¨Mielotxin¨ was established in 2003 with an aim of modernization and renovation of the folk music from the historical ethnographic region of Navarre which nowadays forms part of the Spanish/French euro-region ¨Nouvelle Aquitaine-Euskadi-Navarre¨. Using the song lyrics in Basque language from the north and Spanish language from the south, the variety of instruments, dances, folk and original music, reflects the richness and cultural diversity of Navarre, and all this presented in a modern way in the concept of the worldmusic and contemporary folk.

The musical level of the musicians of ¨Mielotxin¨ and the different timbres of the instruments: txistu, txirula, alboka and accordion are fused with the double bass, piano and a set of percussions of the world in a powerful and fresh live show. 

Throughout the years the band presented its music to a different big stages and festivals, visited a lot of countries including France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden...¨Mielotxin¨ has received the following awards in Spain: 1st prize - New Music Young Artists of Navarre - 2004, 2nd prize - Eurofolk of Illora – 2004 (Granada), 3rd Prize the Stage Prau – 2006 (Cantabria), 1st prize - Folkez Blai de Ermua – 2007 (Bizkaia). The band received support grant for their european summer tour in 2018 from the Institute Cervantes.

The discography of ¨Mielotxin¨ consist of five CDs: "Empápate 2005", “Almadierra 2008”, “Cuando la beharra obliga" 2011, “Alan Lomax in memoriam" 2017 and "Ordago" 2021

The group has different line-ups such as: Mielotxin, Mielotxin & Lauarin & Hutsun (with dancers and txalaparta players), Mielotxin dantzan (different repertory for workshops for traditional Basque dance) and Mielotxin Band (with symphonic music group) 

ORDAGO

Recorded in April of the 2.021 in the studies Kulturgunea of Tafalla (Navarra) by Miguel Irigarai and produced by Mielotxin.

10 €

1. Vendimia vendimiadora - mp3
2. Que cuando vienen del campo vienen cantando
3. Ondarria - mp3
4. Lamento
5. Ilargiari
6. Ezpatardoa - mp3
7. En un vaso cabe un mundo
8. El vino duerme en cuba - mp3
9. Ardoarena

Alan Lomax in memoriam

Recorded in April of the 2.017 in the studies MECCA of Oiartzun (Gipuzkoa) by Mikel Ezeiza and produced by Mielotxin.

12 €

1. Akerra - mp3
2. Makotxa
3. Lechugas regadas de sangre
4. Manuela maitia
5. Cuchichí, cuchichí  - mp3
6. Ai hori begi
7. Salto del agua - mp3
8. Itsaso, arraina eta ibaia
9. Horra - mp3
10. Idiarena
11. Quién dirá¡
12. Tohure

Cuando la Beharra Obliga

Recorded at PKO Studios by Caco Refojo. Produced by Pipo Refojo in August 2010.

10 €

1. Sugaar - mp3
2. Cuando la Beharra obliga
3. Bardabioko semea - mp3
4. Bertsos de Feria
5. Harizpe
6. Maruxa
7. Sar zaitez dantzara Peru
8. Ronda de Jotas
9. Con palabras hago trampas - mp3
10. Zuberoako mascarada
11. Haurra egizu lo
12. Munduz mundu

Almadierra

Recorded at Estudio Binario (Barañain Auditorium) by Txuma Huarte, August 2007.
Mixed and mastered by Caco Refojo at PKO Studios, Madrid.
Produced by Pipo Albariño.
(Acoustic guitars, mandolin)

8 €

1. Almadierra - mp3
2. Jotia Ta Porru - mp3
3. Altaffaylla
4. Cellisca
5. Azken Gotorlekua: Amaiur
6. Jota 2 - 3 + Arin arin
7. Auñamendi
8. Elizaldetarren Danbolina
9. Valfesti De Tasno
10. Le Peintre De Montmartre
11. El Pueblo Vacío

Empápate

Recorded at Noboo Studios by Roberto Palacio, Tudela,
December 2004.

6 €

1. Empápate
2. Bailando con Mielotxin
3. La fille d e la boulangerie - mp3
4. Jota - mp3
5. Pulccinela
6. Nostalgia
7. Bagarelako
8. Baja Navarra
9. Piel oscura
10. Bixente
11. El mundo a tu medida
12. Loxue
13. C’est ma vie