Curriculum of the Band Bagpipes Llacín with photos

The Llacín pipe band , Conceyu Llanes , Asturies (Spain) , begins in 1.998 in the Cultural and Etnographic Association of the same name in the village of Porrúa . It is situated in the municipality of Llanes and it emerges among the students of its School of Traditional Music. Besides this, the association holds a Medieval Market and it has also founded the Ethnographic Museum in the Eastern Asturies. It has created as well, other activities closely connected to culture such as the project of Cultural Town of Europe.This is a good reference for everybody who may be interested in knowing the history and customs in Asturias.

The band has been directed right from the beginning by Vítor Carbajal and by Nuria Tarodo. The band has rised from 28 members to the actual 87 ones. The themes they perform go through traditional to nowadays songs. They also play their own subjects and it sometimes merges with music from countries of the Atlantic Arch.

 

In this period of running, the band has performed in many different places. The most important to be mentioned are the following:

-.First Meeting of Pipe Bands in Eastern Asturias. Llanes 1.998

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  • Folk Festival in Azuaga. Extremadura 1.999
  • Cultural Town in Europe, Wijk aan Zee. Netherlands.1.999

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  • Festival in Sadirac. Ocitania . France 2.000
  • Festival in Oviedo called Day of America in Asturias 2.000.

  • Festival in Benidorm . (Alacant, 2.000)
  • Festival in Glomel (Bretagne, 2.000).
  • Celtic Week in the city of Oviedo 2..001
  • Festival in Sadirac. Ocitania France 2.001.
  • Music and Dance Festival. Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country 2.001 )
  • Performance with Asturian bagpiper HEVIA ( Naves – Llanes , 2002 )

  • Festival in Sevilla ( Sevilla 2002 ).
  • Muestra de Folklore Ciudad de Oviedo” 2002 .
  • La Ascensión (traditional trade fair). Oviedo.2.002.
  • Performance to present their first C.D. TORNALLÁS. Llanes al Cubo Folk Festival 2.002
  • IX Inter-celtic Watersports Festival ,. (Morlaix, Bretagne. 2003)

Performance in Morlaix 2003

  • Performance in Locquirec 2003.

Plougasnou – Terréense 2003

  • Festival of Cornouaille in QUIMPER. 2003

  • Festival of Redon ( Redon – Bretagne , 2003 )

  • FESTIVAL OF CORNOUAILLE ( QUIMPER - BRETAGNE , 2004 )

  • Performance with TEJEDOR FOLK (Asturian folk group) in La GUÍA's Folk Festival (Llanes, 2004 )

  • Performance to the ceremony of the Prince of Asturias Awards 2004.

  • Festival in Bessines, Francia 2.005.

  • Festival in Bricquebec. Normandía 2.005.

  • FILETS BLEUS'S FESTIVAL (CONCARNEAU- BRETAGNE , 2005 )

  • Performance with the Galician bagpiper CARLOS NÚÑEZ in “Llanes al Cubo”'s Folk Festival, Llanes. Asturies 2.005.

  • Performance with TEJEDOR FOLK in SAN ROQUE's Folk Festival. Llanes . 2.005.
  • Performance with CORQUIEU (Asturian folk group) in “Llanes al Cubo” Folk Festival. Llanes. Asturies 2.005 .
  • Performance in the ceremony of the “Exemplary town of Asturias 2005: Porrúa”, with Crown Prince Felipe de Borbón (Prince of Asturias) Porrúa 2.005. )

 

The Llacín pipe band was awared with the Gold Medal in the Sadirac (France) in April 2001, in August 2001 the Asturian Centre in Madrid awards them with a prize called “ Urogallo de Bronce ”., and the Bandu San Roque awards in August 2004.