Today is Welsh Language Music day, and subsequently it is time for me, your resident Welsh human, to provide you with a list of floor filling club bangers in yr hen iaith.
- Elin Fflur - Harbwr Diogel
- Super Furry Animals - Ysbeidiau Heulog
- Super Furry Animals - Dim Bendith
- Gruff Rhys - American Interior (not all in Welsh, but parts of the chorus are. Also, it’s from a documentary film all about indigenous languages, specifically Welsh and the decline of indigenous languages in the US. A v v good watch)
- Casi Wyn - Hela
- Yws Gwynedd - Sebona Fi
- Swnami - Gwreiddiau
- Swnami - Ar Goll
- Ti (Si Hei Lw) - Frizbee
- Gruff Rhys - Gyrru
- Calan - Kân
- Gwenno - Chwyldro
- Gwenno - Patriarchaeth
- Eve Goodman - Dacw Nghariad
- Ceredwen - Y Galwd
- The Joy Formidable - Tynnu Sylw
- Cerys Matthews - Arlington Way
Some things to remember about Welsh language music: the platform for it is very limited, and thus a lot of it is done on a budget, so keep that in mind regarding the music videos; not all Welsh music is Celtic music and I’ve tried to keep songs with lyrics like ‘I frolic around the beautiful green hills of my besmirched country and dream about dying at the hands of the English’ to a minimum; it’s been 2003 in Wales for about 36 years.
Let me add some more you should definitely check out. If any of them are live you can check out Spotify or SoundCloud for a studio version:
21. The Joy Formidable - Chwyrlio
22. Sen Segur - Lemoned Cymylog
24. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Patio Song (partly Welsh)
25. Violas - Gwymon
31. Gwenno - Fratolig Hiang Perpeshki
34. Trwbador - Daw’r Nos, Daw’r Haf
35. Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog - Celwydd Golau
37. Y Bandana - Geiban (amazing to sing along)
38. Plu - Tyrd yn Ol
40. Lleuwen Steffan - Cawell Fach y Galon
41. Steve Eaves - Ymalen Mae Canaan
And SO MANY MORE! I’ll be happy to recommend things if you’re interested, just let me know. Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus i bawb!
YES, how could I forget Fflur Dafydd?? ‘Helsinki’ is also a banger!
I nominated Yws Gwynedd’s Sebona Fi for the school top 5 favourite Welsh songs for Dydd Miwsig Cymru (came second…to Yws Gwynedd!). Teimladau Maes B!
You forgot Mega’s Meganomeg, though. I mean, what a tune…
It is not Welsh Language Music Day today but it IS St David’s Day, so I’m reblogging this with the addition of my exquisitely curated Welsh language Spotify playlist, so you can bop all day long!
(via withthingsunreal)
