Gilles Chabenat, born in Lignières, Cher, France, on October 4, 1963, is a French hurdy-gurdy player and musician. He began his career performing traditional folk music with Les Thiaulins de Lignières at the Château du Plaix. Following the release of his solo studio album Bleu nuit in 1988, featuring acoustic compositions that became standards including “Organdi” and “La grand'bête”, he transitioned to exploring the electroacoustic hurdy-gurdy. His studio albums include De l'eau et des amandes in 1995 alongside Frédéric Paris, Mouvement Clos in 2001, Traité des songes in 2002 alongside Edouard Papazian, Trame in 2004 alongside Alain Bonnin, and Dans l'oubli du sommeil in 2007 alongside Didier François. He has collaborated with artists and groups including I Muvrini, Véronique Sanson, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Gabriel Yacoub, and Malicorne.
