Michel Griffin - A Brief Biography
I was born near Oxford, in England. I had a radiantly happy childhood, for which I will never forgive my parents. Why couldn't they saddle me with that miserable,
angst-ridden youth which is the essential pre-requisite for the struggling artist?
When I was seven, my parents, who had noticed that I enjoyed music, arranged for me to have piano lessons. I gave the lessons up after only 6 weeks - it made my
brain ache to have to simultaneously do something different with each of my hands! When I was fourteen, I bought my first guitar, because I had noticed that girls were attracted
to guitar players. Strangely, on the guitar, I had no problem doing different things simultaneously with each hand!
I started playing regularly in folk-clubs and wine-bars, and inspired by artists like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen,
Paul Simon, and Joni Mitchell, I started writing my own songs. After a spell performing weekly on BBC radio (where one of my songs was a Pick of the Week),
I embarked upon a career which took me to Paris, New York and Switzerland.
I finally settled in France, arriving with the new century, and began work on
'The Still Centre', a collection of nocturnes for piano and orchestra. This album was soon followed by more CDs
of songs. After renovating my rustic farmhouse, I resumed giving concerts.
I have made a number of appearances on radio in France - here is an interview on Radio Totem:
In 2008 I co-founded the Cahors Folk Club.
I give concerts either solo, or in duet with the talented harmonica player Frenchie Dègre.
You can contact me direct by 
email or via 
(+33) (0)6 86 06 85 83
