ROBIN INCE

Robin Ince is many things: a comedian, an author, a broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right.

He is probably best known as the co-host of the Sony Gold Award-winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He also co-hosts the podcast Book Shambles with Josie Long, An Uncanny Hour and Science Shambles with Dr Helen Czerski, all three of which are a part of The Cosmic Shambles Network, which he also co-created.

THE RAYMOND AND MR TIMPKINS REVUE

They've played the lowliest pub back room to the London Palladium and had a month in Edinburgh, resulting in a 5 star review from The Scotsman! I know. Posh right? Plus a load of other lovely reviews that the duo are far too modest to talk about…

Plus more acts are to be announced!

With Host: SILKY

Band Pres Llareggub, o fynyddoedd fytholwyrdd Eryri, yw’r band pres cyntaf i ddwyn safle ar siart C2 y BBC. Ni welwyd y fath beth o’r blaen yn hanes cerddoriaeth fodern Gymreig – dyma grwp sydd yn cyfuno’r hen a newydd mewn ffordd gwbl wahanol...

Cysyniad gwreiddiol Owain Roberts yw Band Pres LLareggub wrth iddo hiraethu am adref tra’n byw yn Llundain bell. Yn tarddu o draddodiadau bandiau pres dalgylch Eryri, cewch glywed Band Pres Llareggub yn chwythu, gwaeddi, neidio a dawnsio eu ffordd i'ch clustiau drwy gyfuno arddulliau i gyflwyno profiad egnïol a chofiadwy. Gan gadw gafael a thraddodiad eu cyndadau, cawn y band yn torri tir newydd wrth ymadael â chonfensiwn i gyflwyno band pres ar newydd wedd. Gan gyfuno elfennau o Hip Hop, Drum’n’Bass, a Jazz New Orleans gydag emynau Cymreig ac anthemau Dafydd Iwan, byddwch siŵr o brofi rhywbeth newydd yn eu perfformiadau byw! 

Daeth The Undertones allan o Derry yn 1976, o ganlyniad i bum ffrind yn dysgu sut i chwarae roc a rôl sylfaenol.

Dros y deng mlynedd nesaf, byddent yn sgorio hits siart gyda gemau pop fel 'Here Comes The Summer', 'Jimmy Jimmy', 'You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)', 'Wednesday Week' ac wrth gwrs, yr eiconig 'Teenage Kicks'.

Disodlodd gymrawd Derryman Paul McLoone ar ganu Fergal Sharkey ym 1999 a bu ei allu lleisiol a’i bresenoldeb trydan ar y llwyfan yn argyhoeddi unrhyw amheuon ei fod yn fwy na galluog i wneud y swydd.

Yn 2024 bydd The Undertones yn rhuo’n ôl gyda thaith helaeth o’r DU ac Ewrop i hyrwyddo rhyddhau eu HALBWM BYW cyntaf un ac rydym wrth ein bodd eu cael i aros yn Llangollen ar gyfer yr Ymylol eleni!

Enwebwyd y canwr gwerin o Dde Ddwyrain Lloegr a'r aml-offerynnwr Seth Lakeman ar gyfer Gwobr Gerddoriaeth Mercury yn 2005 ar gyfer 'Kitty Jay.

Enillodd perfformiad unigol gwefreiddiol Seth o’r trac teitl eponymaidd ar deledu byw, ganmoliaeth unfrydol iddo a’i gychwyn ar daith unigol anhygoel sydd wedi ei weld e’n rhyddhau 11 albwm (gan gynnwys 6 Top 40), senglau ar restr chwarae BBC Radio 2, casgliad o wobrau ac i deithio ledled y byd. Mae 2024 yn nodi 20 mlynedd ers rhyddhau’r albwm.

Rhyddhaodd Seth ei albwm stiwdio ddiweddaraf a'i 11eg 'Make Your Mark' ym mis Tachwedd 2021. Mae'r albwm yn cynnwys 14 o ganeuon pwerus, gan gynnwys y senglau 'Higher We Aspire' a'r trac teitl 'Make Your Mark', a oedd ar restr chwarae BBC Radio 2. Roedd Seth wrth ei fodd hefyd i recordio ar albwm newydd Van Morrison 'Moving On Skiffle' a ryddhawyd ym mis Mawrth 2022 a hefyd i gael cydweithio â Public Service Broadcasting.

Yn y gorffennol mae wedi gweithio a theithio’n helaeth gyda Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) gyda’i fand y Sensational Space Shifters.

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MAKE YOUR MARK (Sengl) youtu.be/UPBI8U5YpFo

Mae Aoife Ní Bhriain, sy’n hanu o Ddulyn, yn un o ffidlwyr traddodiadol blaenaf Iwerddon ac yn feiolinydd clasurol o statws rhyngwladol sy’n feistrolgar ym maes cerddoriaeth glasurol a cherddoriaeth ei threftadaeth draddodiadol Wyddelig. Ar draws Môr Iwerddon, ar arfordir gorllewinol Cymru, mae’r delynores Catrin Finch hefyd wedi adeiladu gyrfa glasurol drawiadol ac wedi mentro i dir cerddorol newydd, yn fwyaf nodedig trwy ei chydweithrediadau gwobrwyedig.

Mae Double You, eu halbwm cyntaf fel deuawd, a ryddhawyd ar 27^ain Hydref 2023 ar label bendigedig - yn cynnwys casgliad celfydd o gyfansoddiadau newydd sy’n tynnu ysbrydoliaeth o genres amrywiol, gan dywys gwrandawyr ar daith hudolus ar adenydd y gwenyn ar draws Môr Iwerddon ac mae wedi'i ysbrydoli gan ddiwylliannau eu dwy wlad.

Yn rhedeg trwy eu straeon - fel unigolion creadigol, menywod nodedig, a nawr fel deuawd ysbrydoledig - mae themâu cyffredinol hunaniaeth, hunangred a'r dewrder i ddod o hyd i chi’ch hun a dilyn eich llwybr eich hun.

The Selecter is led by their iconic frontwoman Pauline Black OBE and co-fronted by original member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson with original drummer Charley ‘Aitch’ Bembridge. Pauline is one of very few women in the 2-Tone scene - often referred to as the Queen of Ska. 

Known the world over for hits including “Three Minute Hero,” “Missing Words,” “Too Much Pressure” and “On My Radio” The Selecter continue to tour and release new music proving that 2-Tone is still as relevant and important as it was 40 years ago. They released their much-acclaimed new album Human Algebra in April 2023. 

A 3CD Box Set & Vinyl of Too Much Pressure was released in 2021 to celebrate the album’s 40th anniversary. The Deluxe Edition reached #1 in the Official UK Vinyl Album Charts and #1 in the Official UK Independent Album Charts on its release.

The Selecter recently supported Blur at Wembley and also performed live at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Birmingham. The anarchic passion that fuelled Selecter gigs during the original 2-Tone era is still there well and as they continue to perform around the world.

‘The versatility of Elephant Sessions is its strength. Passionate about their culture and their origins, these Scots are using their instruments like weapons to destroy clichés...We love them’ Rolling Stone Magazine 

From humble beginnings in the Highlands of Scotland, to playing around the world, Elephant Sessions celebrated their 10th year as a band in 2022. 

Creating a progressive blend of intricate tunes, with a bass and drum heavy backline, their music combines the very best of trad, funk and electronica, resulting in a new and exciting sound.

Since exploding on to the scene, the band have made live appearances at some of the most notable venues and festivals across the U.K, Europe, North America and Australia, including Glastonbury, Byron Bay Bluesfest, Colours of Ostrava and multiple headline sell-outs at Celtic Connections.

The band’s first three albums were released to critical acclaim and amassed widespread radio play across the world. 

Their new album ‘For The Night’ further built upon this success, charting at #3 in the Official Folk Album Chart and winning Album of the Year at the BBC Trad Music Awards 2022.

Melin Melyn

“Inspiring cult-like devotion and a sea of daft grins are Welsh-speaking surf-pop heroes, Melin Melyn. Shrugging off the weight of the world through their topsy-turvy outlook, they spin hilarious yarns inspired by life’s mundanity” ~ The Guardian

Since emerging from the sun kissed valleys of Wales, Melin Melyn have constantly confounded listeners with their unique blend of psychedelic surf-rock, folk and pop that set them apart from almost all other modern contemporaries and have drawn deserved comparisons to Super Furry Animals and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci.

Their explosive and effervescent live shows are universally lauded by The Guardian, The i, The FT, The Spectator, NME, So Young, Gigwise and more. 

Adwaith

Hailing from Carmarthen, South Wales, Adwaith grew up surrounded by a rich tradition of Welsh-language indie-rock, and the experimental bands that frequented beloved local venue The Parrot. It’s hard to overstate the impact of this cultural backdrop, and when Hollie Singer, Gwenllian Anthony and Heledd Owen first went about founding Adwaith in 2015, they too wanted to wield Welsh as an exciting musical instrument.

After signing to Libertino, Adwaith released their debut single ‘Pwysau’ in 2016, before further delving into mangled, free-wheeling post-punk. Their debut album ‘Melyn’ released in 2018 perfectly skewered the anxiety and unease of adulthood.

The record went on to win the prestigious Welsh Music Prize, and won the support of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, KEXP, NPR and BBC Introducing.

In 2022 the band released ‘Bato Mato’, inspired by an illuminating train journey into rural Siberia. In a historic first, the band became the first act to win the Welsh Music Prize twice over, and now have three headline tours, an acclaimed Glastonbury set and Manic Street Preachers and IDLES support slots under their belts. As Adwaith record and plan for their third album in the summer of 2023 they announce a 4th member will be joining the band for live shows. Adwaith might be a band with clear roots in Wales – but looking towards the future, they’re now keenly focused on taking the language worldwide.

O Red Dwarf i Robot Wars i Radio 6 a Radio 2 trwy goblau Coronation Street, mae gyrfa Charles wedi ei weld yn trawsnewid o fod yn actor uchel ei barch i fod yn eicon cerddorol gydag ugain mlynedd o ddarlledu o dan ei wregys!

Ganed Sioe 'Funk & Soul' arloesol Craig ar BBC 6 Music yn 2002 ac ers hynny mae wedi darlledu’n fyw bob nos Sadwrn gydag amrywiaeth o dalentau newydd sbon a gemau clasurol, gan ennill cefnogaeth a chydnabyddiaeth fyd-eang i Charles fel un o arwyr y byd 'Funk & Soul', yn ogystal â bod un o DJs a hyrwyddwyr cerddoriaeth newydd, mwyaf blaenllaw’r DU.

Mae trên Funk and Soul yn dal i symud ymlaen a bydd yn stemio i mewn i Langollen yr haf hwn - ac yng ngeiriau’r brenin y neuadd ddawns ei hun, bydd ‘Dim cwsg tan ma amser gwely di bell heibio!’