A show full of delightful folktales with traditional and original music celebrating the harp in Wales.
Sioned Webb and Mair Tomos Ifans - and half a dozen harps - will tell you all about Marged Fwyn ferch Ifan, an amazing woman from the 18th century; they will sing about the Tylwyth Teg on Cader Idris and let you imagine being at an extravagant party on Mynydd Hiraethog (Denbigh Moors) Who was Dafydd y Garreg Wen. And what is that dark story about the deep pool on the river Teifi?
A captivating and enchanting 90 minutes, weaving words with notes and voice with strings.
Telyn Tales will be showing at the following venues in March 2024:
01.03 - Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown (bilingual)
08.03 - Neuadd yr Ysgol, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (Welsh)
15.03 - Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli (Welsh)
22.03 - Arad Goch, Aberystwyth (Welsh)
23.03 - Hood Memorial Hall, Devauden (English)
30.03 - Melville Theatre, Abergavenny (English)
“Absolutely incredible, tears, smiles and everything in between. Utterly enthralling.”
“Wonderful performance. Sometimes uplifting, sometimes dark, often funny.”
“Difyr ac yn cadw sylw a diddordeb. Dda iawn!”
Feedback from Beyond the Border Festival, 2023
Mair Tomos Ifans is a well known storyteller and folk singer who weaves stories and legends with traditional songs and airs from Wales.
Sioned Webb is an acclaimed performer here in Wales and Internationally. She’s well known as a pianist and triple harpist and as a composer and music arranger in a variety of genres. She has published volumes of Welsh folk songs notably ‘Hen Garolau Cymru’ and ‘Seiniwn Hosanna’, a collection of Plygain carols.
Thank you to Arts Council Wales for kindly funding the Research and Development stage of this project.
Photo: Ceri Llwyd