Trelew, by Trelew

Trelew

by Trelew

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more

1.	Precious Thing 05:08	info	buy track
2.	Dole Teifi (trad. Wales) 04:38	info	buy track
3.	May Day 05:45	info	buy track
4.	Paint It Black 04:15	info	buy track
5.	Clover 03:59	info	buy track
6.	Cacique (Where the Welsh Go) 04:29	info	buy track
7.	Starry Night 05:35	info	buy track
8.	For Patagonia 04:51	info	buy track
9.	In London So Far 04:50	info	buy track
10.	Don't Tell Me / Dacw'n Nghariad (trad. Wales) 04:47	info	buy track
11.	Bratach Bana (trad. Scotland) 03:30	info	buy track
12.	Tri Martolod (trad. Brittany) 02:43	info	buy track

about

As a child growing up in the South Wales Valleys, Karen Ann was fascinated by stories of Welsh emigrations to Latin America and pictures of gauchos—South American cowboys—in her fourth grade geography textbook. After more than a decade living in Argentina, Costa Rica and finally Uruguay, she joined forces with Jorge Galemire, a composer, considered one of the best rhythm guitarrists in Uruguay. Though famous for his role as one of the originators of local musical style known as candombe beat, Galemire considered celtic music one of his most important influences since his teenage years.

Trelew blends traditional music from the British Isles with original compositions by Karen Ann and Galemire that explore the links between the “old country” and South America. They performed between 2005 and 2009 as a duo and also with other well-known musicians from Uruguay.

Their eponymous debut album 'Trelew' was nominated for a Graffiti, the Uruguayan equivalent of the Grammys. Critics hailed it as an album in English and celtic languages but clearly written and arranged “in the South”. The instruments used, including the bandoneon, an instrument intimately associated with tango, and tribal drums make it clear Trelew is part of a South American heritage.

Trelew is a town in the Patagonian region of Argentina founded by Welsh immigrants in the 1880s. They speak Welsh there to this day.

credits

released November 1, 2009

Karen Ann: Vocals
Jorge Galemire: Guitars, bass, backing vocals, vocals in For Patagonia, e-bows in Bratach Bana
Ana de Leon: Percussion (congas, djembe, bombo legüero, clay pot, berimbau, ocean drum, güiro, maracas, tambourine, guache)
Nicolas Mora: Bandoneon
Shyra Panzardo: Bass in Bratach Bana

Recording: Fernando Ulivi at Aceituna Brava Studios, Montevideo, Uruguay (Jan-April 2009)
Mix: Fernando Ulivi
Production: Fernando Ulivi, Karen Ann, Jorge Galemire
Arrangements: Jorge Galemire except Paint it Black and Don’t Tell Me/Dacw’n Nghariad by Karen Ann and Jorge Galemire
Photography: Silvia Andrada sandrada@adinet.com.uy
Artwork: Pablo Uribe and Monocromo monocromo.com.uy

All songs by Karen Ann and Jorge Galemire except traditional songs. Paint it Black by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and Don't Tell Me by Madonna Ciccone, Joe Henry, Mirwais Ahmadzai.