Emmanuelle Parrenin

The Profile

French singer and multi-instrumentalist noted for her hurdy-gurdy playing and experimental folk work. Best known for Maison Rose (1977), a cult favorite, a 2011 comeback (Maison Cube) and a 2021 collaboration Jours de Grève. Review accounts detail a period of hearing loss in the early 1990s and a recovery aided by bodily vibration and music therapy.

Born into a family of musicians; plays hurdy-gurdy, harp, dulcimer and spinett. Maison Rose (1977) gained cult status. Returned to recording with Maison Cube (2011). Collaborated with Detlef Weinrich on Jours de Grève (2021). Experienced significant hearing loss in the early 1990s and reported regaining hearing gradually through vibration and music; later engaged in music therapy. Opened for the Clash in Paris (review mentions this event) and performed with a former member of Gong; composed music for a ballet (no record).

Reviews present Emmanuelle Parrenin as a French folk/experimental musician and hurdy-gurdy player, author of Maison Rose (1977) and comeback Maison Cube (2011). Her work blends traditional singing, ritual/ancestral elements and experimental textures; she collaborated on Jours de Grève (2021). A period of hearing loss in the early 1990s and subsequent recovery via bodily vibration and music therapy are noted.