Fflach Records was started by brothers Richard and Wyn Jones in 1981. They were members of the Welsh language new wave/punk band Ail Symudiad – the band still play to this day. At the beginning Fflach was only a label, recording and promoting rock, pop and ska bands, but in the mid-eighties the label acquired an 8-track recording studio, and they then started recording artists from different genres including choral music, folk and country.
By the early nineties Fflach was a 24-track studio and the catalogue was increasing, and in 1997 fflach:tradd was formed, dedicated to Welsh traditional music, and produced ground-breaking albums such as Ffidil, the first of its kind in Wales – this label also brought recognition outside Wales for Fflach. By 2000 the company had a new indie/dance label called Rasp and was recording artists such as Swci Boscawen, Texas Radio Band and Vanta. The studio is now completely digital and new artists are being recorded, whilst also being available for hire.
