In the festivities of Saints of Coballu,district of Ribadesella,in 1999 ,Corquieu plays again in front of the public.They had the idea to make a recording,as besides being pleased with the aplause of their public.They also had more songs of their own by then and various experiences playing alive that haven't stopped generating from that moment in the folk festivals arranged in Asturias and outside of its borders.
In the year 2000 Corquieu “locked itself”in an improvised studio... a garage! to prepare their first recording.
After to know the work of composing during the last month,they were racking their brains how to make the recording...of course cider helped a lot.
The band then recorded in a digital form inedited compositions like ,”Andarina,,”Reeel the Main”,”Lo suelto de Aller”,”La gaita”...
Two of their songs has integarated this year in a collection of asturian folk music which was edited by the regional record company “L'aguañaz” and its title was “Xeneracion Folk”.
The latest news about the group then was Gema Garcia (voice)joining the group .Her lirics are based on the writings of the local writer Xandru Martin,who wrote these lyrics exclusively for the group.
From that time on the colaboration between Corquieu and Xandru Martin has become more than frecuent connection with the lyrics.
In december ,in 2001,Corquieu finaly edited its first album ”La Barquera” edited by “Discos L'aguañaz” containing eleven compositions and an experimental final song in wich they mix contemporary musical tendencies with their particular folk style.
The tour of presenting their cd only be can qualified by one word “success” which is demonstrated by the big quantity of performances from 2002 all over Spain and abroad ,
In May 2003 arrives Frankie Delgado,fiddler which colaborates for promotion o the band.
In 2004 the flute player Xurde Fernandez starts playing being one of the youngest promises of folk music
Concerts
Lorient Festival 2002,Beltaine festival may Bratislava 2003,Slovakia,Praga may 2003 Spanish Embassy Chek Republic,Budapest may Hungary Fono Club 2003,Tonder Fest Denmark 2003.Shettland Festival 2004.Les Anthynoises May 2004 Belgique Italy,Velence july2004,Holland november 2004
The members of Corquieu
Roberto Suarez -Asturian Piper-
He is a piper since he was a child.Startshis musical studies in 1995 under the tutelage of Jose Angel “Hevia”forming part of the pipe band of Ribadesella,becoming the director of it at the end of 1997.Actually directer of the Piper Musical School of Ribadesella.
Pablo Valdés-Acoustic Guitar
Singer and guitarist who cames from the blues world and starts in the asturien folk with Corquieu.
Paul Balmori-Bouzouki-
Founder member and the youngest musicien of the band with scondary studies of guitar and base completed with traditional percussion.In Corquieu plays the bouzouki becoming to one of the most vigorous players of Asturias.
David Mateos-Percussion-
Starts to play in 1997 in the pipe band of Ribadesella playing the african percussion and the Scottish Snare drum under the direction of Jose Angel”Hevia”
Founder member of Corquieu combining the Bodhram and the “Flamenco Box”.
Gema Garcia-Voice-
She starts her musical studies when she was a child learning gaelic singing,choral and dance.
She joined Corquieu in 1999.
Frankie Delgado-fiddle-
He starts music founding one of the first folk band in Asturias,the mythical BELEÑO.Playing fiddle and bouzouki since he was a child and learning from teachers of Ireland to the hungarian gypsies.Playing in the the band Llan de Cubel,Kurgans and Fianna and colaborate with “Hevia,”joining in Corquieu since 2003.
Xurde Fernandez-Flute
In spite of his youthness he is a really virtuous flute player from several styles from jazz to folk etc.Starts playing in Corquieu on 2004
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