Cân y Ffordd Euraidd /
The Song of the Golden Road is a radio ballad created in response to the Preseli Heartlands from Crymych to Cwm Gwaun. The project has taken the form of a series of workshops and walks from the communities that reside at the foot of
the Preselis. These sessions were an opportunity to get to know the place from different perspectives. These ramblings were be followed by weekend of music-making where participants and musicians were invited to give voice to the
songs of the place. Speech, sound and song have been incorporated into the
final ballad, an oral record of a unique place, that we hope future generations
can continue to appreciate and enjoy for years to come.
Credydau/Credits
Songs
Clatch y Cŵn- Geiriau Waldo Williams, Côr Ysgol Llanychllwydog
Milgi Milgi- Hedydd Hughes and Cwm Gwaun Workshop contributors
Adre nawr- Geiriau Rowan O’Neill, cerddoriaeth Simon Chatterley a Rowan O’Neill
Y Tangnefeddwyr- Geiriau Waldo Williams, cerddoriaeth Eric Jones, Cantorion Côr Unnos, Côr Y Cewri
Cofio- Geiriau Waldo Williams, llais Rhian Medi Jones
Heddwch a chariad- Shelley Morris a Carolyn Waters, llais a percussion
Ye Men of Precelly- Geiriau Rev. E. Llwyd Williams, Llais Hefin Wyn
Paradwys- Stacey Blythe, piano accordion
Canu Pwnc- Recorded in Capel Rhydwilym in 1967 (AWC 1490) thanks to National Museum of Wales, St Fagans for permission to use
Waun Mawn- Words by James Purchase, Pwnc arrangement Stacey Blythe
A Song of the Preselis- Lyrics and tune by James Purchase, cyfieithiad gan Sophie Jenkins, sung and played by the golden road musicians
Arriving- Words by Judith Rees music, Preseli hymn played by Stacey Blythe, spoken word and glasses Judith Rees
Calon Lân- Cerddorion a Chyfranwyr y Ffordd Euraidd
Cân y Fari Lwyd- Hedydd Hughes a Sophie Jenkins
Cân y Calennig- Hedydd Hughes and Cwm Gwaun workshop contributors
Lleisiau cyfranwyr yn y drefn y’i clywir / Contributor voices in the order they are heard
Carolyn Waters, Dyfed Thomas, Sophie Jenkins, Peter Claughton, Eirwyn George, Ysgol Llanychllwydog, Hedydd Hughes, Martin Johnes, David Evans, Grŵp Treftadaeth Bwlch Y Groes (David Evans, Huw Rees, Terwyn Thomos, Gaynor Evans, Rita Evans) Hefin Wyn, Sally Morris, Stacey Blythe, Norma Brittain, Ewan Rees, Mike Parker Pearson, Shelley Morris, Bill Davies, Huw, Mary Chadwick, Rowan O’Neill, Chris & Patrice Buck, Simon Chatterley, Margaret Daniel, Gwenda Mark, Rhian Medi Jones, Kate Edge, Judith Rees, Sharon Carter, James Purchase
Cerddorion Y Ffordd Euraidd / Golden Road Musicians
Arweinydd – Stacey Blythe
Stacey Blythe – llais, harp, accordion, electric piano
Sharon Carter – oboe
Simon Chatterley – voice, guitar and electric piano
Paul Evans – voice
Sophie Jenkins – voice and percussion
Sally Morris – voice
Shelley Morris – voice, drums and percussion
Rowan O’Neill – voice, clarinet and low whistle
James Purchase – voice
Judith Rees – voice, glasses and piano
Carolyn Waters – voice, guitar and percussion
Cantorion Côr Unnos / Scratch Choir Singers
Rhowan Alleyne, Robert Crosskey, Brian Daniel, Dai Davies, Elaine Davies, Louis Edwards, Annie Evans, Ken Griffiths, Jacqueline Harries, Jill Horwood, Mary Jones, Keith Leighton, Myfanwy Lewis, John Philip Merrett, Natalie Morgan, Ailsa Richardson, Elizaberth Smart, Valerie Tarrant, Denzil Thomas, Helen Thomas, Sian Elin Thomas, Dr Alun Rhys Williams, Helen Williams, Alan Wills
Arweinydd y Côr Unnos
Margaret Daniel
Cyfeilydd
Rhidian Evans
Gyda diolch i Cyhoeddwyr Curiad, cyhoeddwyr Y Tangnefeddwyr Geiriau Waldo Williams, Cerddoriaeth Eric Jones
Tîm Cynhyrchu SPAN
Marchnata / Marketing
Di Ford
Cyfieithu / Translation
Margaret Morgan
Recordiwr Sain a Ffilm / Sound Recorder and Film
Jacob Whittaker
Recordiwr Sain a Chynhyrchydd y Faled / Sound Recorder and Ballad Producer
Paul Evans
Cysyniad Creadigol a Chynhyrchydd Cymunedol / Creative Concept and Community Producer
Rowan O’Neill
Rhan o’r prosiect Ein Cymdogaeth Werin Preseli sydd wedi’i ariannu gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol.
Part of the Preseli Heartlands Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Diolch i PLANED
Ein Cymdogaeth Werin Administrator Hedd Harries
Ein Cymdogaeth Werin Community Development Officer Sophie Jenkins