cymraeg | Musicosity

cymraeg

Ail Symudiad

Ail Symudiad are a Welsh language band formed in Cardigan, West Wales. They were initially inspired by the punk movement that was sweeping the UK at the time. The band cites The Jam, The Undertones, Buzzcocks, Y Trwynau Coch and The Clash as primary influences. The founding members of Ail Symudiad were: Richard Jones, guitar, vocals; Wyn Jones, bass, backing vocals and Gareth Lewis, drums. Though the personnel of the band has changed many times since its' inception, brothers Richard and Wyn Jones have remained the constant steady members since 1978.

Artist Type: 

Al Lewis

Al Lewis is a singer-songwriter from North Wales who now shares his time between Cardiff and London. A relative latecomer to music, it all began in earnest, back in 2007 when Al released his first two singles Waiting for You and I'll be the Moon and a welsh language EP entitled Byw mewn Breuddwyd on his own label. In March that year Al co-wrote and performed the song Llosgi (Burning) on the televised 'Song For Wales' competition, winning the songwriters category and coming second overall.

Artist Type: 

Llwybr Llaethog

Llwybr Llaethog (Welsh for Milky Way, although the Milky Way has several names in Welsh folklore) are an experimental Welsh language band that effectively mix such varied musical genres as rap, dub, reggae, hip hop, and punk in their music. Founded in the northern Welsh town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1985 by John Griffiths and Kevs Ford, the two teens had spent the seventies growing up in the decaying industrial surroundings of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. The two were heavily influenced by reggae and the punk scene that was sweeping the UK.

Artist Type: 

Heather Jones

Though she learnt Welsh as a second language, Cardiff-born Heather Jones has been one of the leading lights of the Welsh-language music scene since the 1970s. Her voice is crystalline and yet warm and she is at home in rockier music as in 'pure' folk.

Artist Type: 

Meic Stevens

Meic Stevens is a Welsh singer-songwriter. His psych-folk influence can be heard in such contemporary Welsh groups as Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Stevens was one of the first artistes to record for his country's first independent record company, the Sain label. Stevens sang mostly in his native language. His one English-language album is 1970's Outlander. Meic composes most of the lyrics and music on his albums.

Artist Type: 

Mr huw

mr huw has been playing on his own now since early 2006, with catchy as fuck tunes, backing tracks, guitar, keyboard and cymbal prividing him with plenty to keep him busy on stage. apart from this he's also a menmer of welsh 3 piece kentucky afc. in his tunes, he sings about killing himself, cum faces, digging shallow graves for his family and glory holes. growing hugely in popularity after releasing an album free with a welsh language fanzine, mr huw released a 7" single called 'gwyneb dod' / 'morgi mawr gwyn' (translates to 'cum face' / 'great white shark') on label AM in december 2006...

Artist Type: