Galician Music & Culture
These videos created and shared by Jon Pope feature musician and storyteller Kevin Carr.
About Jon Pope:
I visited Galicia in 2018 and have been fascinated ever since. On returning to Ashland, I learned that we have a local musician and storyteller who knows Galician music very well. So I recently interviewed him at his home in the Applegate Valley. In addition to his playing and storytelling, Kevin has been organizing concerts so that we here have been able to hear many top Gaelic musicians who are visiting the West Coast.
I have been interested in Gaelic music for many years. Part of my family hails from both ends of Ireland, Ulster in the North and Munster in the south. I also have created a few videos for my channel on Youtube, Noblepope, mostly about nature, but also one about the Ortiguera Festival that I visited in Galicia. Part of my enjoyment of Gaelic dance and music comes from attending Ceilis when I can and by playing the penny whistle everyday. The basic elements I have learned of Irish dance is thanks to the efforts of Ceili of the Valley in Salem and it’s dedicated teacher, Elisa Chandler.
About Kevin Carr:
I tell stories and play traditional folk instruments. From the Fillmore West to the Oregon Country Fair, from the former Soviet Union to Spain, from Alaska to Mexico, I’ve traveled to play with and learn from traditional musicians, to gather stories to share and to connect with folks through the ecstatic medium of music. I do solo shows such as “The Other Pipes – exotic and little known Bagpiping traditions of the World”, ” Stories from the Musical Realms – Concerning Inspiration and the Music between the Notes”, “My Grandfather’s Fiddle, ” “Fiddle Fables – Stories by and about Fiddlers” with tunes appropriate and appropriated. Learn more at https://www.
Learn more about Galicia in the following presentation and video compilation (both created by Jon Pope).