Experience the rare, achingly beautiful music from Mexico’s Hot Lands.
Join Paul Anastasio and Tina Pilione, core of Fire of Tierra Caliente, on a musical
adventure into the decades-old traditional repertoire from the states of Michoacán
and Guerrero. Fire of Tierra Caliente often invites one, two or three violins
and a second guitar, thrilling the room with breathtaking harmonies.
Paul Anastasio Tina Pilione
By turns dramatic, exciting and romantic, boleros, pasodobles, valses and many other styles comprise the music of Mexico’s Tierra Caliente.
This music is rarely, if ever, heard in the U.S. We hope you’ll join us for a celebration of the music of our teacher, the late violinist Juan Reynoso.
Fire of Tierra Caliente ensemble with two violins and two guitars:
From left: Paul Anastasio, Raquel Paraíso, Tina Pilione, Francisco (Pancho) Lopéz
Fire of Tierra Caliente ensemble with three violins and two guitars:
La plata lucida. At Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, LA, Sept. 29, 2024.
From left: Paul Anastasio, Raquel Paraíso, Kat Fritz, Tina Pilione, Francisco (Pancho) Lopéz
Danzón de René Cristál. Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, LA.
From left: Paul Anastasio, Raquel Paraíso, Kat Fritz, Tina Pilione, Francisco (Pancho) Lopéz
From left: Paul Anastasio, Raquel Paraíso, Kat Fritz, Tina Pilione, Francisco (Pancho) Lopéz
For more live performance and workshop video clips: https://hotlandsmusic.com/archives/
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, 2-5PM
(doors open for bar, food & socializing at 2. Music starts around 3 and goes until …
The Whirlybird, Opeolusas, LA, Sunday, September 21, 2025
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, 7:30-10PM
NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, Arnaudville, LA
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, 8-10PM
Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, LA, Sunday, September 28, 2025
Ensemble with two violins and two guitars:
4th Annual String Band Summit, February 27–March 1, 2025
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
The Whirlybird, Opeolusas, LA September 22, 2024
Ensemble with three violins and two guitars:
Festival of Texas Fiddling 2024, Blanco, TX, December 6-8, 2024
Hideaway on Lee, Lafayette, LA, September 29, 2024