Asturian-American Migration Forum

http://www.celticheart.ca/blog/cape-breton-cuba-bagpipes Cape Breton, Cuba & Bagpipes??? Jun 7, 2012 Posted by Max MacDonald If you ask most people where they can hear Celtic music they would likely answer Scotland and Ireland. An increasing number of folks would also think of Cape Breton becaus...

Otra blog con fotos http://bandadegaitasdelahabana.blogspot.com

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http://www.ohch.cu/noticias/info.php?id_noticia=20110413092054&cat=noticias Bajará a La Habana dios celta de las artes Por Isachi Fernández Prestigiosos artistas irlandeses, canadienses, gallegos, asturianos y cubanos se reunirán en La Habana del 15 al 24 de abril venidero, durante el II Festiva...

The Irish-Americans are applying travel permission for the 2012 festival in Cuba; They are a determined group, I'm optimistic for their success so that next year they can join the Cuban artists, the Irish artists from Europe and all the other musicians from the celtic disaposa worldwide.

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Obama-slaps-ban-on-Irish-musicians-travelling-to-Cuba-119559359.html Obama slaps ban on Irish musicians travelling to Cuba Administration refuses visas for traditional Irish artists By NIALL O'DOWD, IrishCentral.com Founder Published Sunday, April 10, 2011, 7:48 AMUp...

http://www.elcomerciodigital.com/v/20110313/sociedad/gaita-nueve-anos-hasta-20110313.html Sociedad 13.03.11 «Oí una gaita con nueve años y hasta hoy» Arturo Miguel Pérez es un habanero del 84, músico por vocación y profesión y gaitero gracias a su abuela, una asturiana de Tineo que le metió la tonad...

Fiesta de San Patricio en el Hotel Palacio O´Farrill 2011/03/18 Por Nora Sosa para Habana Radio http://www.habanaradio.cu/singlefile_news/?id_not=20110318171158 Con el sonido de la gaita desde el tercer piso del Hotel Palacio O´Farrill, en la Habana Vieja, comenzó el ceremonial por el Día de San Pa...

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/0402/1224293595731.html Cuba dances to a Celtic beat Meeting of music: revellers at CeltFest Cuba MAGAN'S WORLD: MANCHÁN MAGAN’S tales of a travel addict THE LATEST Fáilte Ireland video presents Ireland exactly as you’d hope it would be to the world – ...

http://www.debbiescaribbeanresortreviews.com/debbie_meets/76_havana_travel_article_cuba.html Celtic culture in Cuba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Probably one of the last things you would expect while vacationing in Cuba is to run into a group of Cu...

Thanks Art and Is
The next time I am in Halifax I will go to Pier 21 the Canadian Immigrant Museum and ask. They have a vast resource of information there about all the early settlers in Canada.

I am curious if there was any Asturian migration to Canada, especially Cape Breton. The Basque people figured prominently in the early fishing industry of what is now Atlantic Canada. There is a "Spanish Bay". In Cape Breton , besides fishing the other dominant industry was mining. Mostly ...

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