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who's who and who's doing what?Lume de Biqueira
- country:Spain
- region:Galicia
- style(s):Folk Galician
- label:not signed
- type:Band
- instrumentation:instrumental
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La banda de gaitas Lume de Biqueira, nacio en el ano 1998 en el Centro Gallego de Madrid. Entonces, un pequeno grupo de gaitas y percusion, sento las primeras bases de la que es hoy una de las bandas y escuela de gaitas mas solidas de Espana, por calidad, numero de actuaciones, amplitud y originalidad de repertorio.
El despegue definitivo de la banda llego en el 2002 con las actuaciones y exitos en el Festival de San Patricio en Dublin 2003 y 2004. (Best Uveral Band 2003, Spirit of Parade 2004), en el Festival de Beziers (Francia 2002), en el Festival de Montbrison (Francia 2003), con The Chieftains (Valladolid, 2005), Carlos Nunez (en multiples ocasiones), etc. Tambien llegaron actuaciones institucionales, asi como apariciones en television y cine para participar como grupo de gaiteros escoceses en la pelicula Los Fantasmas de Goya, de Milos Forman.
La banda garantiza un minimo de 20 hasta un maximo de 50 gaiteros.
Lume de Biqueira bagpipe band was born in 1998 at Centro Gallego de Madrid (Galician Club in Madrid). A core group of pipers and percussionists settled the basis to form one of the finest Spanish bands and piping-schools. It become conspicous for its quality, high number of shows around Europe and wide original repertory.....
Starting with small local shows, after few years the group kept growing, and appeared succesfully at: 2003 and 2004 St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin (2003 Best Overall Band prize, and 2004 Spirit of Parade prize), in Beziers Festival (France, 2002), in Montbrison Festival (France, 2003), with The Chieftains in Valladolid (Spain, 2005), Carlos Nunez (too many to list). Lume de biqueira was invited to play for the highest personalities like Their Royal Majesties of Spain, Pope Juan Pablo II and various ministers and mayors. Lume de Biqueira has taken part in TV shows including a homage to spanish singer Julio Iglesias. More recently the band featured in the 2006 Milos Forman's film Goya's Ghost (as the Scottish Regiment Pipe Band).....
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