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Fflach
Fflach is a Welsh record label and recording studio.Parker, Mike & Whitfield, Paul (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Wales'', Rough Guides, It was founded in 1980 in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales by brothers Richard and Wyn Jones,Gareth Lewis and Robin Davies, members of Welsh new wave music group Ail Symudiad. Their first release was in early 1981, with their single/EP, Twristiad yn y Dre. The label gave an opportunity to record more new wave music in Wales for bands such as Y Ficar, Eryr Wen, Malcolm Neon, Angylion Stanley, Y Diawled, Rocyn and Maffia Mr. Huws. Fflach has two subsidiary labels: Rasp, formed in 2000, which records and releases music by new rock and pop bands; and fflach:tradd, formed in 1997, which records and releases traditional music, specialising in indigenous musical instruments such as triple harp, crwth, pibgorn and Welsh bagpipes, thus gaining the label an internationally respected reputation. Subsidiary labels *Fflach – Main label *Rasp – Rock and pop la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceri Rhys Matthews
Ceri Rhys Matthews (born 29 May 1960) is a Welsh traditional musician, record producer, and teacher. Biography Matthews was born in the suburb and historical village of Treboeth, in Swansea, Wales. Educated in Welsh-Medium schools in Ynystawe, Lonlas and Ystalyfera, he went on to study Fine Art and Painting at Swansea Art School and Maidstone College of Art under Patricia Briggs, Robin Sewell, Noel White and Michael Upton. Music and production As a soloist and member of the Welsh folk group Fernhill, he has been called "a key figure in the renaissance of Welsh musical traditions", by journalist Julian May in ''Songlines'' (magazine) and described by him as "a one man Welsh music industry" He has produced 21 CDs for Welsh label Fflach's subsidiary fflach:tradd. In 2000, he produced the Rough Guide to the Music of Wales for World Music Network. In 2009, he produced ''Blodeugerdd: Song of the Flowers - An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song'' for Smithsonian Folkways which came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crwth
The crwth (, also called a crowd or rote or crotta) is a bowed lyre, a type of stringed instrument, associated particularly with Welsh music, now archaic but once widely played in Europe. Four historical examples have survived and are to be found in St Fagans National Museum of History (Cardiff); National Library of Wales ( Aberystwyth); Warrington Museum & Art Gallery; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (US). Origin of the name The name ' is Welsh, derived from a Proto-Celtic noun ''*-'' ("round object") which refers to a swelling or bulging out, a pregnant appearance or a protuberance, and it is speculated that it came to be used for the instrument because of its bulging shape. Other Celtic words for violin also have meanings referring to rounded appearances. In Gaelic, for example, "" can mean "hump" or "hunch" as well as harp or violin. Like several other English loanwords from Welsh, the name is one of the few words in the English language in which the letter W is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Bagpipes
Welsh bagpipes ( cy, pipa cŵd, pibau cŵd, côd-biban, côd-bibau, pibgod, cotbib, pibau cyrn, chwibanogl a chod, sachbib, backpipes, bacbib) The names in Welsh refer specifically to a bagpipe. A related instrument is one type of bagpipe chanter, which when played without the bag and drone is called a pibgorn (English:hornpipe). The generic term pibau (pipes) which covers all woodwind instruments is also used. They have been played, documented, represented and described in Wales since the fourteenth century. A piper in Welsh is called a ''pibydd'' or a ''pibgodwr''. History In 1376, the poet Iolo Goch describes the instrument in his Cywydd to Syr Hywel y Fwyall. Also, in the same century, ''Brut y Tywysogion'' ("Chronicle of the Princes"), written around 1330 AD, states that there are three types of wind instrument: ''Organ a Phibeu a Cherd y got'' ("organ, and pipes, and bag music"). Continuous use of the instrument has since waxed and waned in popularity according to musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Culture
The culture of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Diwylliant Cymru'') is distinct, with its own Welsh language, language, customs, Politics of Wales, politics, festivals, Music of Wales, music and Welsh_art, Art. Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national emblems include the leek and the daffodil. Although sharing many customs with the other nations of the United Kingdom, Wales has its own distinct traditions and culture, and from the late 19th century onwards, Wales acquired its popular image as the "land of song", in part due to the eisteddfod tradition. Development of Welsh culture Historical influences Wales has been identified as having been inhabited by humans for some 230,000 years, as evidenced by the discovery of a Neanderthal at the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site in north Wales. After the Wales in the Roman era, Roman era of occupation, a number of small kingdoms arose in what is now Wales. These early kingdoms were also influ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Y Bandana
Y Bandana are a Welsh language alternative rock band that formed in Caernarfon in 2008. The band is composed of brothers Tomos Owens (keyboard) and Siôn Owens (bass guitar), their cousin Gwilym Bowen Rhys (lead vocals, guitar) and Robin Jones (percussion). They are known for combining humorous lyrics with catchy melodies. The band have achieved great success in the Welsh language rock scene and have been the recipients of numerous awards, including awards from the Welsh-language magazine "Y Selar" for best song three years running ("Cân y Tân" 2010, "Wyt ti'n nabod Mr Pei?" 2011, "Heno yn yr Anglesey" 2012) and best band three times in 2010, 2011 and 2012 as well as the award for best single 2012. They featured frequently at the Maes B festival during the annual National Eisteddfod, with their ninth consecutive - and final - appearance in August 2016 at Abergavenny Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sild (band)
Sild is an Estonian language surname meaning "bridge". As of 1 January 2021, 524 men and 544 women in Estonia have the surname Sild. Sild is ranked the 65th most common surname for men in Estonia and 61st for women. The surname Sild is most common in Viljandi County, where 21.55 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.Nimede statistika ''Sutt''. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021. Notable people bearing the surname Sild include: * Arno Sild (born 1947), politician * (born 1942), actress * Heino Sild (1944–2009), shot putter * |
Cass Meurig
Cass may refer to: People and fictional characters * Cass (surname), a list of people * Cass (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Big Cass, ring name of wrestler William Morrissey * Cass, in British band Skunk Anansie * Cass, British singer, artist name of Brian Casser * Henri Cassini (1781–1832), French botanist, standard author abbreviation "Cass." * Kevin Cassidy (born 1981), Gaelic footballer often referred to as "Cass" Places United States * Cass, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Cass, West Virginia, a census-designated place ** Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, in West Virginia * Cass County (other) * Bartow County, Georgia, formerly Cass County * Cass Township (other) * Fort Cass, in present-day Tennessee, 19th century US Army fortification New Zealand * Cass, New Zealand, a locality Greenland * Cass Fjord Multiple countries * Cass Lake (other) * Cass River (other) Schools * Cass Business Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Murphy (singer)
Julie Murphy (born 1961) is an English singer. She sings in the Welsh band Fernhill, as well as performing and recording as a solo artist. She has also collaborated musically with John Cale (performing together in the film ''Beautiful Mistake''), and Afro Celt Sound System (in a duet with Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin). Biography Murphy was born in Highgate, London, but spent her formative years in Romford, Essex. Her family was originally from Blackpool, Lancashire. She attended Maidstone College of Art and subsequently moved to Wales. She sings both in English and Welsh. Discography Solo albums and EPs * ''Black Mountains Revisited'' (1999) * ''Lilac Tree'' (2002) * ''The Fall'' – EP (2011) * ''A Quiet House'' (2012) * ''Mermaid'' – EP (2014) * ''Every Bird That Flies'' (2016) Fernhill albums *'' Ca’ nôs'' (Beautiful Jo Records, 1996) *'' Llatai'' (Beautiful Jo Records, 1998) *'' Whilia'' (Beautiful Jo Records, 2000) *'' hynt'' (Beautiful Jo Records, 2003) *'' Na Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowri Evans
Lowri is a Welsh feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lowri Gwilym (1954–2010), Welsh television and radio producer *Lowri Morgan, Welsh television presenter and marathon runner *Lowri Shone (born 1996), English ballerina * Lowri Turner (born 1964), British fashion journalist and television presenter *Lowri Tynan Lowri Tynan (born 13 October 1987) is a Welsh swimmer, specialising in breaststroke at 50 and 100 metres. Early career Lowri was born in Wrexham. Her talent was first spotted by coach Keith Barrow at a pool in Wrexham. She was the Welsh recor ... (born 1987), Welsh swimmer {{given name Welsh feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
