#buddug

Cafodd Catherine Prichard, ‘Buddug,’ ei geni ar y 4ydd o Orffennaf, 1842, yn y Cae-crin, Ynys Môn, i Gweirydd ap Rhys (Robert John Pryse) a Grace Prys (née Williams). Fel bardd, defnydda Catherine y ffug enw ‘Buddug’ o 1860, ac hefyd wrth amddiffyn hawliau merched. Ysgrifennodd Catherine cerddi fel ‘Cranogwen’, ‘Neges y Blodyn’, ‘Blodyn yr Eira’, ‘Brwydr Dirwest a Bacchus’ ac ati. Cafodd ei cherddi eu cyhoeddi yn cylchgronnau, ac yn ‘Caniadau Buddug’ ar ol ei farwolaeth, gan ei gŵr.

Cafodd Catherine ei phriodi i Owen Prichard yn Ionawr 1863 ond gallwn dal gweld y cerdd hon i Sarah Jane Rees, Cranogwen, a oedd yn ysgrifennu cerddi i fenywod oedd hi yn caru, fel cerdd ‘queer’. Bu farw ar y 29 o Fawrth, 1909.

“‘Rwyf bron a'th addoli, anfarwol Granogwen, ‘Rwyt wedi fy synnu, a’m swyno yn lân, Y mae dy athrylith a'th awen ddisgleirwen, Yn twymo fy enaid - yn ennyn fy nghân. Dy ryfedd huawdledd a'th ddwys dduwiolfrydedd, A'th ddoniau gwahanol enillodd fy serch: Pwy bellach faidd wadu nas gall arucheledd A mawredd meddyliol babellu mewn merch?”

Catherine Pritchard, ‘Buddug’, was born on the 4th of July, 1842, in Cae-crin, Anglesey, to Gweirydd ap Rhys (Robert John Pryse) and Grace Prys (née Williams). Buddug was her bardic name, given to her in 1860, which she also used in writings defending women’s rights. She wrote poems such as ‘Cranogwen’, ‘Neges y Blodyn’ (’The Flower’s Message’), ‘Blodyn yr Eira’ (’Snowdrop’), ‘Brwydr Dirwest a Bacchus’ (’The Battle of Temperence and Bacchus’) and more. Her poems appeared in journals, including in English, and her own ‘Caniadau Buddug’ was published after her death by her husband.

Catherine married Owen Prichard in January 1863 but we can see the following poem to Cranogwen, Sarah Jane Rees, who wrote poetry to her female partners, as a ‘queer’ poem. Catherine died on the 29th of March, 1909.

“I almost worship you, deathless Cranogwen, You’ve amazed me and charmed me for so long, Your genius and your dazzling skill with the pen, Quicken my soul - and inspire my own song. Your rare eloquence and intense piety; Your many different gifts have won my admiration: For who today can claim that superiority And intellectual greatness can’t exist in women?” 

Poems from Welsh Women’s Poetry 1460-2001: An Anthology, 2003.

Sengl Newydd Buddug / Buddug New Single 'Unfan' Out Now

Welsh Newcomer 'Buddug' releases here fantastic new single 'Unfan' (meaning 'One Place') on the 6th of September via North Wales Label Recordiau Côsh Records. 'Unfan' is vocally intimate to start, building into an anthemic and epic dreamy crescendo.

SENGL NEWYDD BUDDUG: 'UNFAN' Cafodd yr artist ifanc o Frynrefail, Buddug, Eisteddfod wych ym Mhontypridd wrth iddi ymddangos mewn 3 gig llwyddiannus ei hun yn ogystal â bod yn westai arbennig yn ystod setiau Yws Gwynedd.  Mae llwyddiant ei sengl gyntaf, ‘Dal Dig’, wedi bod yn aruthrol, gyda dros 30k o ffrydiau yn barod a hefyd wedi denu cryn dipyn o sylw’r diwydiant yn cynnwys cael ei chwarae ar sioe BBC 6 Music Huw Stephens. Mae Buddug wedi bod yn brysur yn ysgrifennu a recordio mwy o gerddoriaeth dros y flwyddyn dwytha', yn rhoi band at ei gilydd i berfformio’r caneuon yn fyw yn ogystal â chyflawni ei arholiadau lefela. Mae ei sioeau byw, oedd yn cynnwys perfformiad yn Tafwyl hefyd, wedi hoelio ei lle fel un o dalentau newydd mwyaf cyffrous Cymru ac ‘Unfan’ yw'r dilyniant perffaith i ‘Dal Dig’, gyda mwy o gerddoriaeth i ddod yn fuan.  Bydd ‘Unfan’ yn cael ei chwarae am y tro cyntaf ar raglen Ifan Davies ar BBC Radio Cymru heno rhwng 19:00-21:00, gyda'r fideo sy'n cyd-fynd allan yfory ar Lŵp.

BUDDUG'S NEW SINGLE: 'UNFAN' The emerging artist from Brynrefail, Buddug, had a great Eisteddfod in Pontypridd as she appeared in 3 successful gigs of her own as well as being a special guest during Yws Gwynedd’s sets. The success of her first single, 'Dal Dig', has been tremendous, gaining over 30k streams already, and has attracted a lot of industry attention including being played on Huw Stephens' BBC 6 Music show. Buddug has been busy writing and recording more music over the past year, forming a band to perform the songs live, as well as completing her A-level exams. Her live shows, which also included a performance at Tafwyl, have cemented her place as one of Wales' most exciting new talents, and 'Unfan' is the perfect follow-up to 'Dal Dig', with more music to come soon. ‘Unfan’ will be played for the first time tonight by Ifan Davies on BBC Radio Cymru between 19:00-21:00, with the accompanying music video to be released tomorrow via Lŵp.

Gwrando / Listen Here

this is from something I was writing about Buddug/Boudicca

"Y ffurf puraf o gariad ydi i amsugno, a dyna'r hyn a wnaeth hi."