Starting violin at the age of 6, Aneirin started with the Suzuki method, however he soon began seeing himself as a ‘fiddler’ than a violinist. By age 11 he began attending local music sessions and listening to bands such as ‘Ar Log’, ‘Breabach’ and fiddle legends such as Martin Hayes. From age 13, Aneirin has been gigging professionally, initially in local venues and festivals. By age 18 his portfolio has expanded rapidly; being a house band member for internationally-renowned singer Bryn Terfel’s folk music programme, and gigging at festivals across the UK, from Purbeck Valley, Cambridge folk festival to famous venues such as ‘The Green Note’ and Bath Theatre Royal. Aneirin’s scholarships to ‘Sorefingers Bluegrass Summer School’ have allowed him to receive tuition from American fiddling legends such as the late Fletcher Bright and the genre-crossing innovator Casey Driessen. All these experiences have allowed him to flourish in to a well-crafted and mature musician with a professional sense of quality playing.

This summer saw him representing the Welsh delegation at Festival Interceltique Lorient. Both of his recent projects ‘Vri’ (a Welsh chamber-trad trio) and ‘No Good Boyo’ (a band on the scene interpreting many hidden traditional songs from Wales with sheer energy and drive) had many packed gigs at the Welsh pavilion. Vri also went to the final round of the Loic Raison band competition with a performance in front of 3,000 people on the Sbasse Bretagne stage.

Not only has Aneirin begun to make his mark on the international folk scene, he has also began privately teaching 1v1 lessons and on Skype. With experience ranging from being a teaching assistant in forces schools in Cyprus and teaching privately and on Skype for the last year and hosting fiddle and ensemble workshops at UK festivals.

Aneirin is now based in Glasgow, studying a BMus in traditional music at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. However his work continues with his myriad of projects in Wales, and is excited in what Scotland’s vibrant folk scene has to offer.