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Perwg

by Sille Ilves

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    A unique recording of traditional Welsh hurdy-gurdy music. 12 tracks containing 36 tunes and songs arranged for solo hurdy -gurdy with sprinkling of other instruments and voices.The CD comes in a heavyweight gatefold laminated digipack.

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These lyrics are from the book "Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg" collected by Maria Jane Williams, (a facsimile of the 1844 edition). Title: Glyn Tawy Lle glan yw Ystradgynlais Lle glan yw'r Ystradfawr Lle glan yw holl Glyntawe O Abercraf i lawr Lle pur i droi nefeiliad Yw mynnydd du Sir Gaer Oes un o rhain gyffelib I fferam Jack ynghar
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CAINC Y CATHREIWR ( also called CAINC YR ARADWR) Ho da machgen i Ho dere, dere, ho dere dere, Ho hai ho! Fe gwn yr haul er machlud heno. Fe gwn y lloer yn ddisglair eto. Cwyd blodau haf o'r ddaear dirion Ond byth! O byth ni chwn fy nghalon
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I took some selected verses from the song CÂN YR YSBRYDION (Song of the Spirits) collected at Ystradgynlais, in the Swansea Valley. It's from the book Caneuon Llafar Gwlad (Songs from Oral Tradition) Volume I, Edited by D.Roy Saer CÂN YR YSBRYDION (SONG OF THE GHOSTS) Mi es pan oeddwn fychan At Sion a Gof i'r Gellan. I mofyn harn at dori mawn Ar ryw brynhawn fy hunan. 'Roedd Wil a Lewys Leyshon Yn gwella bachau crochon, ASiorsi Wil a Sioni Sam Yn siarad am ysbrydion. Fe welwyd ysbryd milgi Ar ael y bryn yn croesi Ac ysbryd gwas y Gelli Thorn Ag ysbryd corn yn canu. Mae weithiau ysbryd angladd - Y mawr a'r bach yn gydradd - Ac ysbryd moch yn cadw swn, Ac ysbryd cwn yn ymladd.

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Unique collection of traditional Welsh melodies played on hurdy-gurdy (perwg in Welsh).

Sille Ilves / hurdy-gurdy, voice, fiddle
Martin Leamon / bouzouki, guitar, 1 row melodeon
Ceri Rhys Matthews / voice

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jens Schroeder @ Dreamworld studios, Pembrokeshire, West Wales.

Recorded simply, using vintage Neumann mics and a customised valve desk, sound is of audiophile quality.

"The sound of the hurdy-gurdy is probably a foreign one to most Welsh ears. Sille Ilves has a talent for introducing diferent textures into the Welsh tradition, her Estonian heritage enriches her work here. The hurdy-gurdy is a new tool for Sille's creativity, and a 'new' flavour for the music tradition here in Wales. The tireless energy and exotic rhythms of Perwg' find life and a dance in our tunes, and transports us to a distant land in our own homes." - Idris Jones, BBC Radio Cymru

“Estonian hurdy-gurdy player Sille Ilves has lived in Wales long enough to thoroughly explore, collect and hand-pick some cracking Welsh tunes on this CD which consists mostly of beautifully recorded solo tune sets.
Unfortunately the CD may not get the attention it deserves, being so far removed from main-stream ideas of the Welsh tradition, but as a listening experience, and as a collection of good juicy tunes, it succeeds on its own terms very well, flowing satisfyingly from start to
finish and drawing the listener into its crisp, clear sonic world.
Long live the perwg, and its proponents!"- fRoots Magazine

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released September 20, 2013

All tracks traditional arranged Ilves except for
* composed Sille Ilves
** composed Martin Leamon
2013 © Libahundix 001

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