Oh my! what info sprouts here! I enjoyed hearing an Asturian band, Llan de Cubel, a celtic musical treat from NW Spain. They are from a place surrounded by mts. so insulated from some influences of change by the geography. They did, however have an intersting instrument- which seemed newly invented, and not an orignal old-timey sort: a keyboard (giant) which sat on the floor and was played by foot (by the mandola/bourzouki player) the bass notes sounded not unlike the bass notes of an organ which are played with the foot...also happened upon a rare commodity recently in a small country store in northern CA, a bottle of CIMA brand Sidra Asturiana. It seems as if it is Hard Cider- fermented from apples. imported via Puerto Rico. it says it is Real Sidra- i guess this means cider...haven't tried it yet--