An incredible live performer, she re-builds her songs when performing live, using a feedback pedal and loop to layer the sounds. With a beautiful mix or Bajan and Welsh heritage, Kizzy’s sounds combine influences from traditional Welsh folk, soul and jazz genres. A song that may cause significant hiraeth for those living overseas! Kizzy Crawford: Caer o Feddyliau (Fortress of thoughts) The opening lyric ‘Well shw’mae’r hen ffrind mae’n dda dy weld ti gatre fel hyn…’ talks about how good it is to see an old friend who has returned home for a visit. Perhaps a classic for anyone who went to a Welsh school in South Wales in the 90s - this was a typical Eisteddfod competition classic for choirs. This anthem is an upbeat, nostalgic tune reminding you of happy days, punk hair, Doctor Martins and sweaty student union dancing. The ‘Mawredd mawr, eisteddwch i lawr…’ chorus will stay in your head for days afterwards! Y Cyrff: Cymru, Lloegr a Llanrwst (Wales, England and Llanrwst)Ī fantastically punky-pop sound, Y Cyrff were a Welsh language punk band from the 80s, featuring Mark Roberts - who later went on to form Catatonia with Cerys Matthews. Tebot Piws (Purple teapot) created a classic which literally translates as ‘someone’s stolen my nose’. One of the first bands on the Welsh language pop scene to create a playful take on the in-vogue 1970s sounds of the time. Tebot Piws: Mae Rhywun Wedi Dwyn Fy Nhrwyn (Someone has stolen my nose) Rue St Michel is a sweet, sentimental ode to Paris in the summertime. Check out the Ysbryd Solva album - you won’t regret it. Often compared with Bob Dylan back in the day, his relaxed West Walian pop/acoustic/folk sound is perfect road trip music. Meic Stevens is a pioneer of Welsh language pop music. Yes it’s cheesy….and so, so good! Meic Stevens: Rue St Michel We love this classic Treorchy Male Voice Choir in the 70s version, though. The song has been featured in Hollywood classic ‘ How Green is my Valley’, 1997 cult classic ‘ Twin Town’ - and even Donny Osmond has had a go at it. These are some of our favourites for Dydd Miwsig Cymru / Welsh Language Music Day. What would be your choices be? Joseph Parry: MyfanwyĪrguably the most romantic and heartbreaking Welsh ballad of all time, this is a firm favourite for choirs - and for serenades on Dydd Santes Dwynwen and Valentines Day. Others may have stumbled on to Welsh language music purely by chance, possibly while watching a feature film like ‘ Empire of the Sun’ (featuring the song Suo Gan) or Crash (featuring the song Lisa Lan). Some have moved from Wales to work in another country, some of our Australian and American members tell us that they are fond of the language and recall hearing it as a child and others live in Wales but don’t necessarily have any knowledge of Welsh language music. Our community members often tell us that though they don’t speak Welsh, they still feel a strong connection with Wales and a certain familiarity with Wales. The first Friday in February marks the celebration of Welsh Language Music Day, a movement backed by Welsh DJ and BBC 6 Music star Huw Stephens. GlobalWelsh Connect is live Find out more | Join Connectġ0 Welsh language songs you’ll love-even if you don’t speak Welsh 06 Feb, 2018
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