Bio
Blanca Altable & Chuchi Alcuadrado is a duo born in 2009 with the purpose of reclaiming the beauty of traditional Castilian culture in dialogue with contemporary folk currents through two non-traditional instruments, the fiddle and the acoustic guitar. Influenced by the peninsular, North American, and Western European folklore, they perform original creations and reimagined Castilian melodies. With this new approach to tradition, they have achieved an “original and brave” proposal – according to José Miguel López, Discópolis RN3 – which led them to win the National Prize for Musical Creation from the Youth Institute INJUVE 2010.
They were semifinalists in the V Prau Stage, representing Spain at the EBU Folk Festival in Croatia (Opatija, 2011), and have toured Africa (Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, and Sudan) produced by the AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development), as well as Europe and the USA.
They have performed on stages across the peninsula (Castilla Folk, Folkomillas, Arenal Folk, Festival Folk de la Reserva, La Veguilla Folk, Zamora Folk, Folk Segovia, La Quema de Artistas, Tradicionàrius, Café Berlín, Ca Beleño… and many more).
They recorded their debut album “Mayo” (2011) as a tribute to Simón Altable, a dulzaina player who dedicated his life to teaching and transmitting traditional music from the province of Burgos, and in 2016 they released their second album, “Tyto Alba”.
This album was produced by Xosé Liz (Belladona, Riobó), with mastering by composer and arranger Anxo Pintos (Berrogüeto, Rústica), and was edited thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, far exceeding the set expectations. Musicians such as Natalie Haas, Jaime Muñoz, Begoña Riobo, David Aznar, or Nic Gareiss collaborated on this album.
Like the barn owl (Tyto Alba), they have hunted down the melodies that compose it with their ears and present them in a work that highlights the passion for reviving the traditional heritage of the Castilian fields and beyond, transforming the gems of popular wisdom. An album that breathes freedom, respect for roots, and is a clear commitment to folklore renewal free from conventions, reinvented.
They embrace a new post-pandemic stage by creating a new project, the B&C Quartet, where their essence opens up to creation with two great musicians from the international folk scene, Natalie Haas and Jaime Muñoz.
Likewise, they are in the midst of creating as a duo, opening their minds and hearts to the universality of music beyond borders and their own roots, integrating all they have experienced so far in the preparation of their next album.
Conciertos B&C (Histórico)
- Semifinal Prau – Cacicedo de Camargo (Cantabria)
- Escenario Abierto – Museo Etnográfico de C&L (Zamora)
- Festival Folkomillas – Comillas (Cantabria)
- Folk Segovia
- El Arenal -Ávila
- El Duende del Vino – Burgos
- Saborea Té y Café – Valladolid
- Taberna La Elisa – Madrid
- El Casco Viejo – Segovia
- Perales de Tajuña – Madrid
- Valencia – Presentación libro Charo Altable -Café Tandur
- Taberna Remember – Villalba
- EBU Folk Festival – Opatija (Croacia) Discópolis R3
- Zamora Folk – Cuarteto con Zulaima Boheto y Carol Durán
- La Fuente de los Angeles – Villanubla
- Prádena – Segovia
- Castilla Folk – Burgos. Con Zulaima Boheto y Carol Durán
- Certamen Simón Altable – Mecerreyes (Burgos) con la
- colaboración de Tatiana Hargreaves, Summer McCall y María San Miguel
- Moradillo de Sedano – Burgos
- African Tour Sudafrica – Sudan – Kenia – Islas Seychelles
- Taberna “El Penicilino” – Valladolid
- Taberna La Elisa, Presentación “Mayo” – Madrid
- Albergue de Arija, Presentación “Mayo” – Burgos
- Auditorio Casa del Cordón, Presentación “Mayo” – Burgos
- Parador de Lerma – Burgos
- San Martín de Rubianes – Burgos
- Festival de Música Diversa – Segovia
- Pedrajas de San Esteban – Valladolid
- Aranda de Duero – Burgos
- Castilla Folk – Burgos – Vallarna + Blanca Altable
- Los Jardines del Romeral – Segovia
- Portland, Oregón (USA) House Concert Hargreaves Family House
- Plaza de San Miguel – Valladolid
- Los Viernes de la Tradición – El Caserón – SSR – Madrid
- Taberna La Elisa – Madrid
- Ciclo las 10 y 1 Noches – Mucientes
- Librería LaLeona – Valladolid
- Directo en cadena Ser – Valladolid
- Fiesta de la Música y la Cerveza – La Botería – Segovia
- Sala El Bardo – Burgos
- Pub the Pipersh – Algorta (Gexto)
- La Casa de las Musas – Burgos
- Ciclo Cultural Castro Urdiales – Cantabria
- US Tour – Vermont, Rhode Island, NY, Portland
- La Abuela Buela – Burgos
- Bar Kalimba – Corrales de Buelna – Cantabria
- October Folk Fest – Sala El Bardo – Burgos
- Garampía – Cariño – La Coruña
- Var con V – Moaña – Pontevedra
- Asociación Danzas – Zaragoza
- Homenaje a Labordeta – El Hangar – Burgos
- Curso Eco-Folki – Cañicosa – Segovia
- Pol Pol Taberna – Bergara – Guipuzcoa
- Motz Taberna – Bergara – Guipuzcoa
- Museo de la Cerámica – Aranda de Duero
- Mesa de Burgos – Madrid
- Un Abanico de Músicas – Castillo de Fuensaldaña – Valladolid
- Festival Folkomillas – Cantabria
- La Cantina – Burgos
- La Campana de los Perdidos – Zaragoza
- Corazón Verde – Zaragoza
- Arenal Folk – Cantabria
- Mercado Autóctono – Burgos
- Teatro Clunia – Burgos
- Aula Museo Paco Díez – Mucientes
- Rompeolas – Madrid
- Casa de la Guitarra – Pedrazales de Sanabria
- Espacio Joven – Valladolid
- Carlos V – Puebla de Sanabria
- Serendipity – Salamanca
- Esmae Folk – Oporto
- Barcelona Fiddle Congress – Barcelona
- Café Berlín – Madrid
- Semana Cultural de Oña – Burgos
- Escalada – Burgos
- Hornillos de Esgueva – Burgos
- Casa de Burgos – Madrid
- La Presa – Lerma
- Bar Bolero – Santander
- Folkarria – Madrid
- San José Obrero – Zamora
- Folk de la Reserva – La Granja
- Riba de Saelices – Guadalajara
- Arca da Noe – Orense
- Prádena – Segovia
- Auditorio Casa del Cordón, B&C 10 años con Natalie Haas y Jaime Muñoz – Burgos
- Conciertos de la Estufa – B&C 10 años con Natalie Haas y Jaime Muñoz – Valladolid
- Agés – Burgos
- Peñafiel – Valladolid
- Oña – Burgos
- Villahoz – Burgos
- Sampedros 2022 – B&C Quartet – Burgos
- Castilla Folk – B&C Quartet – Burgos
- Festival Tradicionàrius – B&C Quartet – Barcelona