Date/Time
Date(s) - 29/11/2013
8:00 pm
Location
William Aston Hall
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Jamie Smith’s MABON have long been Wales’ finest exponents of original, InterCeltic music – now the internationally acclaimed band return home for their first headline tour of Wales, ‘Taith ADRE Tour’.
Vocals, accordion, fiddle, bouzouki, bass and percussion are subtly exploited by five accomplished musicians, working traditional forms and styles anew in songs and melodies by composer Jamie Smith.
The energetic sound of jigs and reels; or a graceful mazurka, an ecstatic muiñera; a haunting Welsh-language love-song or a driving, sing-along, fantasy epic – all are given the same refreshing, creative treatment as the band dances along the borders between Celtic heritage and contemporary sound.
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Mae Jamie Smith’s MABON ar flaen y gad ym maes cerddoriaeth wreiddiol, ryng-Geltaidd. Mae’r band wedi cynrychioli Cymru mewn dwsinau o wledydd ym mhedwar ban y byd, a nawr maen nhw’n dychwelyd i berfformio’u cerddoriaeth yn eu gwlad eu hun ar eu taith lawn gyntaf o gyngherddau yng Nghymru, taith ‘ADRE’.
Caiff lleisiau, acordion, ffidil, bouzouki, bâs a drymiau eu canu’n fedrus gan bum cerddor eithriadol wrth iddyn nhw fynegi ffurfiau traddodiadol ar eu newydd wedd yng nghyfansoddiadau Jamie Smith.
Mae’r band yn trin caneuon ac alawon yn eu dull unigryw, crefftus eu hun. Cawn sain fyrlymus, gyfarwydd rîls a jigiau, mazurka gosgeiddig neu muiñera gogoneddus, cân Gymraeg dywyll am gariad oes, neu gân egnïol yn Saesneg am berygl serch. Dyma fand sy’n dawnsio ar y ffin rhwng etifeddiaeth Geltaidd a sain gyfoes.
Mae’r virtuosi ifanc yma’n hen gyfarwydd â llwyfannau cerdd y byd: o bafiliwn mawr Eisteddfod Llangollen hyd lwyfan byd WOMAD; mewn gwyliau a theithiau drwy Brydain ac Ewrop; mae clod cyson gan feirniaid a chynulleidfaoedd fel ei gilydd am gyngherddau a recordiadau Jamie Smith’s MABON.
Ym mis Tachwedd eleni, mae taith ‘ADRE’ yn dod â’r band diwyd, cyffrous yma i’ch ardal chi: dewch i fwynhau noson o gerddoriaeth wefreiddiol.
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“A fearsome reputation as a live band” – Financial Times
“If music could fuel engines, Mabon could solve the energy crisis” – Songlines
“Fur coat AND knickers – Jamie Smith’s MABON are a class act” – fRoots
These young, virtuosic musicians are already veterans of the world music stage. From Cropredy to Celtic Connections; from Wales’ Llangollen Eisteddfod to the global stage of WOMAD; on UK tours, in European festivals and in dozens of countries worldwide – Jamie Smith’s MABON receive constant praise and critical acclaim for their live and recorded work.
This autumn, ‘Taith ADRE Tour’ is bringing them to your doorstep. Stand by for infectious, life-affirming music by the spade full!
www.jamiesmithsmabon.com
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