Fflach is a

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and

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.Parker, Mike & Whitfield, Paul (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Wales'', Rough Guides, It was founded in 1980 in Cardigan, Ceredigion,

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by brothers Richard and Wyn Jones,Gareth Lewis and Robin Davies, members of Welsh

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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

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 The triple harp is a type of multi-course harp employing three parallel rows of strings instead of the more common single row. One common version is the Welsh triple harp (Welsh: ''telyn deires''), used today mainly among players of traditional W ...

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 fo ...

pibgorn Pibgorn may refer to: * Pibgorn (instrument) The pibgorn is a Welsh species of idioglot reed aerophone. The name translates literally as "pipe-horn". It is also historically known as cornicyll and pib-corn. It utilises a single reed (Welsh: "cal" ...

and

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, ...

, thus gaining the label an internationally respected reputation.

Subsidiary labels

*Fflach – Main label *Rasp – Rock and pop label *fflach:tradd – Traditional Welsh music, world music and jazz

Selected artists

On Fflach *

Ail Symudiad Ail or AIL may refer to: * Illness, a state of poor health * Ail (''Sailor Moon''), a character in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series * Acceptance in lieu, an arrangement in the UK for accepting works of art etc. in lieu of tax * Agilus, a Frankis ...

* Dom *

Malcolm Neon Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to: People * Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Clan Malcolm * Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld Nobility * Máel C ...

On Rasp * Mattoidz *

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 * ...

* Garej Dolwen * Y Ffug * Bromas * Castro On fflach:tradd * Llio Rhydderch * Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler *

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, ...

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* Sild *

Gwilym Bowen Rhys 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 Jone ...

* DnA (Delyth and Angharad Jenkins)

References

External links

Fflach official website
{{Authority control Welsh record labels

Subsidiary labels

Selected artists

See also

References

External links