About La Musgaña

La Musgaña is a Spanish folk music ensemble, formed by Jaime Muñoz, Carlos Beceiro, Diego Galaz and Jorge Arribas .The band incorporates various instruments such as the dulcimer, fiddle, hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, flutes, guitar and bass, and performs traditional music from the Iberian peninsula, mostly from the Spanish regions of Castile, Zamora, León, Extremadura and La Mancha. "Musgaña" means "water-rat" in Spanish. La Musgaña was founded in 1986 by Enrique "Quique" Almendros, Jose Marti Climent and Rafa Martin. Their 1988 self-titled debut album made them win the Spanish National Folk Award for young performers and propelled them through the ranks of Spanish music. After their third album, Lubicán, original members Climont and Martin left the band, which replaced them with Cuco Pérez, on the accordion, and composer, percussionist and hurdy gurdy player Luis Delgado.