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Milladoiro is a music band from Galicia. Often compared to the Chieftains, it is among the world's top Celtic music groups.
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Biography
Rodrigo Romaní and Antón Seoane had released in 1978 an album named Milladoiro, on which they were joined by Xosé V. Ferreirós, then credited as a guest artist. The album received a critic's award the same year.
Ferreirós, on the other hand, along with Nando Casal et Moncho García Rei, from his group Faíscas do Xiabre, invited Romaní and Seoane as guests in their next album.
The fusion of the two groups, with the addition of flutist Xosé A. Méndez and violinist Laura Quintillán, constituted the foundation of Milladoiro, which swept the Galician musical scene of the 20th century.
To commemorate the 25th birthday of the band, a compilation album, XXV, was released in 2005.
In 2006, Chris Thile covered their song "O Santo De Polvora" on his album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground.
Line-up
Founding members
- Rodrigo Romaní (Harps, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, jaw harp) 1978-2000
- Xosé V. Ferreirós (Bagpipes, mandolin, tin whistle, bouzouki, percussions) 1978-
- Nando Casal (Bagpipes, clarinet, tin whistle, percussions, voice) 1978-
- Antón Seoane (Keyboards, guitar, hurdy gurdy, accordion, voice) 1978-
- Xosé A. Méndez (flutes) 1979-
- Moncho García Rei (Bodhran, percussions, voice) 1978-
- Laura Quintillán (violin) 1979-1980
Others
- Michel Canadá (violin) 1980-1993
- Antón Seijó (violin) 1993-1999
- Harry C. (violin) 1999-
- Roi Casal (Harp, bouzouki, ocarina, percussions) 2000-
- Manú Conde (Guitars, bouzouki) 2000-
Discography
- 1979 A Galicia de Maeloc
- 1980 O berro seco
- 1982 Milladoiro 3
- 1984 Solfafria
- 1987 Divinas palabras
- 1989 Castellum Honesti
- 1991 Galicia no Tempo
- 1993 A Via Láctea
- 1993 A xeometría da Alma
- 1994 Iacobus Magnus
- 1995 Gallaecia Fulget
- 1995 As fadas de estraño nome
- 1999 No confín dos verdes castros
- 1999 Auga de Maio
- 2002 O niño do sol
- 2005 XXV
- 2008 A quinta das lágrimas
External links
Categories:- Celtic music groups
- Galician musical groups
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