#swanseafringe

Horizons at Swansea Fringe Festival /  Gorwelion yn Ngŵyl Ymylol Abertawe

Horizons is delighted to be working with Swansea Fringe Festival in its inaugural year, 2017.  We’ll be showcasing a multitude of Welsh talent from all around Wales and, of course, bands who hail from the city of Swansea!

Pleser i Gorwelion yw cydweithio â Gŵyl Ymylol Abertawe yn ei blwyddyn gyntaf, 2017.  Byddwn yn rhoi llwyfan i lu o dalentau o bob rhan o Gymru ac, wrth gwrs, bandiau sy’n hanu o ddinas Abertawe!

Adwaith

“Adwaith win hands down as the coolest new band from Wales; they are new, fresh, young female musical talent, that’s why I’m so excited”, Bethan Elfyn (BBC Radio Wales).  

”‘Haul’ has got to be contender of single of the year……just wonderful" Adam Walton, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Wales

Mae Adwaith wedi bodoli erioed. Mae wedi bod yno ers y chwedegau, yn llwch llachar Roxy ac yn anhrefn fendigedig pync a'r cynnyrch a ddaeth yn ei sgil. Gan fod y sêr cywir wedi dod at ei gilydd ar linell, mae Adwaith wedi ymffurfio'n gorfforol ar ffurf Gwenllian Anthony (Gitâr fas, Mandolin), Hollie Singer (Llais, Gitâr) a Heledd Owen (Drymiau).

Roughion

Roughion strive to create electronic beats with a Welsh tint. Creating everything from Garage to Trip Hop and Drum and Bass to House. This hasn’t gone unnoticed as they recently have been signed to the Welsh label Libertino Records. Their high energy live performance is something that should not be missed and will definitely make you shake and dance.

Nod Roughion yw creu curiadau electronig ag arlliw Cymreig, gan greu pob math o stwff o ‘Garage’ i ‘Trip Hop’ ac o ‘Drum ’n’ Bass’ i ‘House’. Mae hyn yn amlwg wedi denu sylw gan eu bod nhw’n ddiweddar wedi arwyddo â label Cymreig Recordiau Libertino. Ddylai neb golli eu perfformiad byw egnïol, sy’n siŵr o wneud i chi siglo a dawnsio.

Trampolene

Swansea city rockers TRAMPOLENE, who continue to deliver electrical shockers with their unique combination of garage rock, kitchen-sink poetry and acoustic heartbreakers, proudly crashed into the charts last year in UK, France, Netherlands, Lithuania & Ukraine. They toured continuously throughout 2015 and 2016 with stand out support slots with The Libertines, Buzzcocks, Peter Doherty, Reverend & The Makers, The Enemy, Pretty Vicious, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Carl Barat & The Jackals, along with performances at Glastonbury, Leeds, Y Not, Kendall Calling and Latitude Festivals last summer.

Rocwyr o Abertawe yw TRAMPOLENE, sy’n cyflwyno gwefrau trydanol parhaus trwy eu cyfuniad unigryw o roc garej, barddoniaeth tun lludw a chaneuon torcalon acwstig, gan ffrwydro i’r siartiau y llynedd ym Mhrydain, Ffrainc, yr Iseldiroedd, Lithwania ac Wcráin. Buont ar daith drwy gydol 2015 a 2016 gan gefnogi, ymysg eraill, The Libertines, Buzzcocks, Peter Doherty, Reverend & The Makers, The Enemy, Pretty Vicious, Catfish & The Bottlemen a Carl Barat & The Jackals, ynghyd â pherfformio yng ngwyliau Glastonbury, Leeds, Y Not, Kendall Calling a Latitude yr haf diwethaf.

Cadno

CADNO is a 5 piece band from Cardiff. After the success of their debut single ‘Ludagretz’ in 2016, they’ve continued to create unique pop melodies that mix soft psychedelic sounds with elements of folk music and riffs that sit somewhere between 60’s pop and contemporary indie rock and have recently released their debut self-titled EP on Jigcal Records.

Band 5 person o Gaerdydd yw CADNO. Ar ol llwyddiant eu sengl cyntaf ‘Ludagretz’ yn 2016, parhaon i greu alawon pop unigryw sy’n cymysgu synau psychedelia meddal, elfennau gwerinol a riffs sydd rhywle rhwng pop y 60’au ac indie rock cyfoes trwy rhyddhau eu EP cyntaf ar label Jigcal.

Afro Cluster

Cardiff based Afro Cluster are renowned for their unique and exciting blend of Afro funk and Hip-Hop.

Utilizing cuts, a full horn section and rhythm section as well the MC stylings of Skunkadelic, they’ve been frequently described as having a colossal sound and an explosive live show.

After 2016’s critically acclaimed EP 'We Don Land’, the band is currently writing their debut album for release in the near future. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!

King Goon

King Goon formed in 2011 in Swansea. Originally operating as a soundman-terrifying 8-piece, the line-up has slimmed down over the years to a less-imposing-but-nonetheless-still-rowdy 5-piece, with three singers wailing up front and a wall of bouncy noise clattering and whooping away behind.

The simple idea behind King Goon is “Music to dance to. Not stupid”; a concept which – in all its reductive glory – has served them well over the years. You’ll hear elements of ska, hip-hop, punk, soul, indie, rock, reggae, dance and unashamed power-pop, all propelled by a bass-heavy, funky groove and soaked in glorious vocal harmonies.

Ffurfiwyd King Goon yn 2011 yn Abertawe, yn wreiddiol fel band 8 aelod digon i ddychryn unrhyw ddyn sain. Mae’r criw wedi lleihau dros y blynyddoedd i fand o bump, sy’n llai dychrynllyd, ond eto’n dal i greu digon o sŵn, gyda thri canwr yn nadu’n wyllt o flaen wal o sŵn bywiog sy’n clindarddach a bonllefain y tu ôl iddynt.

Y syniad syml y tu ôl i King Goon yw “Cerddoriaeth i ddawnsio iddi. Ddim yn ddwl”; cysyniad sydd – yn ei holl ogoniant cryno – wedi gwasanaethu’r band yn dda ar hyd y blynyddoedd. Fe glywch chi elfennau o ska, hip-hop, pync, soul, indie, roc, reggae, dawns a power-pop diedifar, i gyd wedi’u gyrru ymlaen gan groove  ffynci a thrwm ar y bas, ac wedi’u trwytho mewn harmonïau lleisiol gogoneddus.

Rachel K Collier

A unique talent for intelligent electronic production and head-turning vocals place artist Rachel K Collier in a league of her own. Combining complex beat programming, technical arrangement and meaningful lyric writing –her one-of a-kind sound is hard to define.” Ibiza Voice (Oct 2016). Following up on previous single “Paper Tiger”, supported by BBC R1, BBC Introducing and more, Welsh artist and one-woman production machine Collier delivered ultramodern metallic electro-pop with latest release “Rust” in July and is now in full flow with her energetic live set. Collier will be playing across Europe and the UK throughout the latter half of 2017.

Mae dawn unigryw i gynhyrchu cerddoriaeth electronig ddeallus, a llais trawiadol, yn gosod yr artist Rachel K Collier mewn cynghrair ar wahân. Wrth gyfuno rhaglennu curiadau cymhleth, trefniannau technegol arbennig a geiriau ystyrlon, mae ei sain unigryw’n anodd ei ddiffinio, yn ôl Ibiza Voice (Hyd. 2016). Yn dilyn ei sengl blaenorol ‘Paper Tiger’, a gefnogwyd gan BBC R1, BBC Introducing a mwy, cyflwynodd y Gymraes a’r gynhyrchwraig neilltuol dafell o bop electro metalaidd uwchfodernaidd gyda’i recordiad diweddaraf ‘Rust’ ym mis Gorffennaf, a bellach mae hi wrthi fel lladd nadroedd gyda’i set byw egnïol. Bydd Rachel K. Collier yn chwarae ledled Ewrop a Phrydain drwy ail hanner 2017.

Safari Gold

Cardiff based quartet 'Safari Gold’ have hit out with their brand of diverse pop and have begun to turn heads with their tracks ‘Howl’ and ‘Tide’ (Showcased on Indie Shuffle and The Line Of Best Fit). Friends since childhood, the 4 piece features brothers Morgan and Lewys as well as Danny and Sion. Working from their home studio, since releasing ‘Howl’ and ‘Tide’ and 'Breakout’ online, the band have been working on an album and plan to unveil their debut in 2017.

Mae’r pedwarawd o Gaerdydd ‘Safari Gold’ wedi creu argraff gyda’u pop amrywiol nodweddiadol ac wedi dechrau troi pennau gyda’u traciau ‘Howl’ a ‘Tide’ (a gyflwynwyd ar Indie Shuffle a The Line Of Best Fit). Yn ffrindiau bore oes, mae’r band yn cynnwys dau frawd, Morgan a Lewys, ynghyd â Danny a Sion. Gan weithio o’u stiwdio gartref, ers rhyddhau ‘Howl’ a ‘Tide’ a ‘Breakout’ ar-lein, maen nhw wedi bod yn gweithio ar eu halbwm cyntaf, gan obeithio ei ryddhau yn 2017.

Samoans

The band formed in 2008 and spent the next few years releasing a series of singles and EP’s on Barely Regal and Kissability and touring extensively, including appearances on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds festivals.

2014 saw tour support slots with No Devotion (ex-Lostprophets/Thursday) and Kids In Glass Houses and the release of their Welsh Music Prize nominated debut album Rescue, marking a shift in the bands sound, towards more introspective direction.

Ffurfiodd y band yn 2008 a threuliodd y blynyddoedd nesaf yn rhyddhau cyfres o senglau ac EPs ar Barely Regal a Kissability a theithio’n helaeth, gan gynnwys ymddangosiadau ar lwyfan BBC Introducing yng ngwyliau Reading a Leeds.

Yn 2014 buont ar daith yn cefnogi No Devotion (cyn aelodau lostprophets/Thursday) a Kids In Glass Houses, a rhyddhawyd eu halbwm cyntaf Rescue a enwebwyd ar gyfer y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig, gan symud sain y band i gyfeiriad mwy mewnddrychol.

The Pitchforks

The Pitchforks are a three piece indie rock band from the heart of the South Wales Valleys. Friends since primary school, the band was created in 2012 and they have been playing for the last three years. This year they are spending time writing and recording material for their first EP. With the release of their first song they were selected by WalesOnline for the Best New Music from Wales list.

Triawd roc indi o galon cymoedd y De yw The Pitchforks. Yn ffrindiau ers ysgol gynradd, crëwyd y band yn 2012 ac maen nhw wrthi ers tair blynedd bellach. Eleni maen nhw’n treulio amser yn sgrifennu a recordio deunydd ar gyfer eu EP cyntaf. Wedi rhyddhau eu cân gyntaf, cawsant eu dewis gan WalesOnline ar gyfer rhestr y Gerddoriaeth Newydd Orau o Gymru.

The Riff

The Riff are a British Indie/alternative band from Swansea, SouthWales. The Bands debut single Jezebel was released in May 2016 and featured on BBC radio shorlty after its releasing earning the band 'BBC Introducing’s artist of the Week.’ Since then the band who take inspiration and influence from the likes of The Who, The Jam, Oasis, Stone Roses and Stereophonics have supported the likes of Bruce Foxtons From The Jam, The Lambrettas, Barry Sutton (La’s) Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets) The Sherlocks and played on the same bill as bands such as The Beat and former Catfish and the Bottlemen Guitarist Billy Bibby.