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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceri Rhys Matthews
Ceri Rhys Matthews (born 29 May 1960) is a Welsh people, 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 language, 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 (band), Fernhill, he has been called "a key figure in the renaissance of Welsh musical traditions", by journalist Julian May in Songlines (magazine), ''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 Antholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |