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Rogue Jones – Englynion Angylion

Cyfarwyddwr / Director : Ynyr Morgan Ifan

Cast :
Heledd Gwynn
Bethan Mai
Ynyr Morgan Ifan
Paul Willis
Tanwen Antur
Myfi Mŵg

Cyfarwyddwr Ffotograffiaeth / Director of Photography : Gareth Bull

Golygydd / Editor : Pixy Jones

Rotosgopio / Rotoscoping : Mathew Young

Ffotograffiaeth Ychwanegol / Additional Photography : Ynyr Morgan Ifan

Cronfa Fideos Cerddorol: tu ôl i’r llen efo Sachasom a Pypi Slysh // Music Video Fund: behind the scenes with Sachasom and Pypi Slysh

Back in March we announced our Music Video Fund in collaboration with Lŵp – 10 x £500 to be awarded to artists and directors performing in Welsh at the start of their careers.

The first to receive funding was the experiemental artist from Machynlleth, Izak Zjalic, aka Sachasom, who pitched an idea in collaboration with exciting upandcoming production company Pypi Slysh (Sam Stevens & Sion Teifi Rees). On the process of creating the video, Izak shared:

“Creating the video with Sam and Sion from Pypi Slysh was a unique process- shot in a fairly impromptu style, based on the original idea and was inspired by the film Climax by Gaspar Noe. Although the video for ‘Agor’ is quite abstract, through the different images and symbols, there is a narrative that follows my experiences in the creative process of making music, moving from the purity of creation for enjoyment, to aspects I inherited through reading about ‘hauntology’ philosophy and the worries of growing up. This is an internal struggle that is being presented over my album Yr Offerynnols Uffernoliadaus! – which aims to promote the idea of creating music that is natural to you and not to follow anyone else’s agenda. The video was filmed over two locations, an old house that burned down, The Vaults in Cardiff Bay, and at BEWT Studios. ”

The video for ‘Agor’, directed by Sam Stevens, is out on the same day as the single, 8th July. Until then, here’s a few pictures from behind the scenes.

Beacons Cymru

Beacons is a pan-Wales organisation aiming to empower the next generation of young people (aged 16-25) aspiring to work in the Welsh music industry. Following the success of regional projects – Forté Project (est. 2015) and Young Promoters Network (est. 2010) – Beacons formed with the support of Creative Wales in 2021.   Our vision […]

Gŵyl Maldwyn 2022

Dau o gyn enillwyr teitl ‘Band Gorau’ Gwobrau’r Selar, Bwncath a Candelas, fydd prif atyniadau nos Wener yr ŵyl eleni, efo Morgan Elwy a’r band yn cychwyn y noson! Dydd Sadwrn wedyn fydd Y Dienw, Efa Bleddyn a Geraint Lovgreen yn dilyn Ymryson y Beirdd yn y prynhawn a wedyn Kizzy Crawford, Aeron Pugh, Yws […]

Bwncath

Dyma gyfle i ddysgwyr Cymraeg ddod ynghyd â gwrando ar ambell i gân swynol gan Bwncath. Bydd hefyd sesiwn holi ac ateb gyda’r band, a chyfle i’r gynulleidfa ofyn cwestiynau. Croeso mawr i siaradwyr Cymraeg eraill hefyd, hefyd, wrth gwrs. Sesiwn wedi ei gadeirio gan Nick Yeo, cyflwynydd podlediad Sgwrsio.

Trefnir gan Dysgu Cymraeg.

Meithrin y Fflam: Avanc

Cyflwyniad i AVANC – Band Gwerin Ieuenctid Cenedlaethol Cymru

Dewch i gyfarfod rhai o aelodau AVANC [Band Gwerin Ieuenctid Cenedlaethol Cymru] a’u hofferynnau. Yn ystod y cyflwyniad cewch gipolwg i fewn i sut beth ydi bod yn gerddor traddodiadol ifanc, yr alawon a chaneuon sy’n eu cyffroi nhw, a’r profiad o fod yn aelod o’r band egnïol a hynod dalentog yma. Yn addas i bobl o bob oedran, yn gerddorion neu ddim.

Song of the Trees

A unique symphony led by the rainforests of Wales.

Launching for the Summer Solstice 2022, CÂN Y COED Rainforest Symphony empowers a new voice for our fragile ecology, inviting audiences to connect with the environment through a unique collaboration with nature, where for the first time, the rainforests of Wales sing out from beneath the bark. Hearing impaired, environmental sound artist and composer Cheryl Beer, has spent the last year working with the ancient rainforests of Wales, composing music led by the vascular systems of four remaining fragile enclaves. Her work reunites ancient Celtic grounds that would once have been joined together under the soil, by the fine feathery threads of mycelium fungus, as one magnificent rainforest.

By repurposing hearing aid and sensitive biomedical sound equipment, Cheryl has collated biorhythms created by conductivity deep within trees, ferns and moss, using these readings to compose CÂN Y COED Rainforest Symphony, unearthing previously unheard conversations within nature, where every note played is led by the ancient trees, fern and moss, themselves. Through her ground breaking arts & technology fusion, Cheryl’s unique way of composing music is raising awareness of our globally significant eco-system

Llais

Llais is Cardiff’s annual international arts festival inspired by the instrument that connects us all – the voice.   With a mixture of free and ticketed events, Llais presents a programme of adventurous live music, thought-provoking performance and playful experiences for everyone to explore.   Not confined by genre or artform, Llais celebrates internationally acclaimed artists […]

Wales Millennium Centre | Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru

We are a home for the arts in Wales, a cauldron of creativity for the nation. We fire imaginations by creating our own theatre productions, festivals and digital experiences – as well as curating world-class, critically acclaimed touring productions – from musical theatre and comedy to dance and cabaret. We kindle emerging talents with our own fresh, […]

Ara Deg

Ara Deg 2024 August 22 – 24 Neuadd Ogwen

Gŵyl Triban

Ein ton olaf o artistiaid fydd yn dod at ei gilydd ar gyfer ‘Aduniad Mwya’r Ganrif’ yn Sir Ddinbych yw… Tecwyn Ifan Delwyn Sion Sioe arbennig gan Cabarela Ymunwch a ni am benwythnos llawn cerddoriaeth, atgofion, bwyd da a chwmni gwell! Archebwch eich tocynnau yma!

Cysgod Mis Hydref – Candelas

Music video for Candelas’s single ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ (October’s Shadow), released on 27.5.22 on I KA CHING record label

GIG MELLT

Gig arranging skills mentoring project leads to arranging a gig in Carmarthen

PYST MEWN MIS: Mai

May was another busy month for PYST – 19 albums, 1 EPs and 21 singles in total. Here’s a full list of May’s releases distributed through PYST.

Rhyddheir ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ gan Candelas ddydd Gwener 27ain o Fai ar I KA CHING.

Mae Candelas yn dal eu gafael yn dynn ar eu teitl hirsefydlog o fod yn un o fandiau amlycaf Cymru. Rhyddheir ‘Mae’n Amser / We Think It’s Time’ y llynedd, cyn rhyddhau fersiwn newydd o’r eiconig ‘Y Gwylwyr’ (gyda Nest Llewelyn) eleni fel rhan o gasgliad amlgyfrannog I KA CHING. Yn dychwelyd gydag anthem arall i’w casgliad, mae ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ yn ddigyfaddawd o drwm ac yn sicr o aros yn y co’.

Mae ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ yn gân serch glwyddog sy’n gweld prif-leisydd y band, Osian Huw Williams, yn hiraethu am y teimlad cynnes o fod mewn cariad. Wrth iddo fyfyrio ar gysgodion tywyll y gaeaf, flagurodd y gytgan — ‘Un noson ac mae’r ysfa yn ôl, fatha creu tân oer yn y gaeaf. Dy weld di’n gorwedd fel cysgod mis Hydref, yn nefoedd mewn noson o haf’.

Wedi ei chyfarwyddo a’i saethu gan yr artist Rhys Grail, mae fideo ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ yn gasgliad deng-mlynedd o gigs Candelas ac yn deyrnged i ddathliadau deng mlwyddiant label I KA CHING. Gwyliwch ‘Cysgod Mis Hydref’ am y tro cyntaf yma

SXSW Video Diaries: Cara Hammond’s journey to Austin, Texas

In March 2022, 6 artists from Wales headed to Austin, Texas for the international showcasing festival SXSW. Following a break in international showcasing during Covid-19, for many of the artists, this was their first opportunity to take part in one of the biggest festivals in the calendar. One of those artists was Cara Hammond, who was heading to the US for the first time ever to perform at the Focus Wales showcase, as well as many others. Supported by PRS Foundation’s International Showcase Fund, in partnership with Wales Arts International, Cara performed at several showcases and shared her experiences with us as she discovered the city and festival for the very first time.

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Artist: Cara Hammond
Editor: Cadi Jones
Videographer/Photographer: Jake Pollard
Appearances from: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Mace the Great, The School Band
With thanks to: Focus Wales PRS Foundation

Adwaith – Wedi Blino

Following on from the soaring melodies of euphoric opening single ‘ETO’, latest cut ‘Wedi Blino’ cranks up the fuzz and digs deeper into the anxieties of your early 20’s. Their eagerly anticipated sophomore album Bato Mato, due 1st July via Libertino. “We wanted to create a big indie pop song that has a melancholy feel to it” say the band. “It’s about being worried that life is going too fast or the worries of a relationship, the overwhelming feeling that you’re not good enough and that you are the reason things aren’t working out.”

Cronfa Fideos Cerddorol

Music videos are a creative springboard that provide an important platform for artists and directors to share their vision and tell stories beyond the music. This new £5,000 fund (£500 per video) aims to give 10 artists and directors at the start of their career to create a music video of an artist or band performing in Welsh.


The fund is funded by Lŵp, S4C, and managed by PYST, and directors, artists or labels can apply. The lucky artists and directors will be selected on the basis of their creativity, vision, music release plan / schedule and enthusiasm for contributing to the musical and creative community of Wales. We are eager to support talent from under-represented and disadvantaged groups and these factors will be part of our selection criteria.


To apply, please contact post@pyst.net for further details

Maniffest / Hijinx

Members of Hijinx Academy and National Youth Theatre of Wales (NYTW) recently returned to live in-person theatre devising, as they co-created a new inclusive work in partnership. Coming together in-person for the first time since the start of social distancing restrictions, the 8 young people took part in a four-day project full of creativity and stagecraft. Under the guidance of Ben Pettit-Wade (Creative Director, Hijinx), cast members developed an original piece of theatre based upon the ideas and stories suggested by the members themselves.


Read more about the project: https: //www.nyaw.org.uk/news/new-collaboration-between-national-youth-theatre-wales-and-hijinx-academy-as-part-of-maniffest-season

PYST mewn Mis: Ebrill

April was another busy month for PYST with 4 albums, 4 EPs and 21 singles released. Below is a full list of the records distirbuted by PYST in April.

Focus Wales 2022

Here’s the full list of artists distributed by PYST who will be playing at Focus Wales this year (plus a few of our picks of other artists from Wales and beyond that can not be missed). The full festival timetable is available here

Dienw – Targed

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Papur Wal – Nôl ac yn Ôl

‘Nôl ac yn ôl’ yw’r sengl olaf i gael ei thynnu oddi ar albwm gyntaf hynod lwyddianus Papur Wal, ‘Amser Mynd Adra’.

“Cân am bryderon dechrau perthynas newydd yw hi. Nid yw bob amser yn hawdd, ac yn aml mae sialensau ar hyd y ffordd. Fe’i hysgrifennwyd ar ôl nosweithiau di-gwsg gan fod ffenest yr ystafell wely wedi torri, ac mae’n gofyn am y llwch cysgu yr oedd fy nhad yn arfer ei roi i ni pan oeddem yn blant i’n helpu ni gysgu. Mae’n fath o gydnabyddiaeth o’r cylch bywyd a all eich neud i chi deimlo’n isel, yn enwedig yn eich 20au, gan ofni y byddwch yn colli blynyddoedd gorau eich bywyd ynghyd a cholli anwyliaid. Ond mae bywyd yn mynd yn ei flaen.”

I gyd fynd a rhyddhau ‘Nôl ac yn ôl’ mae’r band wedi recordio ochr B ‘Anghofia dy hun’. Fydd y ddwy yn cael ei rhyddhau ar Ddydd Llun y 22ain o Ebrill.

Cyfarwyddo a Golygu / Director & Editor: Griff Lynch

Cynhyrchydd / Producer: Aled Wyn Jones

Cyfarwyddo Ffotograffiaeth / DOP: Andy Pritchard

Cyfarwyddo Celf / Art Direction: Ifan Lewis

Adran Gelf / Art Department: Jamie Walker

Cynllunydd Gwisgo / Costume design: Caryl Ann

Rhedwr a BTS / Runner & BTS: Elis Derby

Actor: Steffan Donnelly

Cerddoriaeth / Music: Papur Wal

Larynx Loaded: Unity

Ladies of Rage rep Unity passed through recently and it was only right that we got some bars for a LOADED session from her!