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The Basque region on the borders of Spain and France have several mountain tabor pipe traditions, but the dominant form – the txistu – and the players – the txistulari – have become an expression of Basque identity. The first mention of the txistu dates from 1864. 1810 ‘description of the Town of Bilbao’ from Saunders's News-Letter - Friday 13 July 1810
An old pipe found in a farmhouse in Oñati: |
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txirula, Horniman Museum, London |
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1878 newspaper report in London, England, regarding Biarritz annual event: Globe - Wednesday 04 September 1878 |
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local tourist posters |
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The Basque people are very proud of their culture. Every few years over the last 100 years tourist posters have been produced featuring a man (mostly) playing the pipe and tabor. These are details from posters: |
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2020 Basque - man and woman players [detail] | 2022 San Juan festival poster, Eibar | |||||||||||||||||||||
local artists |
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1922 Ramiro Arrue | 1925 RamiroArrue |
Ramiro Arrue playing for dancing | |||||||||||||||||||||
20th century postcard | 1929 magazine cover | Ramiro Arrue poster |
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Charles Homualk [detail] |
Charles Homualk | Charles Homualk [detail] |
1956 playing for folk dancing |
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playing for dancing [detail] |
card | Javier Ciga | player from a postcard | |||||
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20th century [detail] Ramiro Arrue painting |
Ramiro Arrue painting |
Ramiro Arrue sword dancers | ||||||
postcard [thanks Terry Carter] | ||||||||
Poster for teacher |
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