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The following pages display a sequence of images that illustrate assorted moments from the Seivane family’s journey and their relationship with the world of the gaita and Galician folklore, plus its evolution in the last fifty years.
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| Ricardo Portela and Xosé Seivane, tuning his gaita, in Ribeira de Piquín (Lugo) - 1979. |
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| Álvaro, Xosé Manuel and Xosé Seivane at the workshop in Ribeira de Piquín (Lugo). 1979. |
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| Álvaro with his daughter, Susana Seivane, trying to play the hurdy gurdy. 1979. |
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| Xosé Seivane playing a gaita blackwood inlaid with ivory. Ribeira de Piquín, 1980. |
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| Álvaro Seivane, in the Barcelona workshop. 1984. |
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| Xosé Seivane carving a gaita at the Ribeira de Piquín workshop. 1990. |
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| Xosé Manuel and Xosé Seivane at the Ribeira de Piquín workshop. In the foreground, two goat skin gaita bags. 1993. |
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| Sainza Seivane, Álvaro Seivane’s second daughter, playing the gaita and Dubi playing the ‘tarrañolas’ (a traditional Galician instrument similar to castanets). A Coruña, 1993. |
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| A visit made by the students and teachers of the closed fingering style gaita course taught at the ‘Marmurios de Leucoiña’ Folklore Association in Pontevedra. May 1995. |
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| A visit made by the ‘Anduriña’ group, part of the Galician Centre in Miranda de Ebro. August 1997. |
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| Xosé Seivane at the Obradoiro de Gaitas Seivane, in Cambre. 2002. |
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| Maximino Souto, Irma Seivane (Xosé Manuel Seivane’s daughter), Manuel Alonso and José María Gutiérrez, at the ‘Xantar gaiteiro’ a meal held amongst bagpipers. Ordes (A Coruña) - 2005. |
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| ‘Os amigos’: The first group that Seivane belonged to: Federico, Seivane and Atilano. 1948. |
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| ‘Airiños da Ribeira’: Benjamín, Xosé Seivane, López and Darío (Paderne, Ribeira de Piquín). 1951. |
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| ‘Airiños da Ribeira’: Jaime, Xosé Seivane and Darío (San Blás, Barcia, Ribeira de Piquín) 1968. |
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| A Text by Moxenas, a bagpiper/poet, for Xosé Seivane. |
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| The ‘Muxicas’ group: They are (from left to right): Manolo Rinrín, Moxenas, José Manuel Fdez. Costas, Somoza and Failde. |
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| The ‘A Festa da Malla’ film was recorded in Cuíñas - Ribeira de Piquín. Xosé Seivane appeared in it, playing the gaita, during the ‘Festa da Malla’ festivities. 1980. |
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| David López, "Jaiteiro" (bagpiper) from Barcelona. |
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| Antón Davila, Galician bagpiper, a member of the internationally renowned group, ‘Celtas Cortos’. |
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| Presedo, a great friend of the Seivane family. |
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| Pepe Vaamonde observing his new gaita in B Flat. |
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| Footballers Fran and Mauro Silva listen to Susana’s explanations at the stand occupied by the Obradoiro de Gaitas Seivane, Cambre, at the Businessmen’s Fair, May 2005. |
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| Mike Oldfield playing a Seivane gaita. |
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| Xosé and Álvaro congratulate José Luís Calle, in the presence of Raul Galego, as he receives the Golden Gaita awarded during the ‘Constantino Bellón’ contest. |
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| Xosé and Álvaro with Astrid Filgueira in Pontevedra, during the Ricardo Portela Memorial 2005. |
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| Álvaro with Jorj Botuha, the famed bombarde maker, at his workshop in Auray (Brittany). |
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| Jorge Portela Seivane, Álvaro and a 12 years old Susana playing in a family meeting. |
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| “Os Seivane”. Everyone plays a Galician traditional instrument to brighten up the family parties. |
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| Jaime Portela and Clarita Seivane playing their own gaitas in Seivane's stand at the Elai-alai folklore fair. Portugalete, May of 2006. |
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| Antwn Owen Hicks and Gafin Morgan, Welsh bagpipers, in the stand of Seivane. Lorient, August of 2006. |
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| Patrick Molard, one of the best Breton bagpipers, playing a F/C duet with Daniel Bellón, one of the best Galician bagpipers. Lorient, August of 2006. |
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| Luís Correa ‘o Caruncho’ playing a new bagpipe in the Seivane's tuning room. |
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| The american musician Kevin Karr during a visit to the Obradoiro Seivane. July, 2006. |
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| Photograph dedicated by Jean Pierre Van Gees, great expert on the gaitas of the world and Mussette virtuoso. |
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| Pedro Lamas, a very good musician and composer from Cecebre. |
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| The Seivane in training, 2010. |
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| Each Seivane with an instrument, the Brais small gaita is made specially for him, 2010. |
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| The four Seivane generations around music, 2010. |
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| Brais listens carefully his great-grandfather while trying to take some notes to the “charango”, 2010. |
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| The little Brais is playing the bass drum, 2010. |
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| Brais interested in the clarinet of him great-grandfather Xosé Manuel Seivane, 2010. |
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