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Dafydd Iwan

Dafydd Iwan (born 24 August 1943), is a Welsh folk singer and politician. He is the president of Plaid Cymru, The Party of Wales. Dafydd Iwan Jones was born in Brynaman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, he spent most of his youth in Bala in Merioneth before attending the University of Wales, Cardiff. He rose to fame as a singer-songwriter, writing and playing folk music in the Welsh language Dafydd Iwan's earliest material was Welsh translations of tunes by American folk / protest singers: Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan.

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Info_Cifon

nfo_Cifon produces and composes Electro with abstract arrangements, pointing to a diverse range of influences. These are highlighted by an amalgam of styles, manifesting as angular, layered tones and rhythms, composed to have maximum impact in any environment. Characteristically Info_Cifon's arrangements are constructed from Modular foundations then built up with other forms of synthesis and distinctive programming techniques. Fundamentally, the various styles are tonal metaphors of a disdain for global institutions, govenments and diplomats with their own vested interests.

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Fell On Black Days

Recently Signed to Brutal Elite Records, FoBD recorded their Debut Album 'Talion' at Philia Studios in DEC/MAR 2010/11 with a scheduled release of Early 2011.
FoBD have had the pleasure of sharing the Stage with great bands such as ONSLAUGHT, BEHOLDER, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, PANIC CELL, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE, BEHOLDER, TED MAUL, THE DEFILED, WARLORD UK, REVOKER plus many more upcoming Bands. Born out of the depleting industrial settlement of Ebbw Vale, South Wales, UK late 2007 . Formed by 5 friends, all with individual influences.

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Threepenny Bit

A young and vibrant addition to the folk scene, Threepenny Bit folk and ceilidh band was formed from an unlikely combination of student-types in Southampton in 2010. Consisting of suitcase percussion, fiddle, flute, guitar and clarinet, they play a wide range of Irish, English, Cornish, Breton and Scottish diddly-dee music with a hint of klezmer! Threepenny Bit set the trend for “Half Price Busking” in the Summer of 2010, when they embarked upon a busking campaign to spread folk music to the four corners of Southern England.

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The Gentle Good

The Gentle Good is a Welsh folk project devised by Gareth Bonello from Cardiff, Wales. He plays folk songs on his acoustic guitar in both English and Welsh. He appeared on 'In the City - Unsigned 2006', a compilation album from the In The City festival with the song 'Amser'. In the summer of 2007 an EP titled 'Dawel Disgyn' was released by Gwymon Records and this was followed by the debut album 'While you slept I went out walking' on the same label in November 2008.

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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.

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The Blackout

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Blackout are a band formed in 2003 in South Wales and drawing influences from across the board, they combine heavy crunching guitars, riffs, screams and thunderous drumbeats with beautiful melody and emotional driven vocals. The band has played shows in and around the UK with the likes of Lostprophets, Funeral for a Friend, Fightstar, Avenged Sevenfold, Dredg, 18 Visions, Thrice and Hidden in Plain View as well as opening up 'Give It A Name Festival' in April 2006.

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