We are so excited to hear that some of the stories that we found while researching Merched Chwarel have made their way into Gafael Tir, an online show telling the story of land rights and protest in Wales. The show is in four parts, and the women’s stories are thanks to the creative talent of Siân Miriam, that some of you may remember as one of our wonderful workshop leaders in Canu Chwarel Singing Slate.
We thought you might be interested to watch the show and celebrate Merched Chwarel coming to life: Siân says that stories of women feature throughout, with our very own Amazonian Alice Griffith (the butcher of Talysarn) in part three.
I first saw an early version of Gafael Tir in the studio of Julie Gritten (one of our Merched Chwarel family, see her story here) and was blown away. I can’t wait for this new iteration.
Here’s a link to the bookings:
More (bilingual) details below:
(scroll down for English)
Gafael Tir
Sioe ar-lein sy’n adrodd stori hawliau tir a phrotest yng Nghymru.
Mae’r sioe yn dilyn hynt a helynt y werin a’u brwydr dros fywyd gwell. Adroddir eu straeon i gyfeiliant hen faledi a chaneuon, a chawn glywed am frenhinoedd, ffermwyr yn croeswisgo, pregethwyr radical, gweithwyr tir ac undebau. Dyma fil o flynyddoedd o hanes wedi ei wasgu i mewn i 4 pennod ar-lein. Ynghyd â thynnu ar gelfyddydau gwerin Cymru, mae’r sioe’n cyffwrdd ar wleidyddiaeth, hawliau dynol, rhyddid meddwl a mynegiant, yr hawl i wrthdystio a hanes democratiaeth ym Mhrydain.
Y perfformwyr yw . . .
Owen Shiers: Cerddor o Orllewin Cymru. Ei brosiect diweddaraf ydi ‘Cynefin’, sy’n cyflwyno cerddoriaeth a straeon colledig Ceredigion. Eleni rhyddhaodd yr albwm gwych ‘Dilyn Afon’ ac yn 2019 cafodd ei enwebu fel yr artist unigol orau yn y Gwobrau Gwerin.
Siân Miriam: Storiwraig o Sir Fôn. Enillodd Siân Wobr Esyllt Harker, sef gwobr chwedleua i ddatblygu llais newydd i ferched ym myd stori. Yn sgil hynny, mae Siân yn paratoi comisiwn chwedleua ddwyieithog newydd sef Coed Sy’n Siarad / Trees They Talk – fydd yn cael ei berfformio yng Ngŵyl Beyond The Border yn 2021.
Gwilym Morus-Baird: Cerddor o Wrecsam. Mae Gwilym yn gerddor brwd ac wedi treulio’r blynyddoedd diwethaf yn ymchwilio ac yn dysgu cyrsiau ar chwedloniaeth Geltaidd.
Bydd y pedair pennod Cymraeg yn cael eu perfformio drwy feddalwedd Zoom rhwng Mis Hydref a Mis Rhagfyr eleni:
Pennod 1 - Tywysogion a Thaeogion Sadwrn, Hydref 31ain (Cymraeg)
Pennod 2 - Hil a Therfysg Sadwrn, Tachwedd 14eg (Cymraeg)
Pennod 3 - Dŵr a Thân Sadwrn, Tachwedd 28 (Cymraeg)
Pennod 4 - Cynnal Cymru Sawdrn, Rhagfyr 12fed (Cymraeg)
Tocynnau
1 bennod - £7 (gostyngiad incwm isel £4)
4 pennod - £22 (gostyngiad incwm isel £16)
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Gafael Tir
(Hold Land)
An online show that tells the story of land rights and protest in Wales.
The show explores the history of y werin (‘the Welsh common folk’), and their struggle for a better life. Their tales are told and their old ballads are sung as we meet kings, cross dressing farmers, radical preachers, land workers and unions; a thousand years of history squeezed into 4 online chapters. Drawing on Welsh folk arts, the show touches on politics, human rights, freedom of thought and expression, the right to protest and the history of British democracy.
The performers are. . .
Owen Shiers: A musician from West Wales. His latest project is ‘Cynefin’, which presents the lost music and stories of Ceredigion. This year he released the fantastic album Dilyn Afon and in 2019 was nominated as best solo artist at the Folk Awards.
Siân Miriam: A storyteller from Anglesey. Siân won the Esyllt Harker Prize, a storytelling prize for developing a new voice for women in storytelling. As a result, Siân is preparing a new bilingual storytelling commission, Trees They Talk, which will be performed at the Beyond The Border Festival in 2021.
Gwilym Morus-Baird: A musician from Wrexham. Gwilym has spent the last few years researching and teaching courses on Celtic mythology.
All four English language episodes will be performed through Zoom software between October and December this year, with a choice of following the series on a Sunday or a Thursday:
Chapter 1 - Princes and Paupers Sunday, October 25th Thursday, October 29th
Chapter 2 - Race and Riots Sunday, November 8th Thursday, November 12th
Chapter 3 - Water and Fire Sunday, November 22 Thursday, November 26
Chapter 4 - Sustaining Wales Sunday, December 6th Thursday, December 10th
Tickets:
1 chapter - £7 (low income reduction £4)
4 chapters - £22 (low income reduction £16)
To book tickets, visit this page
For more information, videos and music visit the Facebook page
. . . or the website
Chwarel Dinorwig: Llun Lindsey Colbourne, 2018