Choirs

[mayfly]

Hello Everyone!
We begin our journey mid June, we plan to walk the Frances to Logranos, then switch to the Primitivo starting in Oviedo.

I have an obsession with choirs, I just adore them. I have been reading about the choir in Lugo, and have it marked down as a must attend (we are planning a rest day there!). Are there any other choirs that you have heard that we should make it a priority to hear?

Thank you!
Tracey

 

[lovingkindness]

Hola @mayfly
Sometimes along the Via de la Plata, in out of the way places I came across older women singing folk songs and simple devotional songs together in unison, with or without percussion.They were rehearsing for festivities or singing before mass as the priest processed to the altar. Fuenterroble de Salvatierra was one such place...

...also, international choirs sometimes tour along the Caminos in Spain and other pilgrimage trails in Europe...

Coro Camino - Concerts in Rabanal, Cacabelos and Santiago

Are you walking the Camino in May/June? If so, check out these concerts by Coro Camino which are taking place in Rabanal, Cacabelos and Santiago the week commencing 29th May!

www.csj.org.uk

 

[Wathmax]

On the Camino Portugues in 2019 we heard a group of men walking ahead of us singing in unison. They were a men's choir from Austria walking the Camino together. When we told them we were from Texas, they burst into "The Yellow Rose of Texas". They knew all the words, and we didn't! So we're working on a few song selections for our next Camino...

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

There are the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silas who have made recordings. They are to the south of Burgos if you feel like going out of your way.