Gaita de boto

The gaita de boto is a type of bagpipe native to the Aragon region of northern Spain.

The gaita de boto consists of The bag is traditionally made of goatskin and of large volume.

There is a folk belief that the origin of the custom is that a piper in antiquity dressed his gaita in the clothing of his deceased daughter as a memorial.

The drones have reinforcing rings of pewter or horn, and some players also, whether out of fashion or superstition, wrap various portions of the pipes with snakeskin.

Groups such as Ixo Rai, La Ronda de Boltaña, Somerondón, La Orquestina del Fabirol, Lurte, Cornamusa, and Biella Nuei have increased the prominence of the gaita de boto within Aragon and abroad.