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OTHERLANDS: Spain [Recap]

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OTHERLANDS: Spain [Recap]

Our travels kicked off in September 2019 with six weeks in the Iberian Peninsula. During our time living in Valencia, Spain, we had the chance to do some exploring but hadn’t yet made it to Andalucía or Galicia as a family, so that is where our Otherlands journey begins…

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"K" with Anxo Pintos

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"K" with Anxo Pintos

Two days before leaving Spain, I met with Galician master hurdy gurdy musician and composer Anxo Pintos. Instrumental and personal synergy were immediate and before we knew it, the sun had gone down.

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"Muiñeira de Negros / Noitébrega" with Begoña Riobo

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"Muiñeira de Negros / Noitébrega" with Begoña Riobo

For collaboration #4, I received my first Galician fiddle lesson from Begoña Riobo. She showed me the ways of muiñeiras, xotas, and ornamentation. I showed here the way of the hórreo.

OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration

OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration

Well, I quit my job, and we took our 10yr old daughter out of school. We shipped our lapdog pitbull to a friend in the US and our giant hairy cats to my sister in L.A. Most of the things we own are on boat somewhere in the Atlantic on their way to a storage unit. It’s time to start a new project…Announcing: