World class Galican piper Anxo Lorenzo is coming to the island for a show at Peel Centenary Centre.
An incredible live act, the show takes place on Saturday (June 27).
The gaita (bagpipe) player, from the small village of Moaña on the Atlantic coast of Galica, is described as a musical adventurer who looks far beyond the traditions of his native Gallica for inspiration.
An exhilarating performer, the audience can expect his fast fingers to be tracing ridiculously intricate melodies.
The concert has been organised by the Centenary Centre’s David Mclean, who said: ‘Any Manx music fans who remember Carlos Nunez at Peel Castle in the ‘90s will not want to miss this performance.
‘He is simply one of the most exciting musicians playing live today.
‘The speed and dexterity of his gaita (Galician bagpipe) and whistle playing have to be seen to be believed.’
Anxo will be supported by Irish guitarist Eoghan Neff and Galician fiddle player Jesus Enrique Cuadrado.
David said they were also delighted to have Matt Creer as special guest for the gig.’
Anxo sees no barriers when experimenting with traditional and contemporary music, and has the ability to seamlessly amalgamate the two into vibrant, fresh and new melodies and rhythms.
He has managed to fuse the unadulterated natural sound of the gaita with a variety of alternative music styles, including rock, pop, jazz, flamenco and electronic.
Anxo has collaborated with numerous traditional musicians, including Michael McGoldrick, Kathryn Tickell, Lunasa, The National Jazz Orchestra, Om/Off and The Chieftains.
Then his first solo album, Tirán, was released on Zouma Records in 2010.
Tracks include his own spin on the Michael McGoldrick composition ‘Road To Errogie’ and joining Kathryn Tickell and her band for an atmospheric reading of her composition ‘The Very First Fish’.
Geoff Wallis of the Irish Music Review described one of the tracks, an untitled set of tunes, as a ‘combination of sheer speed and unbridled imagination that simply defies belief’.
A classically trained musician, soloist and compose, Anxo continues with his research into various fields of music and gives masterclasses all over the world.
Tickets are available from Celtic Gold, in Peel; Peter Norris Music, in Douglas; Shakti Man, in Ramsey and Thompson Travel in Port Erin.
They are also available online at www.centenarycentre.com
Tickets cost £15, which David admitted was ‘really cheap for an artist of his stature’.
But he said the venue was keen to make its gigs accessible to all the island’s music lovers.