- country:Spain
- region:Navarra
- style(s):Ethnic, Folk
- label:Scenderman
- type:Band, Trio
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal, a cappella, electronic, percussion, string, woodwind, singer songwriter, rock band, jazz combo, pop group, dance orchestra, unplugged, piano
- artist posted by:Scenderman Art Network
Line up
- Benat Artze Anzin (drums and percussions, choirs, etc.)
- Inigo Aguerri Escobes (accordion, accordina, kalimba and voice)
- Ismael Yague Garcia (txistu, silbote, txirula, alboka, piano, percussio)
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Mielotxin was created in the summer of 2003 and in just a year it reached a prominent place in the cultural circuits of Navarra. As a result of its partcipacion in these events they got very good criticals due to the quality and originality of its musical proposal, where they merge the youth, creativity and moderness of its members with the compromise with the traditional music of their land. In 2004 they won the 1st prize in the seccion of New Musics at the New Artists From Navarra Contest, and the 2nd place at the Eurofolk Festival, which took place in Illora (Granada). In 2005 they recorded their first album, titled “Empapate”. They also participated at the Finals of the Fourth Edition of the Navelgas Folk Festival (Asturias).
In 2006 They reached the 3rd place at the Escenario Prau (Cantabria) and the 1st at the Foked Blai, in Ermua (Bizkaia). In 2007 they obtained the 1st prize at the Third Edition of the Mendebala-Sopuerta Master Recordings Contest, which consisted in the recording of their second album, “Almadierra”. For this record they had the production of Modesto Refojo, guitarrist of the Galician band Pepe Vaamonde Grupo, and they had also the colaboration of Joaquin Taboada, a pianist from Navarra. This last work means a step forward for the band, because it shows the efforts realized by the members od the group during the last years, as well as their compromise with traditional music, which is understood under the group's own perspective. Mielotxin has also played in other festivals, such as Interceltico de Sendin (Portugal), Galdames International Festival (Bizkaia), Pilar Folk Festival (Zaragoza), Programa Cultur 04-07, Olatz Festival (Navarra), Ensuenos Folk or Artists on the Route 2008. At these festivals they have shared the protagonism with great musicians such as Hevia, Flook, Eliseo Parra, Tradere, La Musgana, Berroguetto or Shooglenifty.