Oct 04 | Carlos Núñez @ WolfTrap

A virtuoso of the Gaita, a Galician bagpipe, this Spaniard brings us contemporary Celtic music.

• Carlos Núñez’s music has garnered multiple Latin GRAMMY nominations and has sold over 1 million records worldwide.
• Known for his eclectic collaborations, Núñez has worked with a diverse body of artists including Sinéad O’Connor, Jackson Browne, and Irish musician Dónal Lunny.
• He appeared as a featured member of the Chieftains on their GRAMMY-winning album Santiago (1997), which included collaborations with Los Lobos and Linda Ronstadt.
• The broad scope of this Spanish-born musician’s influences includes Celtic as well as strands of flamenco, North African, and Middle Eastern music.
• “In Galicia we play Celtic music as the Irish, Scottish, and Bretons do, but we add Spanish passion and temperament, that’s our trademark.”—Núñez on the contemporary Galician musical renaissance

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