Rhodri Davies + Pat Morgan + Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn

RHODRI DAVIES // PAT MORGAN // TAI HAF HEB DRIGOLYN

 

Rhodri Davies is immersed in the worlds of improvisation, musical experimentation, composition and contemporary classical performance. He plays harp, bray harp, horsehair harp, electric harp and builds wind, water, ice, dry ice and fire harp installations and has released eight solo albums. His regular groups include: HEN OGLEDD, Common Objects and a duo with John Butcher. He has worked with the following artists: Derek Bailey, Hamid Drake, Simon H Fell, Will Gaines, Jenny Hval, Sofia Jernberg, Kahimi Karie, Lina Lapelyte, Nicole Mitchell, Butch Morris, David Sylvian, Pat Thomas and Otomo Yoshihide.

 

In 2008 he collaborated with the visual artist Gustav Metzger on ‘Self-cancellation’, a large-scale audio-visual collaboration in London and Glasgow. In 2012 he was the recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Grants to Artists Award, he was a Chapter Associate Artist (2016-19) and in 2017 he received a Creative Wales Award. He is a co-organiser of the NAWR concert series in Abertawe.

 

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Pat Morgan was brought up in Carmarthenshire, where music made a major impact. From an early age, piano, organ and TV theme tunes formed her musical taste which developed into a deep respect for electronica and bass guitar. Her music has mostly been a platform for the lyrics of David R Edwards in Datblygu. More recently, she has been involved in experimental improvisatory works; performing in NAWR, supporting Gwenno and Canolfan Hamdden.

 

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Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn are an experimental four-piece from Machynlleth and Aberystwyth. Their debut album Ein Albwm Cyntaf Ni was released in December 2024 to critical acclaim and lauded as a late contender for Welsh album of the year by Nation Cymru. Following their mind-expanding set at Brechdan earlier this month, we can’t wait for their return to CWRW. FFO: Datblygu, Olivia Tremor Control, C Turtle, Peel Dream Magazine.

 

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Photo credit: Daryl Feehely