Meic Stevens - Prif Lais, Gitar / Lead Vocals, Guitar
Billy Thomson - Ffidil, Ffidil Bariton / Violin, Baritone Violin
Heather Jones - Lleisiau Cefndir / Backing Vocals
Mark Williams - Gitar fas / Bass Guitar
Mark Jones - Offer taro / Percussion
Lleuwen Steffan - Lleisiau Cefndir / Backing Vocals
Kevin Lewis - Banjo
Marcel Batin - Gitar drydan / Electric Guitar
Billy Flemming - Gitar bedal dur / Pedal Steel
Pwyll Ap Sion - Piano, Organ, Synths
cyflwyniad i'r albym gan Meic Stevens : Hotel de la france, Dournenez - Mehefin 2007 Shwmae bawb? I ddechre, o'n i eisiau gneud rhywbeth gyda'r opera roc wnes i sgwennu gyda'r diweddar Rhydwen Williams ar fywyd Dic Penderyn, fel cael rhywun i gynhyrchu perfformiad newydd i'r teledu neu'r llwyfan, ond doedd dim llawer o ddiddordeb gan neb. Gofynnodd Dafydd Roberts yn lle hynny imi recordio cd newydd i Sain. Doedd dim llawer o ganeuon 'da fi, so es i mewn i'r 'archive', hynny yw, hen note books a darnau o bapur o'wn i wedi cadw o gwmpas y lle dros y blynyddoedd. Penderfynais recordio cwpwl o ganeuon oedd pobl eraill wedi canu a recordio, nes bod yn y diwedd ddigon i wneud cd. Yn wir, erbyn pen y daith, roedd pymtheg o ganeuon, er nag y'n nhw gyda ar y ddisg hon. Oedd hefyd chwant arna'i ddangos ar record werth cerddorol y band dwi wedi bod yn chwarae gyda nhw ers bwrw am ddeng mlynedd; mae'n siwr eich bod yn ei nabod nhw erbyn hyn!
Ymunodd Bill Fleming o Jacksonville, Florida ar y pedal steel guitar. Buodd e'n myfyrio yn y Brifysgol yn Aber. Hefyd daeth fy llysfab Marcel Batin i chwarae dipyn o gitar drydan. Dwi'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r foneddiges Heather Jones a Lleuwen Steffan, merch Steve Eaves, sy'n canu gyda fi ar sawl un o'r caneuon hyn.
Eto diolch i bobl Sain, yn enwedig i Ellen, Eryl B Davies y peiriannydd ac i Siwan am y master. Fi sgwennodd y caneuon i gyd, a ma Geraint Jarman wedi helpu gyda cyfieithu rhai o'r Saesneg gwreiddiol... dyna fe te, dwi'n meddwl... mae'n amser agor botel arall.
Hwyl fawr,
Meic
After ten years of respite, Meic Stevens is back with another musical treat for the fans in Wales and beyond. Dubbed as the Welsh Bob Dylan, Sain Records have the pleasure of releasing his latest album Icarus. This brand new work came about after Dafydd Roberts of Sain asked Meic to relight that creative fire again. Meic in turn went foraging in his old scrapbook and in the meantime cooked up a musical work of art. Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals rightly described Stevens as a legend, so let us all praise the evergreen Meic Stevens.
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Sut mae Meic. Diolch am f'ychwanegu. Gobeithio dy fod yn cadw'n iach a gobeithiaf dy weld yn Steddfod yr Haf. Os byddi di'n perfformio yn y Gogledd yn y cyfamser, postia neges !
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