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His music sources deeply from the ancient Medieval and traditional folk music of his native region in France, even as he modifies and enhance it to bring it forward in time for modern audiences. Joueur de vielle à roue électrique, Guilhem Desq nous propose un voyage étonnant autour de cet instrument atypique. Desq’s sound is unmistakable as he electrifies this originally acoustic instrument and plays a wide variety of genres on it – anything from traditional European folk to Middle-Eastern, and even contemporary rock and hip-hop. This little-known mechanical, stringed instrument traces back to medieval Europe and has maintained a strong presence in traditional French folk music. An album “100% hurdy gurdy” which feature original songs recorded from his instrument as the only source of sounds. guilhem desq Born in France into a family of generations of ancient instrument makers, Guilem has lived surrounded by ancient and indigenous traditional French music and instruments his entire life. His sound is unmistakable as he electrifies this originally acoustic instrument and plays a wide variety of genres on it – anything from traditional European folk to Middle-Eastern, contemporary rock, hip-hop and electro.After a year touring worldwide with more than 60 shows (India, USA, New Zealand, Israël, Bulgaria, Italy, France…) Guilhem Desq comes back to release his first solo album “Visions”. Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument, the hurdy gurdy. On Saturday August 18 at 7:00 PM, The Allen County-Scottsville Arts Council will present the season finale of its 2018 Arts On Main Summer Concert Series with a live performance He is also an accomplished and sought after teacher on the history and playing techniques of the hurdy gurdy and frequently offers workshops and demonstrations un associations with his performances.Nicknamed the “Hendrix of Hurdy-Gurdy,” along with having the most viewed HurdyGurdy videos on YouTube – Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument. Guilhem Desq is an electric hurdy gurdy player from France. Si il puise son énergie dans la tradition de son instrument c’est surtout dans les musiques modernes et l’improvisation qu’il tire son inspiration. Not only an album but a whole project which is going beyond music, from building his instrument to directing and animating his latest music video “Le château magique”. 59 talking about this. Having already toured throughout Europe and India, Guilhem Desq is garnering international interest in the Hurdy-Gurdy while also establishing himself as a modern virtuoso on this ancient instrument and is internationally recognized and acclaimed as a musical and cultural innovator. His sound is unmistakable as he electrifies this originally acoustic instrument and plays a wide variety of genres on it – anything from traditional European folk to Middle-Eastern, contemporary rock, hip-hop and electro. Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument, the hurdy gurdy. He was taught instrument building by his father (who was taught by his father) and enter the Tarn Music Conservatory in France at the age of 6 and quickly grew in skill and …