulget
- 1995 As fadas de estraño nome
- 1999 No confín dos verdes castros
- 1999 Auga de Maio
- 2002 O niño do sol
- 2005 XXV
- 2008 A quinta das lágrimas
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