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Dafydd Iwan - Gig Mawr - 8th July 2006
Dafydd Iwan was one of the first successful musicians to come out of the Welsh rock scene. Iwan's biggest hit, "Yma O'Hyd (Still Here)," released in 1981, has become an anthem in his homeland. |
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Jess - Gig Mawr - 8th July 2006
Jess started in 1985 as a strictly Welsh language band & then turning, in the later years as a bilingual unit. Toured Czechoslovakia. Had 6 rel incl; CD Hyfryd i Fod y Fyw ("Good to be Alive"), on Fflach Recs feat;. Mike Peters (ex The Alarm) on backing vocals on 2 songs. |
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Elin Fflur Gig Mawr - 8th July 2006
Formerly the singer with the group Carlotta, Elin Fflur rose to prominence after winning the 2002 Song For Wales competition. Soon after leaving Carlotta Elin became the lead singer of the Anglesey-based group Y Moniars. Elin has since recorded her debut solo album Dim Gair (No Words). Released on the Sain label in December 2003, it was an instant success, mixing rock ballads and lush orchestration with folk songs and adult-oriented pop. |
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Kevano Gig Mawr - 8th July 2006
New up and coming Welsh band who have featured in an online video on S4C's Bandit website. |
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Harriet Earis Harp Concert - 15th August 2006
Harriet has toured as a soloist in Germany, Belgium and the USA (Florida and Boston) during 2002 and was the All Britain champion on the harp at the British rounds of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉirinn – Ireland’s principal traditional music competition – in 2000 and 2002. She has reached Grade 8 with Distinction on classical harp but now specialises in the smaller Celtic harp.
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Fflur Dafydd Bontcwstig - 26th October 2006
Carmarthen based singer-songwriter Fflur Dafydd is formerly of the jazz-pop outfit Y Panics. Her re-emergence as a solo artist sees her embracing more diverse composition styles on the guitar and piano, her songs hosting an unique combination of jazz, blues and folk influences, while her catchy melodies are driven by heartfelt, intimate vocals.
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Ryan Kift - Bontcwstig 23rd November 2006
With "AR GOLL" his debut solo album, "Ryan Kift" has brought an electic mix of soft rock combined with his own style of song-writing, incorporating "found sounds" with atmospheres. As ex lead singer with Something Personal, Ryan already has two EP`s under his belt.
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Paul Dooley, International Harpist 29/11/06 >>2006
Paul Dooley is one of the very few Irish people who play the Irish harp in its historical form and style - using a metal-strung harp, playing with the fingernails and damping unwanted string resonance with the fingertips. Paul studied the construction of medieval Irish harps in Dublin during the early 1980s and has built several harps. He started his performing career on the metal-strung harp in 1986 and has appeared on numerous CD recordings and television soundtracks.
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Gwilym Morus 29/11/06 >>2006
Having produced 2 albums, ('Dan Y Nen' follows on from 'Traffig'), Gwilym's music is purely acoustic giving it a beautifully clean and simple feel. Although Gwilym is originally from Wrexham, he now lives in Bangor and is better known as the lead singer of Drymbago.
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2007 Gig Mawr - Headliner Bryn Fôn
Bryn Fon had already made his mark as the lead singer of Crysbas, but it was Sobin a'r Smaeliaid which propelled him to the front rank of the Welsh pop-rock scene during he late 1980s and early '90s. They brought a new wave of popular, melodic rock songs into being, centred around the charismatic performances of Bryn himself. He brought all his talents as actor and showman into play, and made Welsh rock fashionable for thousands of young Welsh fans. |
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