This is the radio mix version of a song called Busindre Reel by a bagpiper called Hevia. He comes from Asturias in the north of Spain. They have their own bagpipes there, called gaitas. This track was nº1 in the Spanish charts some years ago.

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Spanish music - it's not all castanets and maracas.

well buggerit, that didn't work. Here's the URL instead

This is a link to a track by Carlos Nuñez, the godfather of modern Galician bagpiping. It's called O Pozo de Aran (Aran's Well)

Another Galician band, Luar na Lubre (The Moon in the Pond). This track is called O Son do Ar (The Sound of the Air)



Galicia and Asturias are proud of their Celtic roots, Scots who visit are guaranteed a great reception!