Re: Asturian, Gallician ABC site/collection?
Beanzy, your roommate's oboe sounds like a shawm from a cobla band, but those are from Catalonia. I don't know enough about Spanish music to know if Asturias has similar bands. All I know is that I loved listening to records of Sardanas played by cobla bands my Dad bought when in Spain on vacation in the 50's or 60's. The reedy shawms with brass instrumens and whistle-like tabors just sounded so neat all together.
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