- Fflach Music from Wales - Traditional Music, Rock Music, Childrens Music

Extract from the latest Hot Press, Ireland

Much jubilation at Fflach Records in Wales with several of their artists, including Llio Rhydderch (who has performed with our own Donal Lunny), Cass Meurig, Nial Cain, Sild and Julie Murphy, all featured on a compilation album Song of the Flowers which recently won an Independent Music Award for Best World Traditional Album 2009. The judges included Tom Waits, Ricky Skaggs, Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega...

Seren Newydd

Rasp CDEP054B

Casgliad o ganeuon tymhorol yw Seren Newydd gan pump gwahanol artist – Gareth Phillips (Barod am Nadolig); Einir Dafydd (Eira Cynnes); Dafydd a Steffan Evans, Coda (Coeden Sydd ar Dân); Angharad Brinn (Y Cariad Mwyaf Un) a Vanta (Allan i’r Eira). Ysgrifennwyd ‘Y Cariad Mwyaf Un’ gan Christopher Davies a Tudur Dylan Jones ac mae’r caneuon eraill gan yr artistiaid ei hunain ac yn newydd sbon, arwahan i ‘Eira Cynnes’ (Ceri Wyn Jones/Einir Dafydd).
Mae na arddulliau gwhanol ar y CD yma, ac mae’r artistiaid yn poblogaidd, felly mwynhewch gyda glased o sudd oren yn gwylio’r eira neu’r glaw yn disgyn!

Am fwy o wybodaeth am yr artistiaid cysylltwch a Rasp – 01239 614691 info@fflach.co.uk

Y Soda Men- ‘Tyllau yn y Cymylau’ EP

Er fod Y Soda Men wedi bod hefo’i gilydd nawr ers saith mlynedd mai’n bur debyg fod y pedwarawd unigryw yma o Gaerdydd yn gymharol newydd i gynelleidfaoedd Cymraeg. Y brif reswm am hyn, efallai, ydi’r ffaith fod y grwp- tan yn ddiweddar- wedi bod yn perfformio ac yn recordio yn bennaf yn yr iaith Saesneg. ‘Moon’ oedd ei halbwm gynta yn 2006 a wedyn, ar ddiwedd 2007, wnaeth y band recordio eu hail set o ganeuon ‘Musicassette’ yn stiwdios enwog Toerag yn Llundain ( stiwdio lle ma’r offer i gyd yn dyddio o’r chwedegau cynnar a lle ma pob grwp yn cael eu recordio’n ‘fyw’ ).

Euron Griffith sy’n canu ac yn sgwennu’r caneuon. ‘Am ryw reswm ddoth y caneuon Cymraeg yma at eu gilydd yn hollol naturiol felly dyma ni’n mynd ati i weld os fasa na unrhyw fath o ddiddordab gan rai o’r cwmnia recordiau Cymraeg i’w rhyddhau nhw. O’dd pobol fel Dafydd Du a Meilir Gwynedd o’r Sibrydion eisioes wedi bod yn gefnogol iawn a dwi’n falch i ddeud fod Fflach wedi bod yn frwdfrydig iawn o’r cychwyn felly da ni’n hapus iawn bod nhw wedi cyntuno i ryddhau ‘Tyllau yn y Cymylau’- ein EP gynta yn y Gymraeg ar ei label Rasp.’

Mae’n anodd disgrifio’r miwsig ond yn sicir mae’n bosib clywed dylanwad y Beatles ( yn enwedig Paul McCartney ) a canu gwlad yn gyffredinol. A mae’r caneuon yn ofnadwy o ‘catchy’!
‘Da ni’n gwarando ar bob math o fiwsig i ddeud y gwir’, medd Euron. ‘Fi ydi’r Beatles ‘nut’ ond dwi hefyd yn licio’r Smiths a grwpia prog fel Caravan…ma Stewart Lucas ( drymiau ) yn licio petha fel ffync a dawns tra bod Mike Slee ( gitar flaen ) yn hoffi Miles Davis a Wilco a ma Andrew Thomas ( bas ) yn ffan mawr o Talking Heads. Un o gryfderau y grwp, dwi’n meddwl, ydi’r ffaith ein bod ni i gyd mor hoff o wahanol fathau o fiwsig. Ac, wrth gwrs, ein bod ni i gyd mor poleit’.

Wrth wrando ar y caneuon ar yr EP mai’n amlwg fod Euron yn gwario lot o’i amsar ar y we!
‘Ma ‘Simsanu’ yn trafod rhywyn sydd wedi trefnu cyfarfod am y tro cynta hefo merch mae o wedi bod yn sgwrsio hefo dros y we. Yn naturiol mae o’n nerfus a ma’i galon o ‘fel drwm’! Ma ‘Annabel’ wedyn yn son am foi mewn offis sydd yn despret i yrru ebost i’r ferch mae o’n ffansio yn y swyddfa ond mae o ofn gneud rhag ofn iddo fo gal ei siomi. Da ni gyd wedi bod yna!’
Ond, hyd at nawr, ‘Nefi Blw’ ydi’r gân sydd wedi cael rhan fwya o’r sylw ar y radio.
‘Ma lot o bobol yn deud ei bod nhw yn licio hon ac, wrth gwrs, ma hynny’n gret!’, medd Euron. ‘Dwi mond yn gobeithio fod pobol yn mynd i hoffi y bedair cân arall cyn gymaint a’i bod nhw am ruthro allan i brynu’r EP achos, i fod yn onast, dwi’n awyddus iawn i brynu Ferrarri hefo’r royalties. Neu Mini ail law o leia’.

Dewi PWS

Pws mewn Pyb
(gyda Radwm)
Fflach CD322N

CD newydd ‘ffwrdd a hi’ yw ‘Pws mewn Pyb’ gan Dewi Pws a Radwm - grwp gwerin o ardal Aberteifi. Yr aelodau yw Delyth Wyn, acordian, Helen Blackburn, ffidil a Joe Caswell ar yr offerynnau taro. Bwriad y CD yw cynnig caneuon traddodiadol mewn ffordd anffurfiol ac mae Dewi hefyd yn canu dau o’i ganeuon ef sef Lleucu Llwyd a Ie, ie ‘Na Fe. Ym mysg y gweddill mae Moliannwn, Elen, Bing Bong, Milgi a Iechyd da, Foneddigion. Mae’r geiriau i gyd ar y clawr a fydd yn help i ddysgwyr hefyd wrth iddynt chwilio am ganeuon draddodiadol Gymraeg i’w canu.
Cafwyd tipyn o sbort wrth recordio yr albwm yma ac mae tipyn o alw ar Dewi Pws a Radwm i berfformio.
Mae’r clawr yn un trawiadol iawn gan Charli Britton gyda nifer o fobl yn ymddangos arni!

Os hoffech mwy o wybodaeth am Dewi Pws a Radwm
Cysylltwch a Fflach: 01239 614691 - info@fflach.co.uk

Robyn Lyn – Tenor

Dyma CD cyntaf y tenor dawnus o Bont-rhyd-y-groes sy’n cynnwys caneuon fel ‘She’, Dawel Nos, Trig gyda mi (Abide with me), O! Ddwyfol Nos, HenWlad fy Nhadau, - y fersiwn llawn - a’r gân Y Weddi, deuawd gydag Angharad Brinn. Bu Robyn yn cyd-werhio gyda Wyn Jones a Fflach, sydd wedi cynhyrchu rhai o’r caneuon ynghyd a’r cerddor Andrew Powell, ef oedd yn cynhyrchu recordiau Kate Bush, ac hefyd gyda Del Newman, fel mae’n digwydd cynhyrchydd gwreiddiol ’She’ a chanwyd gan Charles Aznavour, Del oedd trefnydd yr albym ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ hefyd gan Elton John. Mae Robyn wedi ennilll cystadleuaeth prif ganwr Eisteddfod Llangollen fel trebl ym 1991 ac enillodd dau Ruban Glas yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, Gwobr Osborne Roberts yn Llanelli 2000 a Gwobr Goffa David Ellis yn Sir Fflint a’r cyffuniau 2007. Mae wedi cystadlu ers blynyddoedd fe aeth i astudio’r llais yng Ngholeg Cerdd Frenhinol Llundain ac mae hefyd yn aelod o’r Tri Tenor. Mae Robyn nawr yn gerddor broffesiynol, ac mae’r galw arno i berfformio yn cynyddu.
Mae’r CD yma yn adlewyrchiad o’i hoff ganeuon, ac mae’n dangos ei hyblygrwydd lleisiol a’r nodwedd amheuthun honno sy’n ei alluogi i hawlio gwrandawiad ar pa lwyfan bynnag mae’n ei ddewis. Bydd y CD yn siwr o blesio nifer o fobl, gyda’r amrywiaeth o ganeuon a’r naws mae Robyn Lyn yn gallu creu ar ddisg, a gyda chymorth cerddorion fel ym mysg Jeanette Massochi, Nerys Richards a John Rodge mae’r recordiad yma yn siwr o apelio i lawer.

This is Robyn Lyn’s first CD, and the talented singer from Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Ceredigion sings, amongst others, ‘She’, ‘Dawel Nos’ (Silent Night), Trig gyda Mi (Abide with Me), O! Ddwyfol Nos, Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, the full version, and Y Weddi (The Prayer), a duet with Angharad Brinn.

Robyn co-worked with Wyn L. Jones of Fflach record company, who was involved in the production of the songs along with musician and composer Andrew Powell, who produced songs for Kate Bush, and who also composed the song ‘Caban Coed’ which is on the CD. Robyn also sings ‘She’ which is produced by the original producer of ‘She’ Del Newman, Del also arranged ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ by Elton John.

Robyn has competed and entertained for many years before finally going to the Royal College of Music in London to study voice, and he has won best singer in the Llangollen International Eisteddfod twice in 1991 and 19999, and has won two Blue Ribands in the National Eisteddfod; the Osborne Roberts prize in 2000 in Llanelli and ‘Gwobr Goffa David Ellis’ in Flintshire in 2007. He is also a member of the Three Tenors.

By now Robyn is a professional musician, and the demand for him to perform is increasing. This CD is a reflection of his favourite songs, and shows his vocal versatility and adaptability that allows him to perform on whatever stage he chooses.

Royn Lyn – Tenor, with its variety of songs, displays the joy for his craft that he has managed to convey on to disc and will ensure that this album will appeal to many. The CD also includes fine musicians such as Jeanette Massocchi, Nerys Richards and John Rodge.

iglw - EP newydd ar iTunes ac am ddim gyda’r Albym diwethaf

‘Sythu’n Nannedd Mewn i Wên’ yw EP newydd y band ‘indie power/pop’ iglw. Dyma ddeunydd cynta’r band ers i’r aelodau ryddhau’r albwm ‘Anghofio am Yfory’ yn 2007. Yn y deunaw mis a aeth heibio mae’r band wedi’i wedd newid. Yn ystod haf 2008 ymunodd Rhian Thomas â dau o’r aelodau gwreiddiol, sef Aled a Gruffydd, i lywio sŵn y grŵp tuag at sain mwy cydlynol.

Ar ddechrau’r flwyddyn aeth iglw i stiwdio Cwm Tawel yng Nghaerfyrddin gyda’r bwriad o recordio caneuon a fyddai’n adlewyrchu’r rhyddid cerddorol a ddaeth yn sgil y newididau yn ei aelodaeth. Mae’r bedair cân ar ‘Sythu’n Nannedd Mewn i Wên’ yn rhagflas o’r steil gerddorol a fydd yn nodweddu ail albwm y band.

Mae ‘Eden Dan Glo’ yn agor yr EP. Dyma gân llawn angerdd sydd ar yr un llaw yn sensitif ond eto’n rymus.

Mewn cyferbyniad llwyr cawn ‘Bys ar y Botwm’. Mae neges y gân yma’n bositif; yr hyn sy’n bwysig yw byw bywyd gan ddilyn curiad dy galon dy hun.

Ysgrifennwyd y gân ‘Bingotastig’ yn ystod ymweliad Gruffydd â Gwlad Pwyl cyn y Nadolig 2008. Pan yn y gwely’n dioddef o’r ffliw yr hyn a welai o ffenestr ei ystafell oedd siopau bwyd rhad y Gorllewin. Rhaglenni rhad Americanaidd oedd yr unig beth ar y teledu. Gwrth-gyfalafiaeth yw neges y gân, ac mae’r gytgan yn datgan yn glir na ellir prynu gwir gariad. ‘Bingotastig, delweddau plastig, cariad o gig a gwaed’.

Mae ‘Haul y Bore’ yn cloi’r EP ar nodyn popi. Er fod y gân yn son am amser cythryblus lle nad oes gobaith am newid y byd mae’r gytgan yn torri trwy’r cymylau du wrth ofyn am un cyfle arall:
‘Rho imi flwyddyn gron, y nerth i hwylio’r don
Rho imi ras, sêr i’m harwain, goleuni’r awyr las
Cusan haul y bore i sychu’r glaw o’m gruddiau am weddill ein dyddiau.’

Mae’r EP ar gael yn bennaf ar iTunes, ond mae copi cynfyngedig ar gael am ddim gyda’r albym diwethaf erbyn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn Bala.

Mae iglw’n bwriadu teithio a gigio ledled Cymru a chario ymlaen i recordio’r bennod nesaf.

The indie power/pop band iglw have just released a new EP called ‘Sythu’n Nannedd Mewn i Wen’, (‘Straightening My Teeth into a Smile’); the first material that the band has released since the album ‘Anghofio am Yfory’ appeared in 2007. During the past eighteen months the band has been transformed. In the summer of 2008 Rhian Thomas joined two of the band’s original members, Aled and Gruffydd, and together they have steered the group towards a more cohesive sound.

At the beginning of the year iglw went to Cwm Tawel studio in Carmarthen to record songs that would reflect the new musical freedom that has come with the changes in the band’s membership. The four songs on ‘Sythu’n Nannedd Mewn i Wen’ are a foretaste of the musical style that will characterise the band’s second album.

‘Eden Dan Glo’ (‘Eden Under Lock and Key’) opens the EP. This song, which is full of passion, is both sensitive and powerful.

In contrast we have ‘Bys ar y Botwm’ (‘Finger on the Button’). The song’s message is positive; it is important that one lives life following the beat of one’s heart.

Gruffydd wrote the song ‘Bingotastig’ during a visit to Poland before Christmas 2008. Whilst in bed, suffering from flu, all he could see from his room were cheap Western food outlets. A never-ending stream of made for TV American movies was the only thing shown on the broken television. The song’s theme of anti capitalism is emphasised by the chorus words that state that true love cannot be bought; ‘Bingotastig, delweddau plastig, cariad o gig a gwaed’.

The EP closes with the popi song ‘Haul y Bore’ (‘The Morning Sun’). Even though the song speaks about troublesome times where there is little hope of changing the world, the chorus breaks through the dark clouds by asking for one more chance:
‘Rho imi flwyddyn gron, y nerth i hwylio’r don
Rho imi ras, ser i’m harwain, goleuni’r awyr las
Cusan haul y bore i sychu’r glaw o’m gruddiau am weddill ein dyddiau.’

Iglw intend to travel and hold gigs throughout Wales and carry on recording the next chapter. The EP is available on iTunes.

Cass Meurig a Nial Cain

Daw’r hen a’r newydd ynghyd yn DEUAWD, recordiad newydd gan ddau o brif gerddorion traddodiadol Cymru. Mae Cass Meurig a Nial Cain o Ddyffryn Peris, Gwynedd yn bwrw golwg gwreiddiol, ffres ar hen ganeuon ac alawon Cymreig ac yn eu cyfuno gyda chyfansoddiadau newydd. Ceir perlau o hen ganeuon, alawon dawns sionc a thonau araf, swynol, rhai ohonynt gyda phenillion wedi eu gosod arnynt. Clywir canu ffidil llawn mynegiant, swn hynafol y crwth a chyfeiliant gitâr sydd weithiau’n fyfyriol, weithiau’n cyffroi - a chlymir pob dim at ei gilydd gyda llais cynnes, naturiol Cass.

Mae Cass Meurig yn adnabyddus i’r sîn werin fel ffidlwraig ac fel un o brif chwaraewyr y crwth, offeryn cenedlaethol mwyaf unigryw Cymru. Mae hi wedi gweithio’n rhyngwladol fel unawdydd a gyda bandiau Pigyn Clust a Fernhill. Ym 2004 rhyddhaodd ‘Crwth’ ar label fflach:tradd, albwm cynta’r byd o gerddoriaeth ar gyfer crwth unawd.

Gitarydd a ffidlwr o Ddeiniolen ydy Nial Cain, ac roedd yn un o aelodau gwreiddiol Flop Eared Mule, ddatblygodd wedyn yn The Old Rope String Band. Chwaraeai hefyd gyda The Borderers, band twmpath hynaf Tyneside. Gwneuthurwr a thrwsiwr ffidlau wrth ei alwedigaeth, mae bellach yn chwarae gyda’r band twmpath Aderyn Prin.

Yn eu geiriau eu hun, ‘Rydan ni’n ceisio creu awyrgylch agos atoch, sgwrs rhwng hen ffrindiau. Mae ein halawon a’n cyfansoddiadau yn deillio o brydferthwch amrwd y mynyddoedd o’n cwmpas a chynhesrwydd cerddoriaeth yr aelwyd. Maent yn parchu’r traddodiad ac yn dod o’r galon.’

www.cassmeurig.com/cassnial
info@fflach.co.uk

A new release from two of Wales’s finest traditional musicians, DEUAWD (‘duet’) brings tunes and songs from deep within the Welsh tradition together with new compositions. With an innovative and unusual approach to their material, Gwynedd-based musicians Cass Meurig and Nial Cain combine rare gems of old songs with lively dance tunes and haunting slow airs, some sung with verses in penillion style. Expressive fiddle playing, the rich, earthy textures of the crwth and a sometimes contemplative, sometimes driving yet sympathetic guitar accompaniment are bound together by Cass’s warm and natural voice.

Cass Meurig is well known on the folk music scene as a fiddler and one of the leading exponents of the crwth, a six-stringed medieval bowed lyre which is surely Wales' most esoteric national instrument. She has worked internationally both as a soloist and with Welsh bands Pigyn Clust and Fernhill and in 2004 released ‘Crwth’, the world’s first solo album of crwth music on the Fflach: tradd label.

Nial Cain plays guitar and fiddle and was a founder member of Flop Eared Mule, which later became the Old Rope String Band. He also played with Tyneside’s oldest extant ceildh band The Borderers and was taught fiddle by their leader, the legendary J. Forster Charlton. A skilled violin maker and restorer, he now plays with twmpath band Aderyn Prin.

In their own words, ‘As a duo we aim for the conversational, the intimate, a dialogue between old friends. Coming from the stark beauty of the mountains of North Wales and the warmth of shared music around a fireside, our music is respectful of the tradition and is played from the heart.’

www.cassmeurig.com/cassnial
info@fflach.co.uk

Dominic Norcross Quartet – “Here Goes”
Fflach CD320N

Dyma CD newydd jazz, dim ond yr ail CD o fand jazz ar label Fflach. Yr artistiaid yw y Dominic Norcross Quartet o Sir Benfro. Mae Dominic ei hun yn brysur yn gwneud enw i’w hunan yn y maes jazz ar y sacsaffôn yng Nghymru a thu hwnt. Digby Fairweather a perswadiodd Dominic i arwain band unwaith eto, a cael toriad o recordio sesiwn, sydd wedi gweld e yn chwarae gyda Leo Sayer; y cyn-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor ac eraill. Mae Dominic wedi cael swn cynhyrfus gyda’r pedwarawd sydd yn chwarae caneuon Americanaidd ac hefyd rhai gan Miles Davis, Horace Silver a Chick Corea. Gyda tonau wedi ysgrifennu o fewn y band, hwn yw eu albym cyntaf o cyfansoddiadau gwreiddiol.
Mae’r pedwarawd wedi aros yr un peth ers dwy flynedd bellach sef John Davies ar gitâr o’r band jazz enwog y Numbers Racket; Nigel Williams, ex-Georgie Fame a Van Morrison a Wayne Warlow ar y bâs dwbwl. “The Dominic Norcross Quartet are fast becoming a mainstay on the British jazz scene…” The Guardian Guide. “On stage Dominic is like having Zoot Simms playing next to you” – Digby Fairweather.
Mae hon yn casgliad gwerthfawr i’ch CDs jazz gan y grwp o ardal Arberth.

For more information: info@fflach.co.uk
www.dominicnorcross.com

Dominic Norcross Quartet – “Here Goes”
Fflach CD320N

This a new jazz CD by the Dominic Norcross Quartet. Dominic is one of the new, and up and coming saxophone voices around today. Dominic, who on a recent tour was talked into leading a band again by Digby Fairweather and take a break from his commercial recording which has seen him play with the likes of Leo Sayer, Joe *bleep*er, Mick Taylor, ex-Rolling Stones and others. Dominic has got an exciting quartet sound that plays numbers from the American song book to numbers from artists like Miles Davis, Horace Silver and Chick Corea. This year has seen the emergence of the Quartet as a writing force, with this, their debut album of originals.
The Quartet has remained unchanged now for two years and has John Davies on guitar, well-known for his playing with the Numbers Racket; Nigel Williams, ex-Georgie Fame and Van Morrison on drums and Wayne Warlow on double bass. “The Dominic Norcross Quartet are fast becomimg a mainstay on the British jazz scene”….The Guardian Guide. “On stage Dominic is like having Zoot Simms playing next to you” – Digby Fairweather.
This is a valuable collection to your jazz collection, from this Pembrokeshire-based outfit.

Am fwy o wybodaeth: info@fflach.co.uk
www.dominicnorcross.com

Clinigol - Melys

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ARTIST: Clinigol
ALBWM: Melys
LABEL: Rasp
DYDDIAD RHYDDHAU: 25/5/09

Mae’r nos mor felys – ar albym unigryw CLINIGOL!

MELYS yw albwm cyntaf y grŵp electro-pop CLINIGOL, sef y brodyr Geraint ac Aled Pickard o Gaerdydd. 12 cân pop, dawns ac electro gyda dylanwadau R&B a hip-pop, gan gynnwys y senglau Y Gwir, Hufen Iâ, Am Wastraff ac Eiliad. Mae’r sŵn yn unigryw yn y Gymraeg - rhyw gyfyniad o “Mirrorball Madonna” a Goldfrapp gyda’u glamboots mlaen – felly trowch y stereo lan, a pharatowch am barti!

Unigryw hefyd yw’r rhestr hir o westeion arbennig sy’n ymddangos ar MELYS. Mae’r actores ifanc, sexy, SIWAN MORRIS (Skins/Caerdydd/Con Passionate) yn canu ar dair cân, gan gynnwys “Sibrwd”, y gân R&B Americanaidd gyntaf yn y Gymraeg. Am y tro cyntaf erioed, mae’r eiconic HEATHER JONES, enillydd gwobr cyfraniad oes gwobrau RAP Radio Cymru eleni, yn canu ar drac pop/dawns! Y rapiwr o Gaernarfon COFI BACH sy’n dod â blas hip-hop i’r trac “Gwertha Dy Hun”; mae’r soprano MARGARET WILLIAMS yn bwrw’r top C ar post-club track “gormod/digon”; a mae’r gantores a’r cyflwynydd radio NIA MEDI yn mynd â ni nol i glory days clwbio yn “93”. Hefyd yn cyfrannu mae DJ JAFFA, sydd wedi ennill gwobrau am ei gyfraniad i’r sîn hip-hop yng Nghymru; band hip-hop/electronig cyffrous newydd o Gaerdydd o’r enw BLEED ELECTRIC; a’r gantores ifanc, ddeniadol MARGED PARRY.

Dros y misoedd nesaf fe fydd CLINIGOL yn ymddangos ar Bandit, Wedi 7, The Wales Show, Radio Cymru, Radio Wales, yn Golwg, Y Selar, ac mewn amryw o berfformiadau byw gan gynnwys ar Faes Eisteddfod yr Urdd ac yng Ngwyl Gymraeg Beddllwynog. Cofiwch hefyd am barti lawnsio’r CD yn Y Fuwch Goch, Womanby Street, Caerdydd ar Nos Wener 12fed o Fehefin am 8yh!

Mae MELYS allan ar CD ac yn ddigidol ar y 25ain o Fai, felly prynwch, dawnsiwch a mwynhewch!

Am fwy o fanylion:
Rasp/Fflach: info@fflach.co.uk 01239 614691
Clinigol: info@clinigol.co.uk 07885 437620
www.myspace.com/clinigolmusic

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ARTIST: Clinigol
ALBUM: Melys
LABEL: Rasp
RELEASE DATE: 25/5/09

The night is so sweet – on this unique party album from CLINIGOL!

MELYS (Sweet) is the debut album from Cardiff based electro-pop band CLINIGOL, brothers Geraint and Aled Pickard. 12 songs of pop, dance and electro with R&B a hip-pop influences, which include the singles “Y Gwir” (The Truth), “Hufen Iâ” (Ice Cream), “Am Wastraff” (What a Waste) and “Eiliad” (A Second). The sound – somewhere between “Mirrorball Madonna” and Goldfrapp with their glam boots on – is totally unique in the Welsh language - so turn the stereo up, it’s party time!

Unique also, is the stellar cast of special guests that appear on MELYS. Sexy star of “Skins”, Welsh actress SIWAN MORRIS (Mine All Mine/Caerdydd/Con Passionate) features on three songs, including “Sibrwd” (Whisper), the first R&B song ever recorded in Welsh! For the first time ever in her long and successful career, iconic folk singer HEATHER JONES can be heard on a pop/dance track! Glamorous soprano Margaret Williams, who recently celebrated forty years in the business of show, also delves into territories new, hitting the high notes on post clubbing moment “gormod/digon” (too much/enough). Highly regarded Caernarfon based rapper COFI BACH brings a little hip-hop flavour to “Gwertha Dy Hun” (Sell Yourself) and singer and BBC Radio Cymru presenter NIA MEDI takes us back to the glory days of clubbing on “93”. Also on the album: hip-hop DJ, the award-winning DJ JAFFA, new hip-hop/electronic band BLEED ELECTRIC from Cardiff; and the gorgeous MARGED PARRY.

Over the next few months CLINIGOL will appear on S4C’s Bandit, Wedi 7, The Wales Show, on various programmes on Radio Cymru and Radio Wales, in Golwg and Y Selar magazines, and in various live performances, including several on the field of the Cardiff Urdd Eisteddfod and in the Bedlinog Festival. The album launch party will be held at Y Fuwch Goch, Womanby Street, Cardiff, on Friday night the 12th of June at 8pm – it’s a free event and open to all!

MELYS is released digitally and on CD on the 25th of May, so go buy and go dance!

For more information:
Rasp/Fflach: info@fflach.co.uk 01239 614691
Clinigol: info@clinigol.co.uk 07885 437620

www.myspace.com/clinigolmusic

Einir Dafydd – Pwy Bia’r Aber?

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Einir Dafydd – Pwy Bia’r Aber?
rasp cd 052J
27/5/09

Mae CDEP newydd Einir Dafydd yn cael ei rhyddau wythnos yma o’r enw Pwy Bia’r Aber? Pump cân sydd ar y CD – Ma Dy Rif Di Yn y Ffôn, Siarps a Fflats, Dy Golli Di, Pwy Bia’r Aber? a Pethe Bychain. Dyma trydedd CD Einir ac mae hi erbyn hyn wedi datblygu fel cyfansoddwraig. Ceri Wyn Jones sydd wedi ysgrifennu y geiriau i bedwar o’r caneuon . Cafodd yr EP ei chynhyrchu yn Stiwdio Rockcliffe yn Llandudno yn gynharach eleni gyda’r cynhyrchydd Simon Gardner; ef a’r gitarydd Andrew Moore sy’n gyfrifol am y gerddoriaeth, a’r gân Dy Golli Di, sydd wedi ei chyfieithu gan Einir, hi hefyd sydd yn canu’r lleisiau cefndir i gyd. Mae Einir a’r band wedi bod yn brysur yn ddiweddar - ar Uned 5, ac wedi recordio cân i Nodyn. Bydd hi yn gwneud gigs dros yr haf i hyrwyddo y CD gan gynnwys yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol.

Am fwy o wybodaeth:
info@fflach.co.uk 01239 614691

Einir Dafydd:
einirmaid@aol.com 07885373940

rasp

Einir Dafydd – Pwy Bia’r Aber?
Rasp cd 053N

Pwy Bia’r Aber? is the new CD from Einir Dafydd. There are five songs on this EP, among them - “Ma Dy Rif Di Yn y Ffôn” (You’re Number’s In the Phone), “Siarps a Fflats” (Sharps and Flats), and “Pethe Bychain” (Small Things). This is Einir’s third CD and shows that she has developed as a composer. Ceri Wyn Jones wrote the words to four of the songs. The CD was produced in Rockcliffe Studios, Llandudno earlier this year, Simon Gardner and Andrew Moore were responsible for the song “Dy Golli Di” (Losing You) (translated by Einir) as well as the music for the EP, Einir herself did all the backing vocals. Einir and the band have been busy lately, appearing on Uned 5 and they have recorded a song for Nodyn. She will be performing over the coming months to promote the CD, which will include the National Eisteddfod.

For more information:

info@fflach.co.uk 01239 614691

Einir Dafydd:
einirmaid@aol.com 07855 373940

Fflach Website Updates

Over the last few months we've been working on the site behind the scenes. Now, over the coming weeks we'll be making some subtle changes to the site. Changes which should make your experience of the site better and more rewarding.

18 September 2007

iTunes

Mae catalog Fflach nawr ar gael ar iTunes.
Fflach's catalogue is now available on iTunes.

Adnodau gyda Blodau - Fflach CD314H

CD CYNTAF CATSGAM ERS 2000:

Mae 'na ddeuddeg cân ar yr albwm, a chafodd ei recordio yn Stiwdio Kissan/Acapela yn Pentyrch, Caerdydd, a'i chynhyrchu gan Chris Lewis (gynt o Jess) a Hywel Wigley. Mae'r caneuon wedi cael eu ysgrifennu gan Rhys Harries yn bennaf, ac mae rhai geiriau hefyd gan y bardd Grahame Davies. Mae llais Catrin Brooks yn ychwanegu at swn unigryw Catsgam, ac mae'r caneuon mor cofiadwy ag erioed, gweddill y band yw Dyfrig Ellis (drymiau); Edward Jones (bâs); Rhys Powys (gitarau); Rhys Harries (gitarau, mandolin, llais cefndir); Geraint Cynan (allweddellau); Tom Harries (llais cefndir).
Mae'r lluniau ar y clawr gan aelodau'r band a'r cynllun gan Charli Britton. Gobeithio gwnewch chi fwynhau clywed Catsgam unwaith eto, ac os i chi am mwy o wybodaeth neu cyfweliad gyda aelod o'r band cysylltwch a Fflach: 01239 614691 neu info@fflach.co.uk

LLWYBRAU'R COF-Caneuon Emyr Huws Jones

COFIO DY WYNEB,CEIDWAD Y GOLEUDY,YNYS LLANDDWYN,GOLEUADAU SIR FôN,REBAL WICEND,PADI,
GWAED I'R LLWCH,P-PENDYFFRYN,HELO DYMBO,HI YW FY FFRIND..........a llawer mwy

Llwyth o ganeuon-clasuron yn yr iaith Gymraeg-a'r un cyfansoddwr sgwennodd pob un wan jac-Emyr Huws Jones o Langefni ac ar gyfer y Nadolig (Dyddiad cyhoeddi:Tachwedd 17) bydd Cwmni Fflach yn cyhoeddi cynhyrchiad Tudur Morgan o 10 cân newydd sbon gan Ems "LLWYBRAU'R COF-Caneuon Emyr Huws Jones."
Ers ei ddyddiau yng Nghaerdydd efo'r TEBOT PIWS aeth Ems ymlaen i sgwennu caneuon ar gyfer rhai o brif artistiaid Cymru-Bryn Fôn,Mynediad am Ddim,John ac Alun,Iona ac Andy,Broc Môr,Linda Griffiths,Plethyn a llawer mwy.
Eleni cyflwynodd 10 cân newydd sbon i Tudur Morgan a dewisodd y ddau amrywiol gantorion i recordio'r cyfan yn Stiwdio Rockcliffe,Llandudno gyda Simon Gardner- a'r criw lleisiol oedd Linda Griffiths,Jackie Williams,Geraint Roberts,Dewi Pws Morris,Stan Morgan Jones (y ddau olaf yn gyd aelodau o'r Tebot efo Ems; cyhoeddwyd eu CD newydd nhw eleni hefyd),Einir Dafydd,Tudur Huws Jones,Tudur Morgan ac Ems ei hun yn cloi'r casgliad gwych efo'i gân Dagrau Hallt sy'n hiraethu am rhywun neu'i gilydd yn ogystal ag Ynysoedd Shetland.

"Ein trysor Cenedlaethol" yw disgrifiad brawd yng nghyfraith Ems,Meic Povey ohono-mae o, ynghyd â Lyn Ebenezer wedi canu clodydd y Monwysyn unigryw-fel ffrind a brawd yng nghyfraith yn ogystal â chyfansoddwr.

Mae llawer o'r caneuon yn creu lluniau o'r hen ddyddiau ym Môn ond mi allai'r cymeriadau a'r straeon yn y caneuon cofiadwy,gwych adlewyrchu unrhyw ardal yng Nghymru a thu hwnt.
Yng nghân Stan Morgan Jones,"Nos Sadwrn yn y dre" mae Ems yn hiraethu am ddawnsfeydd Neuadd tre' Llangefni yn y 60'au lle bu'r "Anglesey Strangers" yn cynhyrfu ieuenctid yr ardal-canwr y grwp (a fu'n agos iawn at lwyddo trwy Wledydd Prydain ac ymhellach efo'i cân "Suzanne") oedd Bryn Chamberlin o Gemaes -un o drigolion Llandudno erbyn hyn - a threfnodd Tudur syrpreis i Ems-dod â fo i'r stiwdio i'w gyfarfod ac i ganu yn y cefndir ar gân Stan.

Charli Britton sydd wedi creu llyfryn unigryw y casgliad newydd ac mae'n cynnwys geiriau a chefndir yr holl ganeuon,lluniau'r artistiaid yn ogystal â holl fanylion y recordiad.
Mae'r llyfryn yn un o'r rhain sy'n gweddu i'r gerddoriaeth yn berffaith ac yn gwneud y casgliad yn un o'r rhai mwyaf diddorol ac unigryw yn y Gymraeg ers tro byd.

CD yn llawn awyrgylch unigryw a straeon a chymeriadau cryf yw "Llwybrau'r Cof"-CD fydd yn rhoi blynyddoedd maith o fwynhâd i'r gwrandawyr-"Prynwch ddau gopi o'r CD," meddai'r cynhyrchydd Tudur Morgan-"mi fyddwch wedi eich swyno gan y we a greir gan bob cân a chyn pen dim mi fydd eich copi wedi dod yn ddarnau yn eich car neu 'stafell frynt."

LLWYBRAU'R COF-Caneuon Emyr Huws Jones Fflach CD 319H

Ar gyfer eich rhaglen/cyhoeddiad cysylltwch ag Ems neu Tudur trwy Fflach 01239 614691
info@fflach.co.uk www.myspace.com/tudurmorgan

Cyngerdd yr Hydref/An Autumn Concert

gyda/with

Gwyn Morris a Robert Jenkins

Ar Ol Tri

Rhocesi

yn/in Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen, Cilgerran, near Cardigan

Arweinydd/Compere: John Davies, Cwmbettws

Nos Wener, Hydref 3ydd am 7.30 yr hwyr
Friday, October 3 at 7.30pm

Pris Tocynnau/Tickets £8.00

Ar gael oddi wrth/Available from Awen Teifi a Siop Siân
neu/or Fflach - 01239 614691

Elw'r noson yn mynd tuag at Macmillan Cancer Support
Proceeds of the evening to Macmillan Cancer Support

Bydd Banc Barclays yn noddi'r noswaith trwy ei cynllun bunt am bunt
Barclays Bank will be sponsoring the evening through their pound for pound scheme

Trefnir gan Fflach a Rhosygilwen
Organised by Fflach and Rhosygilwen

"LLE'R PWLL"
CD I GOFNODI CYFRANIAD Y CYMRY I DDINAS LERPWL
YN EI BLWYDDYN FAWR YN BRIFDDINAS DIWYLLIANT EWROP
-Caneuon ac alawon mewn sawl arddull gan Tudur Morgan ar label FFLACH

Cyflwyniad i'r CD gan Tudur:
"Pam na 'nei di greu CD o gwmpas dy gân 9 Stryd Madryn i ddathlu cyfraniad y Cymry i Lerpwl erbyn 2008,"
meddai Mici Plwm wrthyf tua 18 mis yn ôl.
Felly i Mici Plwm mae'r diolch a neb arall!(Yn ogystal â Chwmni Fflach wrth gwrs am eu cefnogaeth)
Wrth i'r misoedd basio a'r syniadau gronni mi es i ati o ddifri i ddewis casgliad i gofnodi'r flwyddyn hanesyddol hon.

9SM
'Roedd 9 Stryd Madryn wedi ysgogi llawer o siarad am y cysylltiadau efo "strydoedd Cymreig" Toxteth a adeiladwyd gan ddynion o Ogledd Cymru a'r bygythiad diweddar i'w dymchwel oedd y pwnc trafod rhwng Mici a minnau yn ystod yr alwad ffôn honno.
Ar wylia' hanner tymor efo 'mhlant oeddwn i yn Lerpwl tua phedair blynedd yn ôl;gwelais y geiriau "ganed Ringo Starr yn 9 Stryd Madryn," yn Amgueddfa'r Beatles (y fargen oedd siopa yn y bora-Bityls yn y pnawn) -'roeddwn yn gwybod yn syth y byddai cân yn dod o rywle,rhywbryd -'doedd dim rhaid i mi sgwennu'r teitl yn unman 'roedd o yn fy ngho'n ddiogel tan i mi ddechrau potsian efo cordiau wythnosau lawer yn ddiweddarach a ganwyd y gân a 'i chyhoeddi yn 'Steddfod yr Urdd Sir Fôn, 2004 ar CD o'r un enw.

Sain Ffaganaidd
Mae amgueddfa yn cael ei chodi ar lannau'r Mersi a'r gobaith yw y bydd y Cymry'n cael eu cynrychioli yno hefyd .Yno y fan yma y bydd Naw Stryd Madryn yn cael ei ail adeiladu mewn dull Sain Ffaganiadd,ond "be 'di'r pwynt o'i dynnu i lawr a'i symud!" oedd ymateb diweddar Ringo Starr.
Mae'n anorfod y bydd y casgliad yn ddehongliad personol ond mae'r caneuon a'r alawon yn cyfleu teimladau hiraethus y fflyd o bobl adawodd Ogledd Cymru am Lerpwl dros gyfnod maith.
Mae nodiadau hanesyddol y llyfryn wedi eu paratoi gan Y Parchedig D.Ben Rees-pwy well?
Jac Jones fydd yn paentio llun blaen y CD a Charli Britton fydd yn gweu'n gyfrifiadurol eiriau a lluniau ddoe a heddiw yn nhudalennau'r llyfryn.

Lob Sgows
Lob sgows cerddorol fu Lerpwl erioed ac mi fydd 'na arddulliau gwahanol i'w clywed yn yr 8 cân;4 alaw werin a 4 fersiwn Saesneg o rai o'r caneuon.
Mae'r ffidlwr Huw Roberts-o Langefni fel finnau wedi ffendio alawon a genid gan delynorion Môn yn nhafarndai "Lle'r Pwll"-un o'r myrdd o hen enwau a roddwyd ar y ddinas.Bydd yr alawon hynny'n rhoi blas ychwanegol a chysylltiad arall rhwng Ynys Môn a "Phrifddinas Gogledd Cymru."

Recordiwyd y CD yn Stiwdio Rockcliffe,Llandudno gan Simon Gardner
Ar wahân i TM ar y gitarau,lleisiau,offerynnau taro,bâs ac ati clywir Tudur Huws Jones-banjo,mandolin,pib;Huw Roberts-ffidil,telyn deires;Simon Gardner-allweddellau a Bedwyr Morgan- gitâr drydan.
Hogia a genod o Wynedd a Chlwyd roddodd gymaint i ddiwylliant Lerpwl-dathlwn a chofiwn am eu cyfraniad ar CD "Lle'r Pwll."

"Dwi'n mynd o wlad y medra a 'nghalon fel y plwm i godi strydoedd Lerpwl ymhell o'r llethrau llwm,"
(o'r gân "Mynd o wlad y medra")

Tudur Morgan

01248724918
07709201503
TUDURM@aol.com

"LLE'R PWLL"-LIVERPOOL
-SONGS AND TUNES FROM WALES
BY TUDUR MORGAN

IN CELEBRATION OF WALES' CONTRIBUTION TO THE ESTABLISHING OF THE CITY IN ITS EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE YEAR 2008

"The Welsh have a notable claim similar to many other communities on Liverpool as a town and since 1880 a city because of the connection with mid and north Wales."
The words of D Ben Rees in the booklet of Tudur Morgan's brand new CD "Lle'r Pwll" -a celebration of Wales' contribution to Liverpool's rich heritage in song and tune.
"Lle'r Pwll is a varied collection-a musical lobscouse (veg and meat broth) of music both original and traditional," Tudur explains.
"The thanks or blame for the whole project lies with Mici Plwm-we were talking about Liverpool city council's plans to demolish the "Welsh Streets" in Dingle-builders from Wales named the streets after their native localities;Welsh names are to be seen to this day all over the city-Madryn Street being the most famous as no. 9 was the birthplace of Richard Starkey-The Beatles' Ringo Starr!"
"I'd written the song Naw (9) Stryd Madryn in 2004 after visiting the Beatles museum on the Albert Dock
and Mici said-why don't you write an album around that song and release it during the city's European Capital of Culture in 2008-great said I not knowing what I'd let myself in for-and finally,here it is released with the support of Cardigan's Fflach Records-gratitude and respect to Richard and Wyn Jones-the "Fab Two" (see page 11 of the CD booklet for the full story about "A hard day's night" scriptwriter Alun Owen's connection with Fflach's hometown,Aberteifi-Cardigan."
"The Fflach boys' connection was just one amongst many that I discovered after opening the Pandora's box that became this album.The stories about the musical and cultural ties between Wales and "The Pool" are numerous and this album is my personal statement about the long traditions that connect us," Tudur said this week.
"Lle'r Pwll" features 8 Welsh songs,4 English songs (all written or adapted by Tudur) as well as two traditional Welsh folk tunes and an instrumental version of 9 Stryd Madryn/On Madryn Street.
The album was recorded @ Simon Gardner's Rockcliffe studios in Llandudno using the latest digital technology.
Tudur added:
"I'm very proud of this album not only as a musical statement and booklet by Jac Jones & Charli Britton (graphics) and D Ben Rees (historical notes) but as a testament to my fellow Welshmen and women who contributed so much-a much overlooked contribution,to the history of the great city of Liverpool."

Tudur Morgan

01248724918
07709201503
TUDURM@aol.com

www.myspace.com/tudurmorgan
www.myspace.com/mojowales

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Ceri Rhys Matthews
Pibddawns
CD293H

Mae Ceri Rhys Matthews, un o gerddorion gwerin gorau Cymru wedi rhyddhau CD newydd ar label fflach:tradd o’r enw ‘Pibddawns’. Mae y gerddoriaeth i gyd yn cael ei chwarae ar y pibe cyrn. Hwn yw y recordiad cyntaf o gerddoriaeth ar yr offeryn yma, felly mae’n unigryw. Cafodd yr offeryn ei gwneud gan John Glenydd gyda help cynllunio gan Ceri. Mae’r pibe wedi dilyn mesuriadau hen offerynnau, gyda ambell ychwanegiad modern, fel bod y pibe a’r gallu i chwarae mwy o amrywiaeth o gerddoriaeth.
Mae nifer o’r tonau ar y CD ddim wedi cael ei chwarae ar y pibau o’r blaen, felly dyma artist yn arloesi yn y maes o gerddoriaeth draddodiadol Cymru.
Mae Ceri hefyd yn artist rhyngwladol, ac wedi perfformio yn yr Edinburgh Festival, Gwyl Pibau Armagh, ac hefyd teithiau gyda’r British Council yn Fietnam, Africa, Ewrop a’r byd Arabaidd. Mae
wedi cyd-weithio ar prosiectau gyda pibyddion o wledydd eraill fel y Taureg o’r Sahara a cerddorion o Libya.
“Ceri Matthews from Wales has spent a decade or more bringing back from extinction the Welsh pipes and has created a beautiful music informed by the Welsh language and song tradition.”
Brian Vallely, Director, Armagh Pipe festival.

Am fanylion am y tonau ewch i www.pibaupencader.info a cliciwch ar Pibddawns.

Ceri Rhys Matthews
Pibddawns
CD293H

ceri rhys matthews – ‘pibddawns’
fflach:tradd CD293H

Ceri Rhys Matthews, one of Wales’ finest folk musicians has just releasd a solo album of pipe music played on pibe cyrn (bag-hornpipe). This is the first recording devoted entirely to the instrument. The instrument, which was built by John Glennydd with design input by by Ceri, is based on careful measurement of existing ancient instruments with new innovations enabling a wider repertoire to be played.
Many of the tunes on the CD have not been played on the pipes before and so here we have an artist exploring a new sonic landscape through the native dance music tradition of Wales.
Matthews’ performances on the international stage include recitals at the Edinburgh festival and for two years at Armagh pipe festival, as well as major British Council tours in Vietnam, Africa, Europe and the Arab world.
These travels have led to collaborations with pipers from other cultures, including Berber pipers and Toureg musicians in the Sahara during the Drj festival in Libya in 2002. It was the first visit by British musicians to the country in over 30 years.
“Ceri Matthews from Wales has spent a decade or more bringing back from extinction the Welsh pipes and has created a beautiful music informed by the Welsh language and song tradition.”
Brian Vallely, Director, Armagh pipe festival.

Please note: details about the tunes can befound by going to www.pibaupencader.info and clicking on pibddawns.

Album: TRO
Artist: SILD
Label: fflach:tradd CD 307H
Website: www.sildmusic.com

Sild release their new CD

Young, experimental folk duo SILD release their second album, TRO, on the internationally respected folk label fflach:tradd this month.

SILD are the exquisite singer, fiddler and hiiu-kannel player Sille Ilves from Estonia and innovative Welsh guitarist Martin Leamon. Together they create a timeless and haunting marriage of Estonian and Welsh musical cultures. Their debut album Priodi received excellent reviews and led to appearances at festivals as diverse as Wychwood and the Oxford folk festival.

‘…lovely, lovely music’ Verity Sharp, Late Junction BBC Radio 3

The new album was recorded at Fflach studio in Cardigan, west Wales, and mixed at Llandruidion in the stunning coastal landscape of Pembrokeshire. It reunites producer Ceri Rhys Matthews (fernhill) with engineer Jens Schroeder (Dreamworld Studio). The live, acoustic soundscape has been expanded by touches of hammond organ and ambient sound creating an atmospheric, almost filmic quality in places.

TRO means journey in Welsh and this album is a breathtaking musical voyage. The Traveller, sometime narrator, sometime observer and protagonist guides the listener through a shifting cast of characters and scenes on a timeless, otherworldly procession: the singer who learnt her songs from the birds in the field; the woodcutter afraid to approach a group of singing girls; the fiddle-playing forest-devil Vanapagan; the beautiful girl mourning her drowned lover; the drunkard who will only leave his beer as his mother is dying; the wolf hunting the horse; the poet discussing his death with a cuckoo; the mysterious country where dogs play bagpipes, sheep sing and lambs dance...

This is also an internal journey moving through songs dealing with love, death, loss, hope, cruelty and longing for home. The scope is vast, ranging from anonymous 16th Century Welsh poetry to archaic Estonian invocations; from a song in the extinct language of Livonian to sacred music; from extant and defunct dance forms to original words based on a Shakespearean sonnet. The mastery of the material and the elegant simplicity of the performance has resulted in a work at once startlingly intimate and universally resonant.

SILD PRESS

‘mesmerising...subtle and dark... an object of distinctive minimalist beauty’ James McLaren, SOUNDNATION

‘Sild were one of the finds of our festival: fascinating material, exquisite artistry - and real human warmth too’ Tim Healey, Director, Oxford Folk Festival

‘exquisitely fragile and atmospheric’ Julie Murphy

CD Newydd Mojo - 'Ardal' CD298H

"ARDAL" gan MOJO-CD cynta'r grwp ers 10 mlynedd i ddathlu'u penblwydd yn 20 oed

"Penblwydd ha-pus i MO;penblwydd ha-pus i JO-penblwydd hapus i MOJO,penblwydd hapus i NI!"
"ARDAL" yw CD cyntaf Mojo ers 10 mlynedd;eu CD cyntaf i FFLACH a'r albym sy'n dathlu penblwydd y band yn 20 oed ym mis Tachwedd 2006.
Mae 10 cân newydd sbon gan Bedwyr Morgan a Tudur Morgan ynghyd ag ymddangosiad ar y gân "Hebron" gan Gwyn Hughes Jones,y tenor byd enwog o Fôn sy'n ail gefnder i'r brodyr Morgan.
Meddai Richard Jones,ar ran Cwmni Fflach:
"Mae'n bleser gan Gwmni Fflach gyhoeddi CD newydd Mojo,"Ardal" yn enwedig gan fod y grwp yn dathlu 20 mlynedd gyda'i gilydd eleni.
'Rydym yn sicr y bydd y CD yma o ganeuon cofiadwy a chynhyrchu arbennig yn ychwanegiad gwerthfawr at gasgliad prynwyr CD's roc yng Nghymru a thu hwnt."

1986

Dechreuodd Mojo baratoi eu caneuon cyntaf ym mis Tachwedd 1986;ers lansio'r caset cyntaf "Mae'r Neges Yn Glir" gwelwyd y grwp yn perfformio ym mhob rhan o Gymru ac yn gyson ar S4C; daeth eu caneuon yn un o nodweddion dyddiol gorsafoedd radio trwy Gymru.
Yn 1988 aeth y band ar eu taith cyntaf-a hynny fel grwp a agorodd pob sioe ar daith Jim O'Rourke,"Y Bont," pan oeddent yn rhannu llwyfan yn nosweithiol efo Terry Willimas (Dire Straits) a Donal Lunny a Davy Spillane (Moving Hearts).
Ymunodd sacsoffonydd y grwp Gwyddelig Moving Hearts,Keith Donald â hogia Mojo yn ddiweddarach yn yr un flwyddyn i recordio'r LP olaf gan grwp roc Cymraeg,RHYDD RHYW DDYDD.
Yn 1990 cyhoeddwyd y CD cyntaf gan grwp roc Cymraeg-Mojo eto! AWN YMLAEN FEL HYN oedd y teitl.
TRA MôR (1996) ddaeth wedyn yn llawn o ganeuon cofiadwy'n efo cytganau cryf a harmoniau lleisiol oedd bellach yn rhan anatod o swn y band o Fôn,hynny a llais angerddol a gitâr flaen wych Bedwyr Morgan.
Cyhoeddwyd fersiynnau Americaneg o rai o ganeuon Mojo ar y CD HIGHWAY TO YOUR HEART yn 2001;4 fersiwn acwstig o rai o'u caneuon enwocaf a ddarlledwyd yn fyw ar Radio Cymru oedd y CD MOJO YM MRYN MEIRION (2005) ac yna-haleliwia! 10 cân newydd sbon danlli jest mewn pryd i ddathlu'r penblwydd mawr yn 20 oed ar Dachwedd 3,2006.

YN YR ARDAL

Hoffai Mojo gydnabod eu diolch i Gwmni Fflach am ganiatau rhyddid creadigol lwyr i ni greu ARDAL,
ac i Simon Gardner am recordio popeth mor grefftus, yn Stiwdio ROCKCLIFFE,Llandudno,meddai Tudur Morgan ar ran y grwp.

Mae 10 cân amrywiol o ran pynciau ar y CD -pob un naill ai'n perthyn i ryw ardal neu'n sôn am ryw ardal neu'i gilydd-a hynny gan grwp sy'n dod o'r un ardal-Llangefni,ym Môn.
Mae'r cyfan wedi'u weu'n grefftus gydag offerynwaith gaboledig a lleisio grymus Bedwyr,Tudur a Simon.
Ar wahân i gitarau acwstig a thrydan safonol defnyddir cefndir cyfoethog a diddorol sy'n cynnwys sacsoffon,offerynnau taro amrywiol,piano acwstig a thrydan,organ Hammond,
Bâs,Drymiau,a rhai o effeithiau diweddaraf y stiwdio gyfoes.
Y Clawr: Mae y partneriaeth greadigol rhwng Jac Jones yr artist â Mojo wedi ei adnewyddu ar 'Ardal', mae Jac wedi creu paentiad gwych â llaw ar gyfer tu blaen y llyfryn a Charli Britton wedi creu campwaith cyrifiadurol arall yng ngweddill y llyfryn.

BEACH BOYS

Ymysg uchafbwyntiau perfformio'r grwp yn ystod y blynyddoedd diweddar y pinacl (trwy garedigrwydd Cwmni Digwyddiadau MP Events,Caernarfon) oedd cael agor sioe'r BEACH BOYS byd enwog yng Ngwyl Summer Pops y Faenol yn 2004.
Ymddangosodd y grwp yng Nghlwb Cymry Llundain a Gwyl Ffilmiau Geltaidd Tra Li,Kerry,Iwerddon yn 1998.

Bydd y band yn hyrwyddo'r CD newydd mewn amryfal ffyrdd yn ystod y misoedd nesaf.

Rhagor o wybodaeth/cyfweliadau,ac ati:

Tudur Morgan
01248724918
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Buddug Verona James
Caneuon y Werin
Fflach CD295H – Rhyddhau, Mehefin 8

CD newydd gan Buddug Verona James. Mae Buddug yn hoff o ganu caneuon gwerin a caneuon wedi ei trefnu gan Haydn, Howells, Tate, Wilson-Dickson, ap Sion, MacMillan a Dove sydd ar y CD yma. Mae caneuon gwerin yn dweud stori yn brydferth ac yn syml ac mae’r caneuon yma o Brydain, Iwerddon ac un o America wedi ei trefnu gan Jonthan Dove.
Cafodd dau o drefniadau Pwyll ap Sion i’w comisiynu ar gyfer Gwyl Gwyr (Gower Festival).
Cafodd y trefniadau gan Haydn eu comisiynu yn 1803/4 gan George Thomson o Lundain gyda cerddi Saesneg wedi eu ysgrifennu i fynd gyda nhw. Credir mae y recordiad yma yw’r cyntaf i gynnwys geiriau Cymraeg sydd a offerynnau hynafol yn gefndir iddynt.
Mae’n debyg bod trefniant Phyllis Tate erioed wedi cael ei recordio a’i cyhoeddi. Cafodd Buddug y gân gan Noelle Baker ym 1984.
Andrew Wilson-Dickson trefnodd Sliabh na mBan, yn wreiddiol i Buddug, ei chwiorydd a’i brawd i’w canu cyn gêm rygbi Cymru ac Iwerddon, ac wedyn ei addasu ar gyfer piano.

Cysylltu â Buddug: postmaster@buddug.co.uk 01239 841461 Mob: 07855 483829

Buddug Verona James
Songs of the People
Fflach CD295H - Release date: June 8

Folk songs arranged by Haydn, Howells, Tate, Wilson-Dickson, ap Sion, MacMillan and Dove.

Buddug has always enjoyed singing folk songs as they are storytelling in the most beautiful and yet simple form. In this collection she has chosen her favourite arrangements from around Britain and Ireland and an American spiritual arranged by Jonathan Dove.
The five Welsh airs by Haydn were commissioned by George Thomson in 1803/4 with English poems specially written to accompany them. It is believed that this recording is the first to include Welsh words to the accompaniment of period
instruments.
Two of Pwyll ap Sion’s arrangements were commissioned for the Gower Festival, Buddug wanted to choose three songs that would create a short cycle of life – so she chose three songs that involved a mother and child. Birth, childhood and death.
Jonathan Dove arranged Stan Still Jordan for her 15 years ago.
Phyllis Tate’s arrangement seems not to have ever been published let alone recorded. The song was given to Buddug by Noelle Baker in 1984.
Andrew Wilson-Dickson initially arranged Sliabh na mBan for her and her siblings to sing at a Wales/Ireland rugby match in Cardiff, then adjusted it to piano.
To contact Buddug: postmaster@buddug.co.uk 01239 841461
Mob: 07855 483829

Gwenllian Fflach Tradd CD287H Llio Rhydderch

This is a beautiful work, serene yet steeled, ancient
yet innovative. Llio Rhydderch knows how to handle the
burden of roots and history in such a way that she can
use it as a springboard to fresh creativity. She seems
to operate on instinct and intuition, her creations
are mesmerising. That Llio can have conjured such an
engaging record full of grace and guile tells you that
she is a consummate artist, her reputation fully
justified. It is a work of wonder.
Simon Jones fROOTS March 2006

Rhydderch has one of the most distinctive voices of
any contemporary British instrumentalist .... In Llio
Rhydderch’s hands the triple harp becomes an
instrument of wonderment. The sound is rich, rippling
and graphically visual.
Jazzwise *** April 2006

Gwenllian is a rare delight by the leading exponent of
the Welsh triple harp tradition. Llio Rhydderch is a
wonderful musician, combining a driving attack with a
lyrical sensitivity to give her playing a strength and
delicacy.
Julian May **** Songlines January/February 2006

Llio Rhydderch is currently acknowledged as the finest
player and composer in her tradition
John Lusk ***** BBC Music Magazine
July 2006

Absolutely gorgeous playing by renowned Llio, a
top-class Welsh triple harp player. The music
throughout ripples with a freshness and sensitivity.
The Musician December 2005

Gwenllian is a unique musical experience. It
represents the fusion of a genuinely indigenous Welsh
style and an inimitable creative flair. Llio’s
treatment of the medieval theme is masterful and her
emphasis on musical details at all times controlled,
poised and disciplined. A true classic.
Wyn Thomas Cambria January 2006

All seven tracks testify eloquently to the clarity and
succulence of her musical vision. The track Gwenllian
is the majestic centre piece of this plangent
masterwork
Ken Hunt ***** The Record Collector February 2006

Llio Rhydderch is not only the inheritor and prime
exponent of a high tradition but consantly explores
the unique capabilities of the triple harp. Gwenllian
is wonderfully melodic, emotional, deeply Welsh new
music, from a great creative artist flying free.
Andrew Cronshaw March 2006

www.lliorhydderch.com

New Rasp artist Lowri Evans
New CD in July

“Lowri Evans’s distinctive and confident vocals are the first thing that strike you, using her range at times as almost an extra instrument - if you will to quite dizzying effect, such is her talent”, ‘The Crack’, North East. Based in South West Wales and playing in live music venues such as The Toucan Club and Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff), The Brunswick (Swansea) and The Queens Hall (Narberth), she is gaining a good following and reputation. Lowri has made various radio appearances being awarded Live Session of 2004 on Radio Pembrokeshire, Album of the Week on Radio Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and her songs are often played on Frank Hennessy’s Radio Wales show Celtic Heartbeat. Also in 2005 she donated a track to the Pembrokeshire Acoustic Sessions Tsunami Relief Album www.shireinitiative.co.uk. Accompanied by Lee Mason on guitar, Lowri’s music is a blend of Folk, Alternative Country, Jazz and Blues. She appeared at The Small Nations Festival in Llandovery, The Pontardawe Festival, Uplands Festivals in Swansea and the Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly in 2004/ 2005, and this year has already been invited to play at the Broadstairs Folk Festival, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau and Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham. Currently, she is recording a welsh album on the RASP label at Fflach Studios www.fflach.co.uk and already has an English cd out for sale.

For dates and more info please go to www.myspace.com/lowrievans

Llongyfarchiadau i Mattoidz am ennill Band Orau yn Gwobrau Rap Radio Cymru.
Congratulations to Mattoidz for winning Best Band in the Rap Awards, Radio Cymru.

"DARSHAN – From Black to Grey

CD294J Label: Fflach

For more information contact:-Stiwdio Fflach – 01239 614691

Carmarthen Band Return with Charity CD

80's Carmarthen rock band Darshan have reformed and are releasing a 5 track cd with the proceeds to be donated to Glangwilli hospital's Chemotherapy Dept.
The band originally formed in 1981 are releasing the cd " From Black to Grey " to raise the money after their lead singer Tim Williams was treated for Hodgkin’s Disease at Glangwili in 2004, Tim explained the reasons behind the CD "Glangwili badly need an extension to the Oncology Ward so we decided after everything that they did and are doing for me that we would try and help raise the funds to start this project the only way we knew and that was through our music and this is the result. Thanks go to anyone who buys this CD, you have helped others go through the chemotherapy process with a little more dignity"..
Of Darshan’s original line-up only two members remain, Tim and keyboard player Idris Evans but the current line-up features former members Vince Fusco on guitar Rob Lewis on bass and Rob James on drums. The line-up is completed by Jason Charles on guitar .
The CD was recorded at Cardigan’s Stiwdio Fflach, engineered by Wyn Jones (another former member of Darshan!) and produced by Wyn and the band. It is on the Fflach label.
Darshan will be playing gigs to promote the CD around West Wales in the near future and are hoping to carry on and possibly release an album in the not too distant future.

Darshan – From Black to Grey – Fflach CD294J is available from:-
Tangled Parrot, Carmarthen; Cardigan and also available on-line from Fflach at www.fflach.co.uk

NEW ALBUM FOR AR ÔL TRI

Enillwyr Eisteddofd Genedlaethol 2005-09-12 Mae albwm Ar Ôl Tri yn awr ar gael i’w brynu o’ch siop lleol neu o siop ar-lein Fflach >>

Winners in the National Eisteddfod 2005, Ar Ôl Tri's album is now available to buy from your local outlet or from the Fflach online shop >>

Derec Brown

Bydd Derec a’i fand yn perfformio mewn dwy noson ar ddechrau’r flwyddyn, sef ar Ionawr 20 yn yr Emlyn Arms, Castell Newydd Emlyn a bydd noson lansio’r CD yng Nghlwb y Quins, Caerfyrddin ar Chwefror 3.

Derec and his band will be performing in two gigs in the new year, at the Emlyn Arms, Newcastle Emlyn on January 20 and there will be a special night to officially launch the CD at the Quins Club, Carmarthen on February 3.

DELWYN SIÔN RELEASES 'DIM OND CARIAD'

Albwm newydd ‘Dim ond Cariad’ allan yn awr.
Prynwch o siop ar-lein Fflach >>

New album 'Dim Ond Cariad' out now.
Buy from the Fflach online shop >>

LLIO RHYDDERCH - 'GWENLLIAN' OUT NOW

Y pedwerydd albwm gan y delynores deires boblogaidd. Ar gael yn awr yn eich siop lleol neu o siop ar-lein Fflach >>

The fourth album from the popular triple harpist. Now available from your local outlet or buy online from the Fflach shop >>

GAREJ DOLWEN

Newydd ei rhyddhau gan grwp Garej Dolwen o Ogledd Penfro. Eu hail recordiad ar label Rasp.
Prynnwch o siop ar-lein Fflach >>

New release from the North Pembrokeshire group Garej Dolwen. Their second recording on the Rasp label.
Buy from Fflach online shop >>
Adolygiadau mattoidz - edrych yn well o bell

"Now falling somewhere between Ash and Jimmy Eat World... By the closing, you'll be wondering how the last 37 minutes disappeared so quickly. And that's always a good sign" Cylchgrawn Soundnation Magazine Review

"Hiwmor, gwleidyddiaeth, pync-pop melodaidd - i gyd yn Gymraeg. Mae Mattoidz wedi profi ei fod yn gallu cael ei wneud"

"Humour, politics, melodic punk-pop - all in Welsh. Mattoidz have proved that it can be done"
Cylchgrawn Y Selar magazine

"Music to pogo to - like Californian band Weezer, but imbued with the feel of an altogether different west coast. In the light of Green Day's sweeping success at countless award ceremonies and in charts the world over, Mattoidz might be just the sort of band the Welsh-language scene needs" Daily Post

"Ma'r 4 can cyntaf yn ffantastic... bydden i'n hapus i ddweud prynwch hwn wythnos nesa... 8/10" Radio Cymru C2

“The first 4 songs are fantastic… I'd be happy to say 'buy this next week'… 8/10” Radio Cymru C2

"Ma'r albym yn rocio - ewch allan i'w brynu." Ffansin Siarc Marw

"The album rocks - go and buy it" Siarc Marw Fanzine

www.mattoidz.com

Gwenllian Fflach Tradd CD287H Llio Rhydderch

This is a beautiful work, serene yet steeled, ancient
yet innovative. Llio Rhydderch knows how to handle the
burden of roots and history in such a way that she can
use it as a springboard to fresh creativity. She seems
to operate on instinct and intuition, her creations
are mesmerising. That Llio can have conjured such an
engaging record full of grace and guile tells you that
she is a consummate artist, her reputation fully
justified. It is a work of wonder.
Simon Jones fROOTS March 2006

Rhydderch has one of the most distinctive voices of
any contemporary British instrumentalist .... In Llio
Rhydderch’s hands the triple harp becomes an
instrument of wonderment. The sound is rich, rippling
and graphically visual.
Jazzwise *** April 2006

Gwenllian is a rare delight by the leading exponent of
the Welsh triple harp tradition. Llio Rhydderch is a
wonderful musician, combining a driving attack with a
lyrical sensitivity to give her playing a strength and
delicacy.
Julian May **** Songlines January/February 2006

Llio Rhydderch is currently acknowledged as the finest
player and composer in her tradition
John Lusk ***** BBC Music Magazine
July 2006

Absolutely gorgeous playing by renowned Llio, a
top-class Welsh triple harp player. The music
throughout ripples with a freshness and sensitivity.
The Musician December 2005

Gwenllian is a unique musical experience. It
represents the fusion of a genuinely indigenous Welsh
style and an inimitable creative flair. Llio’s
treatment of the medieval theme is masterful and her
emphasis on musical details at all times controlled,
poised and disciplined. A true classic.
Wyn Thomas Cambria January 2006

All seven tracks testify eloquently to the clarity and
succulence of her musical vision. The track Gwenllian
is the majestic centre piece of this plangent
masterwork
Ken Hunt ***** The Record Collector February 2006

Llio Rhydderch is not only the inheritor and prime
exponent of a high tradition but consantly explores
the unique capabilities of the triple harp. Gwenllian
is wonderfully melodic, emotional, deeply Welsh new
music, from a great creative artist flying free.
Andrew Cronshaw March 2006

www.lliorhydderch.com

Created on 06/18/2005 12:48 PM by parama
Updated on 04/15/2010 06:16 PM by fflach123