Artist Profiles: Myrdhin

Remi Chauvet was born in 1950 in Dinan, in North Brittany. He became a bard at the age of 21, choosing to spend his career playing the harp since then. His friends gave him the name of Myrdhin, following the bardic tradition. He has played in numerous countries and won important singing and harp competitions.

Myrdhin has written several film scores, theater production soundtracks and two pieces for ballet. He also collaborates with Breton flute player Pol Huellou.

Discography:

Harp et Bamboo avec Pol Huellou (Breizh, 1990)
Harp in Aquarius (Breizh, 1991)
Harpe Instrumental (Sony, 1992)
A Cordes et à Cris (Iguane, 1995)
Harpsody – Duo Ars Celtica (Kerig, 1998)
Chants de Noël (Kerig, 1998)
La vie de Merlin (Ria, 1998)
An Delen Dir (Ethnea, 1998)
Fréhel (Kerig, 2000)
Run (Harpenciel, 2004)
Itinerari Celtici (Fairylands, 2004)
Magic Chaudron, with Pascal Lamour (BNC, 2008)
D’île en île (BNC, 2009)
Clarsàch (Crihc, 2010)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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