Eiró

Between slopes and hills, the bleating of the animals blends with the steady coolness of the river. The day's chores are interrupted and people, deep in their knowledge, meet under the pretext of playing and dancing. Forbidden conversations begin again. Wine waters desires and loosens inhibitions; bread nourishes the strength of the revelry and olive oil oils the bodies hardened by the weariness of the land. Everything is aligned so that, in the Eiró, the gathering takes place.

We move forward a few years: animals and fields give way to machines and buildings. There is no longer a daily commitment to agricultural work; yet the bodies remain tired and the people still need — perhaps even more — the moment when they meet again. Simple, sublime encounters, stripped of the ordinary passing of the day. There are no more communal yards/threshing floors; we no longer need to husk corn to while away the voice; the central public spaces of the places once inhabited have been taken over by other lives.

From the wish of six musicians comes Eiró, this non-place made by contemporary people and lived experiences who seek the depth of Portuguese Traditional Root music. In a festive tone, Eiró invites a journey through Portugal where the celebration of the sound palette of paso dobles, chulas and viras is the main theme. More than the prefix “Re,” as in revisiting or reinventing, Eiró expresses Portuguese identity.

We are six musicians, born in these lands and travelers of the world. We live in the city with a mountain heart, we stroll the avenues with eyes that remember the dirt roads. We build a bridge between our ancestors and the children to come; music is our speech and Eiró the space where we converse.