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TIWNFEST 2023 (Highlight Reel)

TIWN Media’s annual festival TIWNFEST took place on April 15th at Newbridge RFC, celebrating and showcasing independent grassroots music.

With thanks to Radio Wigwam, JAMMA, Up to 11 Events, Welsh Connections, The Second 45, The Practice Pad, GSD Media and Cobra Music Studios for without you, the day couldn’t have happened.

Your 2023 line-up:
Paisley Parc
The Vanities
Jasmine Rose
Miles Per Minute
Barney Barnett
Rob Lear
Tom Crow & The Ghostriders
Blank Face
Kaysha Louvain
Frankie Wesson
Huw James
Katie Lou
Rowan Coombes
Paterson
Karen Gemma Brewer

TIWN & Vision Episode 2

Featuring:
Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy
Paisley Parc
Igloo Hearts
Dan’s People
Balsamo Collins Riley
Rob Lear
Jodie Marie
Mal Pope (Ft. Bronwen Lewis)
Pantside Primary School (TIWN Academy)

TIWN & Vision Episode 1

A repeat of TIWN & Vision that aired on November 5th on ShowboatTV.

Featuring:
Barney Barnett
The Crawling Eye
Mr. Bewlay
Mark Rubbery
Rum Shunk
The Zinvandels
Kaysha Louvain
Dil Williams
4FoxSake

Ads from Practice Pad, Stay Focused Photography, Up To 11 Events and TIWN Media

Jodie Marie – Carageen (PRS Live Sessions)

PRS Live Sessions:

In partnership with SWND RECORDS

Filming & Editing by The Road Records
Recording & Mixing by StudiOwz

Links:
Jodie Marie – www.jodiemarie.co.uk
SWND – www.swndrecords.com
PRS – www.prsformusic.com
The Road Records – www.theroadrecords.com
StudiOwz – www.studiowz.co.uk

Eleri Angharad – Chicago (PRS Live Sessions)

Archive PRS Live Session

Artist: Eleri Angharad
Song Title: Chicago

Recorded by Nick Lloyd at Oakwood Church Studios

Filmed by Simon Huntley

An Archive PRS for Music Live Session in coordination with SWND RECORDS.

DnA – Chwant (PRS Live Sessions)

Artist: Delyth & Angharad Jenkins (DnA)
Title: Chwant

Recorded by Nick Lloyd at Oakwood Church Studios.

Filmed by Simon Huntley

Angharad Jenkins – https://www.facebook.com/siencomusic
DnA – https://www.facebook.com/dnagwerin

SWND – https://www.facebook.com/SWND2020

A PRS For Music production in coordination with SWND RECORDS.

Eve Goodman & Sera Zyborska – Cwlwm Cariad (PRS Live Sessions)

Artist : Eve Goodman & Sera Zyborska

Title : Cwlwm Cariad

Engineered by John Lawrence

Filmed by Robert Zyborski at Studio Penhesgyn

Eve Goodman: https://www.facebook.com/evegoodmanmusic

Sera: https://www.facebook.com/Serasongs

The PRS Live Sessions in coordination with SWND RECORDS. These archive sessions are being released in the lead up to the brand new live sessions by PRS For Music.

PRS For Music: https://www.facebook.com/PRSforMusic

SWND RECORDS: https://www.facebook.com/SWND2020/

Eve Goodman – Siren Song (PRS Live Sessions)

Artist : Eve Goodman

Title : Siren Song (written by Eve Goodman)

Engineered by : John Lawrence

Filmed by : Robert Zyborski at Studio Penhesgyn

Eve Goodman – https://www.facebook.com/evegoodmanmusic
PRS Live Session in coordination with SWND RECORDS

Tapestri – Open Flame (PRS Live Sessions)

PRS Live Sessions

Artist : Tapestri

Title : Open Flame

Written by : Lowri Evans & Sarah Zyborska

Filmed by Robert Zyborska

Engineered by John Lawrence

Tapestri: https://www.facebook.com/tapestrimusic

SWND: https://www.swndrecords.com

A series of PRS Live Sessions in coordination with SWND RECORDS.

Sian Richards – Gweithio I Ti (PRS Live Sessions)

Artist: Sian Richards

Title : Gweithio I Ti

Written by : Sian Richards

Recorded at : Oakwood church studios

Engineer : Nick Lloyd

Filmed / Edited by : Simon Huntley/Santori Films

Sian Richards: https://www.facebook.com/sianrichards…

Note: A series of PRS productions will be featured in coordination with SWND RECORDS.

Kaysha Louvain – The Crown Launch Show

SWND RECORDS would like to thank Showboat TV for premiering Kaysha’s single launch show on Friday 19th November. We received incredible viewing numbers with the show getting 40,000 views on the night.

Due to popular demand we are making the show available to everyone.

Featuring:
Celine Ellis – https://instagram.com/celineellismusi…

TROI – https://instagram.com/troiparkerroth?…

Mike Kennedy (Welsh Connections & SWND) – https://instagram.com/welsh_connectio…

We would like to give thanks to:
St. Elvans, Aberdare
Nigel Evans
The Dolls House ABERTILLERY
Weird Triangle
Derricks Music

To support our artists please stream and download their releases. Below is Kaysha Louvain’s socials and link to music.

Kaysha Louvain is an Americana/Retro-Pop artist based in South Wales. Having learnt her craft over the last 10 years playing and writing music in various bands, Kaysha has developed her unique sound into what it is today.

Drawing heavily on her Welsh roots, her parents 80s and 90s record collection and her love of country music.
Kaysha is signed to SWND RECORDS and has released 3 singles in 2021.

All singles are off the upcoming album ‘The Song Goes On’ and is due out February 24th 2022.

Kaysha Louvain is the leading streaming artist for SWND on PYST (Orchard/SONY)

Socials
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KayshaLouvai…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayshalouva…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KayshaLouvain
Link tree: https://linktr.ee/KayshaLouvain

Website: www.kayshalouvainsinger.com

© SWND RECORDS & PYST

Sheep Music

Having started as a party on the Warden in Presteigne over 25 years ago, Sheep Music went on to host festivals, music programs and arts events in and around Presteigne. It has grown into a local institution and charity for the arts in the local area with an aim to encourage and develop knowledge, enjoyment […]

Pererin Wyf #4 Pamela Petro ‘Dod i Gymru trwy lens hiraeth: pererindod a chwest’

Pererin Wyf / Is Oilithreach Mé / I am a Pilgrim is a participatory arts project seeking to connect with the Welsh and Irish diaspora with particular reference to Pembrokeshire and Wexford and a new cross-border pilgrimage connecting these places. The project takes its title and inspiration from an 18th century hymn by the prolific Welsh writer William Williams Pantycelyn. 

Pererin Wyf #3 Gareth Bonello: Deialogau Diwylliannol Cymreig a Chasi

Pererin Wyf / Is Oilithreach Mé / I am a Pilgrim is a participatory arts project seeking to connect with the Welsh and Irish diaspora with particular reference to Pembrokeshire and Wexford and a new cross-border pilgrimage connecting these places. The project takes its title and inspiration from an 18th century hymn by the prolific Welsh writer William Williams Pantycelyn.

Cyflwyniad gyda’r Athro E Wyn James

Pererin Wyf / Is Oilithreach Mé / I am a Pilgrim is a participatory arts project seeking to connect with the Welsh and Irish diaspora with particular reference to Pembrokeshire and Wexford and a new cross-border pilgrimage connecting these places. The project takes its title and inspiration from an 18th century hymn by the prolific Welsh writer William Williams Pantycelyn.

Larynx Loaded – HDEE

One of Wrexham’s most impressive young talents HDEE steps up for a LOADED session and smashes it!

Chwalaw – Dim Arwyr

‘Dim Arwyr’ (No Heores) is a song about how the stories we have grown up with as children idolised the male hero archetype, and how we don’t want to hear those tales anymore – Izzy and Efa’s lyrics express that they want to hear about the women, witches and anti-patriarchal legends. The violin melody comes from an old Sorbian song called Budzer.

Efa Supertramp, Izzy Rabey and Cerys Hafana appear in the video in wedding dresses in a forest. The three musicians wander through the forest in a sort of queer feminist fantasy that ends with smoke and mud. Izzy was chosen to direct the video, with Gabi Norland filming and directing the photography. Izzy explained where his inspiration came from “Within the context of the video I drew inspiration from Courtney Love’s videos in his band Hole in the 90s and the work of the 70s Punk band The Slits – the joy, enjoyment and power that is unlocked by not sticking to Welsh legendary female stereotypes. Embrace the ugly on power that is within us all!”

Efa explained how the song came into being during a residency with Sorbian artists, “We discussed a lot about how so many of our traditions (Welsh and Sorbian) are patriarchal and so we wanted to create a different future for our languages and cultures – feminist and queer futures. Paul Geigerzähler put down the violin melody (from a traditional Sorbian song) and then Nick looped it and built the track from there. The words of the original folk song ‘Budzer’ were unhealthy, so that was the inspiration – from us just thinking about all the strong people who have existed in the past and how their stories have been forgotten and lost. So we sent the song to Izzy to see if she wanted to rap on it”.

Izzy added, “The Mabinogion always portray women as individuals who need to be saved, “pure”, victims of trauma and putting off their potential husbands and potential husbands. For me, the portrayal here as women as victims plays into how music and the Welsh arts portray women. For this song, I wanted to talk about the power to be found in celebrating your complexity, of being a witch rather than a princess and how deeply legends can play into how we see femme people today. ”

GIG KLUST 01

Pleser cyhoeddi bydd ein gig gyntaf yn digwydd ar 22.04 yn Victoria Dalston Llundain, gyda neb llai ‘na Swnami,  Malan,  Wrkhouse a Talulah!

Tocynnau ar gael 10am dydd Gwener 03/03 yma

‘Confidence’ – 2080s (Official Music Video)

‘Confidence’ Official Music Video by 2080s.

The short film, shot by Tim Rooney, features Robert Corcoran walking through Manchester city centre wearing a blazer and pearl necklaces over his bare chest, in a series of long takes during rush hour, capturing the reactions of those around him. The video was shot in one take, for real.

DIRECTED BY: ROBERT CORCORAN
SHOT BY: TIM ROONEY
ASSISTANT: OWEN JONES

ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE: ALEX MOLINARES
ASSISTANT: IVANI CÁ
SPECIAL THANKS: SIGNDANCE COLLECTIVE, VIVIANA MOLINARES.

Pererin Wyf / Is Oilithreach Mé / I am a Pilgrim

Pererin Wyf / Is oilithreach mé / I am a pilgrim: sounding the way back through story and song is a participatory arts project seeking to connect with the Welsh and Irish diaspora with particular reference to Pembrokeshire and Wexford and a new cross-border pilgrimage connecting Ferns and St Davids.

The project takes its title and inspiration from an 18th century hymn by the prolific Welsh hymn writer William Williams Pantycelyn.

The song widely known in Wales and beyond through the Welsh diaspora will be familiar to a great many other people around the globe as it is mostly sung to the tune of Amazing Grace.

This project is inviting people wherever they are in the world to sing this song, a version of this song or any song which has the power to ‘call you back home’ and to pin that recording to an online map.

The project has been developed by artist Rowan O’Neill and is being co-facilitated by Wexford based, Irish artists Rachel Uí Fhaoláin from Ceol Mo Chroí and John Ó Faoláin from Traditional Archive Channel and West Wales based digital artist Jacob Whittaker. Coding by Alan Cameron Wills.

Pererin Wyf is part of the Ancient Connections project funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme.

Film produced by / Cynhyrchwyd y ffilm gan Rowan O’Neill a Jacob Whittaker

Miwsig Moethus

Casgliad cynnes o’n hoff draciau distaw ar hyn o bryd — Celebrating Dydd Miwsig Cymru, here’s a warm comfort blanket, knitted together by our favourite mellow tracks at the moment. Featuring Sachasom, Gillie, Gwenno Morgan, Parisa Fouladi, Dafydd Owain + more

Sain

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and more merch by some of your favourite Sain artists available on their website now!

The Bunkcast Episode 1: Fringe elements

The very first episode of The Bunkcast covers the forthcoming Swansea Fringe Festival, as well as the tracks Jordan and Andy have had on repeat this past month.

The Bunkcast Episode 2: It’s a Grey FLX area

Jordan, Andy and Producer Matt discuss the afterparty to end all afterparties, skateboarding bails, December’s lineup at The Bunkhouse and and lots more with special guest Logan Powles from Grey FLX.