Cwpwrdd Nansi: Gigs Gwerin Gwych

Mae 'na noson werin Gymreig newydd yn dod i Gaerdydd! Ar y trydydd nos Fercher o bob mis bydd Cwpwrdd Nansi yn cyflwyno'r gorau o gerddoriaeth werin Gymraeg, ynghyd ag ambell gwestai gwadd o thu hwnt i Glawdd Offa. Ar ol i'r perfformiadau orffen, bydd na gyfle am sesiwn, felly dewch a'ch offerynnau, a'ch lleisiau gyda chi! 

Pob mis bydd ein perfformwyr yn dewis tiwn a chan traddodiadol Gymreig i ychwanegu at 'repertoire' arbennig sesiynau Cwpwrdd Nansi. Bydd y geiriau a'r dots ar gael trwy'r wefan (www.cwpwrddnansi.com) - felly cadwch llygaid mas amdanynt. 

Cofiwch i gadw mewn cyswllt trwy:

- Trydar: @CwpwrddNansi
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/359570747466957/?notif_t=group_r2j 
- Gwefan: www.cwpwrddnansi.com
- Gwefan Gwdihw: www.gwdihw.co.uk

Cwpwrdd Nansi: New Welsh Folk Night

There's a new Welsh folk night coming to Cardiff! On the third Wednesday of every month, Cwpwrdd Nansi will be presenting the best of Welsh folk music, along with a few special guests from further afield. Once the performances end, there will be a chance for a session, so bring your instruments and voices with you!

Each month, our performers will suggest a traditional Welsh tune and song to add to the special Cwpwrdd Nansi session repertoire. The words and the dots will be available through the website (www.cwpwrddnansi.com) - so keep your eyes peeled.

Remember to keep in touch via: 

- Twitter: @CwpwrddNansi
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/359570747466957/?notif_t=group_r2j 
- Website: www.cwpwrddnansi.com
- Gwdihw's website: www.gwdihw.co.uk

Galwad i holl fynychwyr WOMEX yng Nghaerdydd

Mae Cymru yn llawn cyffro o gael eich croesawu i WOMEX ’13 a gynhelir yng Nghaerdydd – efallai nad yw’r tywydd mor heulog ag ydoedd yng Ngwlad Groeg yn 2012 ond bydd y croeso yr un mor gynnes!

Cynhelir WOMEX’13 yng Nghaerdydd, Cymru rhwng dydd Mercher 23ain a dydd Sadwrn 27ain Hydref 2013.  Cynhelir y digwyddiadau yng nghanolfannau Motorpoint Arena (yn ystod y dydd) a Chanolfan y Mileniwm (gyda’r nos).

I gael gwybodaeth am y ddinas a chynigion llety ewch i www.visitcardiff.com/womex  

Calling all WOMEXicans - Destination Cardiff

Wales is so excited to host and welcome you to Cardiff for WOMEX ’13 – the weather here might not be as sunny as that of Greece in 2012 but the welcome will be just as warm!

WOMEX’13 will take place in Cardiff, Wales between Wednesday 23rd and Sunday 27th October 2013.  The host venues will be Motorpoint Arena for daytime and Wales Millennium Centre for night-time.

For destination information and accommodation offers please visit www.visitcardiff.com/womex   

Gwyl Afrovibes

Mwy o wybodaeth yma.

Afrovibes Festival

More information here.

Clwb Ifor Bach yn cyflwyno Taith Gwerin Gyfoes o Gymru

Clwb Ifor Bach yn cyflwyno

Taith Gwerin Gyfoes o Gymru 

gyda:
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
The Gentle Good (band llawn & The Mavron String Quart
Georgia Ruth

Dyddiadau’r Daith 

Hydref 
* Iau 18, Y Neuadd Les, Ystradgynlais | 01639 843163 | thewelfare.co.uk
* Gwe19  Muni, Pontypridd | 08000147111 | rct-arts.org.uk
* Sad 20, Sefydliad y Glowyr, Coed Duon | 01495 227206 | blackwoodminersinstitute.com
* Maw 23, Theatr Felinfach | 01570 470697 | theatrfelinfach.com
* Iau/25, Hafren, Y Drenewydd | 01686 614555 | thehafren.co.uk
* Gwe26, Theatr Stiwt, Rhosllannerchrugog | 01978 841300 | stiwt.co.uk

Tachwedd
* Iau01, Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli | 01758 704088 
* Gwe02, Galeri, Caernarfon | 01286 685222 | galericaernarfon.com

Closiwn yn nes nag o'r blaen, i deimlo hen wreiddiau'n troelli o'r newydd. Mae Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, The Gentle Good a Georgia Ruth; artistiaid gwerin gyfoes gorau Cymru, yn camu ar lwyfan y theatr.

Ffurfiwyd Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog yn 2005 gan dri brawd o Ben Llŷn; Iwan, Dafydd ac Aled Hughes. Dros dreigl amser, mae’r band bellach yn saith aelod, ac mae’r sŵn bellach wedi gwyro o fod yn ganu gwlad pync-aidd, i fod yn ganu gwlad a gwerin hiraethus, llawn harmoni. Mae eu halbwm newydd, ‘Draw Dros y Mynydd’, newydd gyrraedd y siopau, hyn yn dilyn derbyniad gwresog eu hail albwm, ‘Dyddiau Du, Dyddiau Gwyn’ (Sbrigyn Ymborth). Mae eu gyrfa gerddorol wedi mynd o nerth i nerth, gan gynnwys gwahoddiad i chwarae yng Ngŵyl y Dyn Gwyrdd, Gŵyl Dinefwr a No Direction Home, i enwi dim ond tri o’u cyraeddiadau.

Mae Gareth Bonello, y dyn `tu ôl i’r enw The Gentle Good, yn medru dal hudoliaeth rhyw hen hiraeth Cymreig yn ei holl gynnyrch. Mae’n bwydo ei ganeuon gwreiddiol â holl faeth caneuon gwerin draddodiadol, ac eto’n cynnig rhywbeth newydd. Mae Gareth wedi rhyddhau tair record ar label Gwymon; Yr EP ‘Dawel Disgyn’ (2007), yr albwm cyntaf ‘While you slept I went out walking’ (2008), a’r ail albwm ‘Tethered for the Storm’ (2011), ble clywir cyfraniad cynnes y Mavron Quartet. Wedi derbyn safle artist preswyl trwy’r PRSF a’r Cyngor Prydeinig, mae Gareth newydd ddychwelyd o Chengdu yn Tsieina, ble bu’n ymchwilio a recordio albwm newydd wedi seilio ar gerddoriaeth draddodiadol Cymru a Tsieina, prosiect a fydd yn sicr o ddod a dimensiwn newydd i’w gerddoriaeth. Er yn aml yn perfformio ar ben ei hun, mi fydd 10 aelod i’w fand ar gyfer y daith gan gynnwys y pedwarawd llinynnol The Mavron Quartet.

Merch y Gorllewin yw Georgia Ruth yn wreiddiol; merch y môr sy’n hoff o gadw’i thraed a’i thelyn yn sych. Yn ystod ei phlentyndod yn Aberystwyth, dechreuodd ddarganfod, ar yr un llaw, melanganu Mary Hopkin, Plethyn a Leah Owen; ac ar y llall, Leonard Cohen a Joni Mitchell. Bellach, a hithau’n 23 oed, mae Georgia wedi rhyddhau EP arbennig ar finyl 10” trwy label Gwymon, o’r enw ‘In Luna’ a dewiswyd trac arall ganddi, fersiwn o hen gân werin Americanaidd, ‘Old Blue’, fel ‘MPFree of the Day’ ar raglen Lauren Laverne (6Music). Mi fydd yn perfformio yn Gŵyl y Dyn Gwyrdd a Gŵyl How The Light Gets In dros yr haf cyn mynd i’r stiwdio i recordio ei albwm cyntaf. Mae Georgia hefyd yn adnabyddus fel cyflwynwraig ar Radio Cymru a Radio Wales.

Rhyngddynt, mae’r artistiaid wedi perfformio yn rhai o wyliau cerddorol mwyaf Prydain, megis Glastonbury, Latitude a Gŵyl y Dyn Gwyrdd, ond pwy allai ddymuno gwell llwyfan na hwn? 

Clwb Ifor Bach presents Contemporary Welsh Folk Tour

Clwb Ifor Bach presents 
Contemporary Welsh Folk Tour

with:
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
The Gentle Good (full band & The Mavron String Quartet)Georgia Ruth

Tour Dates:

October
* Thur 18, Welfare, Ystradgynlais | 01639 843163 | thewelfare.co.uk
* Fri 19  Muni, Pontypridd | 08000147111 | rct-arts.org.uk
* Sat 20, Miners Institute, Blackwood | 01495 227206 | blackwoodminersinstitute.com
* Tue 23, Theatr Felinfach | 01570 470697 | theatrfelinfach.com
* Thur 25, Hafren, Newtown | 01686 614555 | thehafren.co.uk
* Fri 26, Theatr Stiwt, Rhosllannerchrugog | 01978 841300 | stiwt.co.uk

November
* Thur 01, Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli | 01758 704088 
* Fri 02, Galeri, Caernarfon | 01286 685222 | galericaernarfon.com/

Let’s pull our chairs closer than ever before, to experience old roots reawakening. Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, The Gentle Good and Georgia Ruth; some of Wales’ best contemporary folk artists are embarking on an eight date theatre tour in the autumn.

Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog was formed in 2005 by three brothers from the Llŷn Peninsula. At that time they played an eclectic mix of punkish, country-esque songs laced with a splash of traditional Welsh folk songs. By now, the band have adopted four other musicians, and have established a more tender, harmony filled folk and country vibe to their set. They have recently released their third studio album to rave reviews; performing regularly throughout Wales and beyond the past year has seen them on the stage at The Green Man Festival, No Direction Home and the Dinefwr Literature Festival.

Gareth Bonello, the man behind The Gentle Good, feeds his original songs with the essence of traditional folk tunes, yet succeeds in delivering something new; something that, as with all fine folk offerings, will stand the test of time. Gareth signed to Welsh record label Gwymon in 2007 and has released three critically acclaimed records; the EP ‘Dawel Disgyn’ (2007) debut album, ‘While You Slept I Went Out Walking’ (2008) and the follow up album ‘Tethered for the Storm’ (2011). For the most recent record, which was nominated as one of the albums of the year at the inaugural Welsh Music Prize, Gareth worked with composer Seb Goldfinch and the Mavron String Quartet to bring subtle baroque string arrangements to his finger picked guitar sound. In the autumn of 2011 Gareth was selected by The British Council and PRSF to take up an artistic residency in China. Travelling to Chengdu in Sichuan province, Gareth began work on a new record that fuses elements of traditional Chinese and Welsh music. Although often seen performing as a solo artist he will part of a 10 piece band for this tour, which will include the critically renowned string ensemble The Mavron Quartet.

Growing up in West Wales, Georgia Ruth Williams became accustomed to sea mists, strange sounds and the melancholy beauty of Anne Briggs, Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell; songs found in her mother’s record collection. Quickly gathering support for her hybrid of folk and blues, she appeared both at Glastonbury and SWN Festival (curated by Huw Stephens) and recorded a session at Maida Vale, which was played by Bethan Elfyn on her Radio 1 in Wales show. Now aged 23, with a harp, an assortment of reed organs and an unfailingly haunting voice, Georgia has just released an EP on 10” vinyl called ‘In Luna’, which presents a new collection of songs that recall those early-inherited sounds to startling effect. Her version of the old Appalachian song, ‘Old Blue’, was recently featured as MPFree of the Day on the Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music Morning Show. She will be performing at both The Green Man Festival and How The Light Gets In Festival over the summer and is due to enter the studio to record her debut album. Georgia is also known as a presenter on both Radio Cymru and Radio Wales.

Between them, the artists have performed at some of Britain’s largest music festivals; Glastonbury, Latitude and Green Man, but who could imagine a better stage than this?

CYNGHREIRIAU CREADIGOL RHWNG CYMRU A SUDAN

DATGANIAD I'R WASG


Khartoum a Port Sudan Chwefror 2012


2 CHWEFROR

Fel rhan o gyfres barhaus o waith datblygu gwyliau a meithrin gallu, bydd y British Council yn rhoi cymorth ariannol i ddau artist o'r DU, sef Ty a Pen Pastwn, ymweld â'r Sudan i berfformio a chydweithio ag artistiaid lleol yn Khartoum a Port Sudan yn ystod mis Chwefror. Y digwyddiad yn Port Sudan fydd y cyntaf o'i fath ers dros 30 mlynedd.

Bydd Ty hefyd yn cynnal gweithdai gydag artistiaid hip hop lleol newydd a fydd yn arwain at berfformiad a bydd Pen Pastwn yn cydweithio â'r cerddor Sidi Doshka o'r Sudan.

Grŵp o Gymru yw Pen Pastwn, a arweinir gan Richard James (cyn-aelod o Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci a Chyfarwyddwr Cerddoriaeth Gŵyl Talacharn) a ategir gan restr hyblyg o gerddorion mwyaf talentog Cymru, gan gynnwys Gareth Bonello, Andy Fung, Edward Mugford ac Eugene Capper.

Mae Ty yn rapiwr a chynhyrchydd o Lundain sydd wedi cael clod yn rhyngwladol. Fe'i henwebwyd ar gyfer Gwobr Mercury am ei albwm ‘Upwards’ ac mae wedi gweithio gyda llawer o artistiaid eraill yn y gorffennol gan gynnwys Estelle, Scratch Perverts, Talib Kweli, Black Twang, Arrested Development, a Soweto Kinch.

Dyddiadau:
Dydd Iau 2il Chwefror -  Ty yn Corniche, Port Sudan
Dydd Gwener 3ydd Chwefror - Pen Pastwn yn Corniche Port Sudan

Dydd Sul 5ed Chwefror  - Pen Pastwn yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Khartoum
Dydd Llun 6ed Chwefror - Ty yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Khartoum

Bu'r British Council yn Sudan yn datblygu rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau cerdd a gweithdai meithrin gallu ers dros ddwy flynedd. Rhoddodd y digwyddiad hwn, a ddechreuodd drwy gynnal cyfres lwyddiannus o ddigwyddiadau misol o'r enw 'Words and Pictures' (WaPi), lwyfan i dalent ifanc newydd ar gyfer hip hop, bandiau tanddaearol, y gair llafar a chelfyddydau creadigol.

Gwnaethom barhau i ddatblygu cyfres o ddigwyddiadau cerdd, gweithdai a rhaglenni hyfforddi sgiliau mewn partneriaeth â'n hasiantaethau diwylliannol eraill megis Sefydliad Diwylliannol Ffrainc, Sefydliad Goethe a'r Weinyddiaeth Diwylliant (yn y Sudan) Cynhaliwyd y cyntaf o'r digwyddiadau cerdd hyn ym mis Mawrth yn yr Amgueddfa Genedlaethol yn Khartoum pan deithiodd dau grŵp o'r DU, sef Akala a Les Triaboliques, i'r Sudan i berfformio a chynnal gweithdai.

Ym mis Hydref 2011, ymwelodd seren newydd cerddoriaeth werin Prydain Sam Lee (a Ffrindiau) â'r Sudan i berfformio yng Ngŵyl Gerddoriaeth Ryngwladol Khartoum, a oedd yn cael ei chynnal am y tro cyntaf ers 13 blynedd. Yn ogystal â pherfformio set o'i ddeunydd ei hun, bu Sam hefyd yn gweithio ar berfformiad cydweithredol gyda dau o gerddorion mwyaf talentog y Sudan, sef Omer Ihsas a Dr Alfateh Hussain.

DIWEDD/

Nodiadau i Olygyddion

CYSWLLT Y CYFRYNGAU
Suma Pugh
Ffôn: 029 20924354
Ffôn Sym: 07540494716  
E-bost: suma.pugh@britishcouncil.org

Rhagor o wybodaeth am y British Council
Y British Council yw sefydliad rhyngwladol y DU dros gyfleoedd addysgol a chydberthnasau diwylliannol. Rydym yn creu cyfleoedd rhyngwladol i bobl y DU a gwledydd eraill gan feithrin ymddiriedaeth rhyngddynt yn fyd-eang. Rydym yn gweithio mewn dros 100 o wledydd ym maes y celfyddydau, addysg a Saesneg ac yn ystod 2010/11 buom yn ymwneud wyneb yn wyneb â 30 miliwn o bobl, gan gyrraedd 578 miliwn o bobl. Mae gennym 6,800 o aelodau o staff ledled y byd. £693 miliwn oedd cyfanswm ein trosiant yn 2010/11, ac o'r swm hwn daeth £190 miliwn mewn cymorth grant gan y Swyddfa Dramor a Chymanwlad. Cynhyrchwyd y gweddill drwy weithgareddau masnach megis addysgu Saesneg. Am bob £1 o arian trethdalwyr a fuddsoddwn, rydym yn ennill £2.65 o incwm ychwanegol. Am ragor o wybodaeth ewch i: www.britishcouncil.org

CREATIVE COALITIONS BETWEEN WALES AND SUDAN

PRESS RELEASE


Khartoum & Port Sudan February 2012


2 February


As part of an ongoing series of festival development and capacity-building work, the British Council will support two UK artists, Ty and Pen Pastwn, to visit Sudan to perform and collaborate with local artists in Khartoum and Port Sudan during February. The Port Sudan will be the first music event there of its kind for over 30 years.


Ty will also host workshops with local emerging hip hop artists resulting in a performance and Pen Pastwn will collaborate with the Sudanese musician Sidi Doshka.


Pen Pastwn are a group from Wales, led by Richard James (formerly of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and Music Director of Laugharne Festival) and including a flexible line-up of Wales’ most talented musicians, including Gareth Bonello, Andy Fung, Edward Mugford and Eugene Capper.


Ty is an internationally-acclaimed rapper and producer from London. He was nominated for the Mercury Prize for his album ‘Upwards’ and has previously worked with many other artists including Estelle, Scratch Perverts, Talib Kweli, Black Twang, Arrested Development, and Soweto Kinch. 


Dates:
Thursday 2nd February -  Ty at Corniche, Port Sudan
Friday 3rd February - Pen Pastwn at Corniche Port Sudan


Sunday 5th February  - Pen Pastwn at National Museum Khartoum
Monday 6th February – Ty at National Museum Khartoum


The British Council in Sudan has been developing a programme of music events and capacity building workshops for over 2 years. Originally running a successful series of monthly events called Words and Pictures (WaPi) this event provided a platform for young emerging talent for hip hop, underground bands, spoken word and creative arts.


We continued to develop a series of music events, workshops and skills training in partnership with other cultural agencies such as French Cultural Institute, Goethe Institute and the (Sudanese) Ministry of Culture. The first of these music events took place in March 2011 at the National Museum in Khartoum, when two UK groups, Akala and Les Triaboliques, travelled out to Sudan to perform and host workshops.


In October 2011, rising star of British folk music Sam Lee (and Friends) visited Sudan to perform at the Khartoum International Music Festival, which was being staged for the first time in 13 years. As well as performing a set of his own material, Sam also worked on a collaborative performance with two of Sudan’s most talented musicians, Omer Ihsas and Dr Alfateh Hussain.


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