FISHGUAD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC  ~  GWYL GERDD ABERGWAUN

A Welsh Tapestry' in words and music.

A magical evening of music and poetry presented in association with the ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA featuring JESSICA ROBINSON soprano

(finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023), ZOE SMITH piano and AISHA PALMER harp

Guest Narrator Adroddwr Gwadd  DYFED CYNAN

Fishguard Festival of Music - 18th to 31st July 2026.  

To read the line up of events and to book tickets, head to the website https://www.fishguardmusicfestival.com/

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Noson hudolus o gerddoriaeth a barddoniaeth mews cyd-weithrediad â CHOLEG CERDD A DRAMA BRENHINOL CYMRU gyda JESSICA ROBINSON soprano (a gyrhaeddodd rownd terfynol BBC Canwr y Byd 2023), ZOE SMITH piano ag AISHA PALMER telyn

Guest Narrator Adroddwr Gwadd  DYFED CYNAN

Gŵyl Cerddoriaeth Abergwaun - 18fed i 31ain Gorffennaf 2026.

I ddarllen rhestr y digwyddiadau ac i archebu tocynnau, ewch i'r wefan https://www.fishguardmusicfestival.com/

FISHGUARD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

Pedair, feminine form of 'pedwar' ('four' in Welsh) draws on the talents of four of Wales' most prominent and award-winning folk artists: Gwenan Gibbard, Gwyneth Glyn, Meinir Gwilym and Siân James. Groundbreaking international artists in their own right, all four thrive on collaboration and the thrill of live performance.

Together they bring to life traditional material with new arrangements on harps, guitars, piano and accordion. Their live performances have captured the imaginations and hearts of audiences with their sweeping harmonies, fresh interpretations of the Welsh folk tradition, and intimacy of songwriting.

Their first recordings, having emerged during lockdown, gained instant popularity, unexpectedly becoming a source of comfort and hope to many. Having won the ‘Albym Cymraeg y Flwyddyn’ (Welsh Album of the Year Award) at the National Eisteddfod in 2023, with their debut album, ‘Mae ’na Olau’, released by Sain, their much anticipated second album, 'Dadeni', was released in November 2024. They have performed extensively in Wales and recently at festivals in Europe and Canada. In November 2025 they undertook a very successful concert tour in Patagonia.

Fishguard Festival of Music - 18th to 31st July 2026.  

To read the line up of events and to book tickets, head to the website https://www.fishguardmusicfestival.com/

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GWYL GERDD ABERGWAUN

Mae Pedair yn dwyn ynghŷd dalentau pedair o artistiaid gwerin arobryn amlycaf Cymru: Siân James, Gwenan Gibbard, Gwyneth Glyn and Meinir Gwilym. A'r pedair yn artistiaid rhyngwladol blaengareu hunain, maent yn ffynnu wrth gydweithio a pherfformio'n fyw.

Gyda'i gilydd dônt â bywyd newydd i ddeunydd traddodiadol gyda threfniannau newydd ar delynau, gitârs a phiano. Mae eu perfformiadau byw wedi cydio yn nychymyg a chalonnau cynulleidfaoedd, gyda'u harmonîau ysgubol, ymdriniaeth grefftus o'r traddodiad, ac agosatrwydd y caneuon maent yn eu cyfansoddi.

Gwelodd eu recordiadau cyntaf olau dydd yn ystod y cyfnod clo, a buan y daeth eu caneuon yn hynod boblogaidd, ac yn ffynhonnell cysur a gobaith annisgwyl i nifer o bobol. Rhyddhawyd eu halbym cyntaf, 'Mae' na olau', ar label Sain yn 2022, albym a enillodd iddynt wobr 'Albym Cymraeg y Flwyddyn' yn 2023. Rhyddhawyd eu hail albym hirddisgwyliedig, 'Dadeni', yn 2024. Maent wedi perfformio'n helaeth yng Nghymru ac yn ddiweddar mewn gwyliau yn Ewrop a Canada. Ym mis Tachwedd 2025 buont yn perfformio fel rhan o daith arbennig i'r Wladfa ym Mhatagonia.

Gŵyl Cerddoriaeth Abergwaun - 18fed i 31ain Gorffennaf 2026.

I ddarllen rhestr y digwyddiadau ac i archebu tocynnau, ewch i'r wefan https://www.fishguardmusicfestival.com/

Director: Chris Forster/2025/Wales/85mins/Subtitles

Filmed entirely in Wales, and based on scenes from Caradog Prichard's Welsh language novel 'Un Nos Ola Leuad' ('Full Moon'), 'Fires of the Moon' combines hauntingly beautiful music with exquisite cinematic story-telling. It is a unique blend of opera and cinema with  music by renowned composer Gareth Glyn, played by the Orchestra of Welsh National  Opera.

While on a late-night train journey home, a writer is tormented by memories of his mother's descent into mental illness many years earlier and her committal to an institution. Through him, this genre-bending film explores grief, memory and the transformative power of artistic creativity.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Chris Forster/2025/Cymru/85munud/Isdeitlau

Wedi'i ffilmio'n gyfan gwbl yng Nghymru, ac yn seiliedig ar olygfeydd o nofel Gymraeg Caradog Prichard 'Un Nos Ola Leuad' ('Lleuad Llawn'), mae 'Fires of the Moon' yn cyfuno

cerddoriaeth hynod brydferth â stori sinematig coeth. Mae'n gymysgedd unigryw o opera a sinema gyda cherddoriaeth gan y cyfansoddwr enwog Gareth Glyn, a chwaraeir gan

Gerddorfa Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru.

Tra ar daith trên adref yn hwyr yn y nos, mae awdur yn cael ei boenydio gan atgofion am ddisgyn ei fam i salwch meddwl flynyddoedd lawer ynghynt a'i hymrwymiad i sefydliad

caeth. Trwyddo ef, mae'r ffilm hon sy'n plygu 'genres' yn archwilio galar, cof a phŵer  trawsnewidiol creadigrwydd artistig.