Galician gaita

It has been compared to the names of eastern European bagpipes, such as the Bulgarian kaba gaida and the Slovak gajdy (plurale tantum).

The folk revival may have peaked in the late 1990s, with the release of acclaimed albums by Galician Carlos Núñez (A Irmandade Das Estrelas).

The gaita began to gain popularity with the massive immigration of Galicians to the United States and Latin America.

Air is driven into the chanter (Galician: punteiro) with the left arm controlling the pressure inside the bag.

The bass drone (ronco or roncón) is situated on the player's left shoulder and is pitched two octaves below the key note of the chanter; it has a single reed.

Some bagpipes have up to two more drones, including the ronquillo or ronquilla, which sticks out from the bag and plays an octave above the ronco, or the smaller chillón.

Starting at the bottom and (in the Galician fingering pattern) progressively opening holes creates the diatonic scale.