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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!

PYST Mewn Mis: Mawrth

March was another busy month for PYST’s labels and artists – 20 singles, 5 albums, 2 EPs, playlists, music videos and international gigs. Here are a few of our highlights over the past month:

Gŵyl 6 Music | 6 Music Festival

This week is particularly exciting for music in Wales as the BBC’s 6 Music Festival comes to the capital. Anyone listening to the station will have heard plenty about the festival in recent weeks, and some of you may have been lucky enough to snag tickets to see WORLDWIDE artists like Pixies, Little Simz, Self Esteem, Khruangbin, Bloc Party and even the Manics.

But for the rest of us who were too late, too unlucky or simply too lazy to pick up tickets, there are plenty of opportunities to watch live music around the city (and for a lot cheaper). I’ve got it all on Minty’s new map but here are some of our highlights.

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 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

Capturing the sounds: an introduction to music journalism

As part of the BBC 6Music Fringe festival, Creative Cardiff and the School of Journalism and Media and Culture invite you to join us for an evening exploring the role of a music journalist. Thursday 31 March, 6pm School of Journalism, Media and Culture Book your free place  here.

Recordiau Bopa

Recordiau Bopa are an independent record label that releases the music of jazz sextet Burum. Established in 2011, they’re released ‘Caniadau’ in 2011, Llef in 2016 (both on CD) and they’ll be releasing ‘Eneidiau’, Burum’s new album, exclusively on vinyl in July 2022.   Burum perform jazz readings of Welsh folk tunes, fusing a deep […]