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.
I AM INFORMING ALL OF MY HARPIST FRIENDS THAT I WILL BE HOSTING A NEW HARPIST FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD... EVERY WEEK ON MY PAGE. http://www. myspace. com/george_flores Monday thu Friday songs from every style. From Classic to Celtic... even new age! So feel free to stop by and leave a email, or a comment. A friend request would be nice too. :) To all Harpist everywhere. Much Luv & Respect. George Flores
I JUST WANT TO LET ALL OF THE WONDERFUL HARPIST KNOW THAT I AM DOING WELL, AND GETTING CLOSER EVERYDAY. :) I AM WORKING HARD TO GET SPONSORED TO GET THE STANDUP WHEELCHAIR SO I MAY RETURN TO ALL OF YOU, AND TO WHAT I TRULY LOVE TO DO... :) THE STANDUP WHEELCHAIR IN THE PIC, WAS TO PROVE IT COULD BE DONE. I HOPE TO BE THE FIRST IN WORLD HISTORY TO DO WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO... IF FOR ANY REASON YOUR INTERESTED IN MY STORY GO TO,
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace -
2 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: 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 Gwenan, yes, indeed good to see you in Seville! Hope you had a good stay there. Thanks for the CD, it's fabulous and I just love how the Welsh language trips off the tongue. Will you be at Celtic Connections in Glasgow in January? I'll try to swing by. All the best, Erik
Dear Gwenan, I loved your concert at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. You are such a natural player, very enjoyable and fun. I am delighted to find you here on MySpace. Thanks for being a friend! ~Cynthia Cathcart
Some thirteen years from my first visit (Then, dropped from hitching, just near; This time, by train and a downhill walk) I arrived at Windermere:
On the ferry Miss Cumbria Three, A chill-out trip to Ambleside - Viewing the trees, the farms, the fells, And the more sporty ways to ride.
Once there, an uphill walk through the shops Led to a leaf, rock and root track, With a stalactite-like mossy falls, And a bridge - starting the way back.
Track-side, gripping the ghyll, ancient woods Shaded what was a su
