Clare Hines and Pete Coleman were 2 members of the now defunct French Dance Music Group Dulzaina, and now as Metheglin, they play a more concert based repertoire of original compositions on Hurdy-Gurdy and English Bagpipes, sometimes featuring samples/percussion and noises!
The English bagpipes are Jon Swayne "G" and "D" pipes.... the gurdies are both French - Denis Siorat electro-acoustic and a traditional lute backed Boudet.
About the name Metheglin:
Metheglin is type of mead drink - along with Melomel, Cyser, Hydromel, Pyment and probably others too. In French Melomel is known as Chouchenn. Anyone who has been involved in the French dance scene in the UK for any length of time will recognise at least two of these as band names - and we decided to go with the trend!
The name Metheglin has a further significance, it is derived from the Welsh word meddyglyn, meaning "medicinal liquor" but was a very common Cornish mead. Until recently, Pete lived in Wales and Clare lived for many years in Cornwall - so the name brings these two influences together.
Pete is also one of the country's leading engineer/producers of rock music, having worked with bands like AC/DC, Paradise Lost,etc in his long industrious career!
The background graphic to this site is based on the drawing on the front cover of Making Mead by Bryan Acton and Peter Duncan.