Basque band to perform at Rockpile
Ospa, a Basque band from Buffalo, will come to Gillette for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rockpile Museum.
The Basque American band devotes itself to presenting traditional and contemporary Basque music including jauzi dances, fandangos and the musical heritage of the Basque people.
The event includes a performance called “The Tree of Gernika” that focuses on the life and influence of the Basque country’s celebrated 19th century poet, Joxé Mari Iparragirre.
Iparragirre’s poems were published in English for the first time in 2020 and the band will perform the poetry and songs in both English and Basque.
The band’s core members include Caitlin Belem, Margo Brown, Kevin Carr, David Romtvedt and Daniel…
