Daeth Gwenan yn amlwg fel cantores a thelynores ers rhai blynyddoedd ac mae ganddi ddiddordeb arbennig mewn canu a cherddoriaeth draddodiadol a cherdd dant.
Wedi graddio mewn cerddoriaeth ym Mhrifysgol Cymru Bangor a chwblhau gradd feistr yno mewn perfformio ac ymchwil ym maes cerddoriaeth Cymru, aeth ymlaen i astudio'r delyn yn yr Academi Gerdd Frenhinol yn Llundain, ac yna dychwelodd i'w hardal enedigol ym Mhwllheli.
Bu'n enillydd ym mhrif gystadlaethau telyn a chanu'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, Yr Wyl Gerdd Dant a'r Wyl Ban Geltaidd yn Iwerddon, a bu'n cynrychioli Cymru mewn gwyliau megis Gwyl Lorient yn Llydaw, Cyngres Delynau'r Byd yn Nulyn, ac, yn fwyaf diweddar, Celtic Connections, Glasgow a Gwyl Gymreig Gogledd America, Cinncinati.
Rhyddhawyd ei chryno ddisg cyntaf, 'Y Gwenith Gwynnaf', yn 2006.
Gwenan is one of Welsh music’s most exciting new talents. Hailing from the Llyn peninsula in north-west Wales, she was brought up in a Welsh speaking family in which singing and Welsh culture in general played an integral part.
Having graduated in music from the University of Wales Bangor, and gaining a masters degree in performance and research in the field of Welsh music, she went on to further her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
She has won many harp and singing competitions at The National Eisteddfod of Wales, The Cerdd Dant Festival and The Pan Celtic Festival, and has performed at several festivals, including The Lorient Interceltic Festival, The World Harp Congress, Dublin, and, most recently, Celtic Connections, Glasgow and The North American Festival of Wales, Cinncinati.
Gwenan's debut album was recently released, and features her own arrangements of Welsh traditional folk songs and Welsh traditional music played on the small Celtic harp.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
From Wales? Of Welsh ancestry? Interested in things Welsh?
Don't miss this opportunity for fellowship and Welsh culture in Pittsburgh!
The fest will feature four days of interesting and informative seminars, workshops and music by Welsh singer, politician and all around folk hero ‘Dafydd Iwan’, the Welsh Tenor 'Gwyndaf Jones', Celtic folk group 'Ar Log', 'Côr Cymry Gogledd America', 'Mari Morgan', 'Eilir Owen Griffiths', 'The Bangor Slater High School Slater Marching Band' and many more.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Hi , Thanks for the add , that harp is beautiful I love the music with Harps is very slowly , to think and reflectionate, take care and the best wishes and Greetings from Puerto Rico.
Thanks so much for your friendship . . . we heard you at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival in '07 and listening to your music brings back lovely memories!
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