Dylan Fowler

Dylan Fowler Biog 2013

I have been a professional musician now for close on 30 years and in that time I have been active in many areas of music as a performer/ composer and arranger. My musical palette draws on my experiences in contemporary European jazz, traditional music from the Celtic diaspora – particularly my Welsh heritage and my extensive experience as a collaborator with musicians from countries such as India, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Finland, Norway, Canada, Germany and Italy.
As well as various group activities I have developed a reputation as an international guitar soloist and have two cds released on the prestigious German label, Acoustic Music Records which have received excellent reviews.”This is music with heart, soul and, above all a bullish determination to ignore recognised boundaries. “ Chris Jones – BBC online reviews.

'The single most wonderful thing about the music of Dylan Fowler is how quickly the listener becomes unconscious of the fact that one is listening to a guitar! The profound musicality of Dylan`s writing and playing makes for an experience that transcends the bounds of what is often accepted as `guitar music.` Dylan creates fine, memorable, emotionally engaging music which goes light years beyond the obvious fact that he is a very talented player of his chosen instrument.' Don Ross. Canadian guitar maestro.

My third solo cd ‘A Passionate Landscape’ will be released on Acoustic Music Records in April of this year.
The new cd is a collection of solo and ensemble pieces inspired by the landscape of my native Wales and features some of the wonderful musicians I’ve had the privilege of working with over the years.

Currently I am involved in a number of touring projects which include The Company of Story Tellers, The Nathan Thomson UK/Finnish project, Taith (with Gillian Stevens and Timo Vaananen), Alaw with Oliver Wilson-Dickson and Jamie Smith, and ongoing solo work in Europe.
Alongside this I have developed skills as a producer/engineer and arranger at the Studio that Gillian Stevens and I have developed in Abergavenny, Stiwdio Felin Fach. I have also successfully established the specialist record label, Taith Records, that is rapidly developing a reputation for high quality recordings.
www.taithrecords.co.uk

Selected Production and Engineering work:
Various recordings for Dave Kelbie and Lejazzetal;
Angelo D’Barre Quartet Live at the QuecumBar
Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra
Evan Christopher and Django a la Creole 3 cds – including forthcoming live release.
Szapora ‘Homeland of my wanderings’
Live at the QuecumBar – Triple cd

Selected Recent International Activity

1989 – Awarded Lord Harlech Bursary for study and travel in America
1999 - Brunei, British Consulate – with Julie Murphy
2000 – Indo-Celtic Tour, Rajasthan, India
2004 – European representative at the First Canadian International Guitar Festival
2005 – German Tour, International Guitar Night
2005 – Bulgarian Tour with Gillian Stevens and Oliver Wilson-Dickson (with support from Wales Arts International)
2006 – Tour in India including the Bangalore International Music Festival
2007 – Tour in Serbia and Bosnia (with support from Wales Arts International)
2007 – International Guitar Night Tour, Hungary
2007 – Bulgarian Tour with Gillian Stevens and Nikolai Ivanov (with support from Wales Arts International)
2009 – International Guitar Night Tour, France
2010 – International Guitar Night Tour, India
2012 – Celtic Guitar Night Tour, Germany
2012 – Lorient Fetival InterCeltique with ALAW

dylanfowler1@mac.com
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