I had the news last week that Shimli has been nominated for UK Folk Album of the Year 2025…quite a thing! I’ve done an interview with the wonderful folk at Folk on Foot chatting about the album, which you can watch/listen to here:
Jude Rogers has given Shimli a very generous review in the Guardian and made it Folk Album of the Month! Read the review here https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/31/cynefin-shimli-review
Sometimes you embark on a project with no idea how it’s going to end up. The making of this video has taken many twists and turns – but I think the result has worth all the effort. Some of the processes involved are genuinely cutting edge, so I want to share some of the behind […]
PRE-ORDER NEW ALBUM 📅OUT 30.1.25 The new Cynefin album, ‘Shimli’, finally flies her nest on January 30th! A huge amount of work has gone into the music and packaging which, I hope, does justice to the songs, poems and stories that have been drawn from the cultural humous here in Ceredigion. I can’t wait for […]
I recently recorded a very old ballad which I discovered called ‘Cân Pysgotwyr Cei Newydd’ (Song of the fishermen of New Quay) for a compilation album of Welsh Sea Songs and Shanties which is out today on Sain Record Label. There’s some lovely tracks on there. Do check it out!
Next month sees the second ever Welsh Folk Awards, which aims to recognise and celebrate the folk scene here in Wales (the last ones were in 2019 so there was a lot of catching up to do!). I’m delighted that Cynefin has received three nominations for Best Album, Best Emerging Artist, and Best Solo Artist. […]
I had the absolute pleasure recently of sharing my little corner of Ceredigion with Amy-Jane Beer and the Folk on Foot podcast team. We walked, talked, sang, mused, wondered and generally had a great time in each others company. If you missed it, do have a listen to the episode here! You absolutely must also […]
The music scene has taken a while to get back on its feet again following the pandemic, but I’m delighted to be able to announce the first Cynefin band tour since 2019! This tour was supposed to happen following the release of Dilyn Afon two years ago, but for multiple reasons it’s been pushed back […]
Back in November I sang a few obscure Ceredigion folk songs as part of a live session for the ‘Ambell I Gân’ series on BBC Radio Cymru. The presenter Gwenan Gibbard managed to collect such an eclectic range of songs and tunes from around Wales during the series that Sain Record label have decided to […]
I had a blast in Glasgow in February performing at Celtic Connections festival alongside Kathleen McInnes and Brendan Begley as part of the ‘Mother Tongue’ concert. It was great to meet so many talented musicians and also represent Wales along with six other Welsh artists on the international stage. You can catch the highlights from […]
