Martin Coudroy: Bellows & Bows Across Cultures | Chatterbox with Mel Biggs Ep.17

An accordionist, violinist, singer, composer, and arranger, Martin's artistic approach is open and curious about different aesthetics, from dance music, bal folk, jazz, musette, gypsy swing, contemporary and improvised music. Martin began playing for Balfolk at the age of 13. He built a solid background focused on the traditional music of Western Europe and has been sharing his skills since a young age in music schools and numerous workshops. He also plays in numerous Breton music ensembles. After studying musicology, he moved to Sweden to study music and dance. He works with contemporary dance and explores different aesthetics, including gypsy swing and improvised music. Today, Martin devotes himself to live performance and creation through concerts, musical theater, shows for young audiences, film concerts, and folk dances.

Join me this month as I sit down to chat with Martin about his time growing up in Brittanny surrounded with traditional and contemporary folk music, the relationship between the bow of his fiddle and the bellows of his accordion, meeting accordionista Marc Perrone, how it is to learn and work across different European cultures and what public transport means to him as a performer.

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