#NorthWindConcerts
Sat Feb 7, at 7:30
"Encircling the World " - #harps from Ireland/Scotland, South America & Africa... at Heliconian Hall on Hazelton Ave TORONTO
#harpists #'JuliaSeagerScott, Baroque #tripleharp and clarsach; #MarthaMazzoleni,#Paraguayan harp; and #SharleneWallace, #Celtic harp!
Each will play a solo set and speak about their musical education, experience, music’s role in their lives and communities, + time for questions & discussion with the audience.
 https://bemusednetwork.com/events/detail/1046

Recently had the wonderful experience of seeing Cerys Hafana live at a local venue. Amazing talent on the #TripleHarp and beautiful singing in #cymraeg and English.

Modern takes on folk songs from the 1800s along with her own compositions.

https://ceryshafana.com/

Cerys Hafana - triple harp

Cerys Hafana is a triple harpist who mangles, mutates, and transforms traditional music, as demonstrated on their recent album EDYF.

Cerys Hafana

…and:

An EP from Alison Eales:

https://fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/four-for-a-boy

Her album Mox Nox from last year was an underrated gem!

An EP from Welsh triple harp player Cerys Hafana:

https://ceryshafana.bandcamp.com/album/the-bitter

Out now!

An album from Dublin based indie punks Pillow Queens:

https://pillowqueens.bandcamp.com/album/name-your-sorrow

And a collection of unreleased tracks, b-sides, and other odd ends from Nervous Twitch. Link coming soon!

#Music #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #AlisonEales #CerysHafna #Harp #TripleHarp #PillowQueens #NervousTwitch

Four for a Boy, by Alison Eales

4 track album

Fika Recordings

'Mae’r delynores Cerys Hafana wedi bod yn siarad am y cyfnod pan wnaeth hi godi gwrychyn rhai o hoelion wyth byd y delyn deires Gymreig. [...] Mae’n disgrifio ei hun fel person cwiar sy’n achosi dryswch i lawer o bobl sydd ddim yn siŵr ai merch neu fachgen ydi hi.
[...]
“Mae’n eironig bod y bobl sy’n clodfori Nansi Richards gymaint yn ofni dylanwadau allanol rŵan. Achos yr unig reswm mae’r deires yn dal i gael ei chwarae ydi’r dylanwad allanol wnaeth wedyn droi mewn i ddylanwad mewnol wedyn, wrth gwrs, wrth i’r Romani ddod yn rhan hollbwysig o ddiwylliant Cymru.”'

#MinorityLanguages #FolkMusic #TripleHarp #Wales #Romani #QueerStudies

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/erthyglau/cql4qvkdvlqo

Cerys Hafana: 'O'n i byth yn ffitio mewn i'r bocs traddodiadol'

Cerys Hafan yn trafod codi gwrychyn hoelion wyth byd y delyn deires Gymreig a 'pheidio ffitio'r bocsys' o ran ei rhyw.

BBC Cymru Fyw