Yws Gwynedd is a Welsh rock band from
North Wales named after its lead singer Ywain Gwynedd.
Background
The band achieved acclaim after their debut album ''
Codi / \ Cysgu'' ("''wake-up /\ sleep''" in Welsh) in 2014 which won Best LP at Y Selar music awards that year and was nominated for best
Welsh-language album at the
Eisteddfod in 2015.
Their second album was released in 2017 having been recorded in two weeks. It was nominated for the 2017
Welsh-language album of the year
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award. and won the best album at
Y Selar's awards.
The band perform regularly at Welsh music events and have headlined festivals such as
Tafwyl and
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. In 2015 they performed at
Festival Number 6 on the Clough stage and returned in 2017. They have performed on
S4C
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and
Radio Cymru multiple times.
One of the band's guitarists, Ifan Davies, is also the lead singer of the band
Sŵnami.
"
Perta" (originally called "Hi yw y Berta"), the
Welsh entry for the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, is written by lead singer Ywain. It was chosen internally by S4C and was be performed by
Manw, the winner of the national final of S4C's ''
Chwilio am Seren''. Gwynedd has said that the lyrics were written with a focus on sounding nice to non-Welsh speakers, as well as being easy for viewers to sing along to.
''#40Mawr''
''#40mawr'' is a radio programme and compilation CD of the 40 most popular Welsh-language songs as voted for by listeners of
Radio Cymru each year. In 2016 the band's song "Sebona Fi" topped the #40Mawr chart and "Neb ar Ôl" came 35th. The next year "Sebona Fi" and " Drwy dy Lygid Di" featured on the updated list in first and 33rd place respectively.
Discography
Singles
Albums
Compilation albums
References
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Welsh-language bands
Welsh rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2014
2014 establishments in Wales