| Annwn Catrin Finch
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| Catrin Finch Profile & index of recordings and sheet music |
The
'Otherworld' in Welsh mythology, and a key place in the tales of
the Mabinogion. Ruled by Arawn, it was essentially a world of delights
and eternal youth, where disease is absent and food is ever-abundant... "I
have always had a great interest in Welsh mythology, and traditional
Welsh music which comes from and evokes these ancient times. Inspired
by the fabulous stories of the Mabinogion, I have called my latest
musical journey Annwn, which conjures up images of worlds created
by authors such as Tolkien and CS Lewis. The journey starts with
this CD, a new collection of traditional Welsh music, all my own
arrangements, some accompanied, some solo, in what is a very modern
and up to date style. I hope you will enjoy it." Catrin Finch 1: Cwyn Mam Yng Nghyfraith (Mother-in-law's complaint)
2: Wrth Fynd Hefo Deio i Dywyn (Walking with Deio to Tywyn - an amusing journey across Wales with friend Deio to Tywyn)
3: Pontypridd (a celebration of the old town of Pontypridd from it's quiet rural pre-industrial days)
4: Tra Bo Dau (While there are two - a gentle love song from a Welsh boy in a faraway land for his love back home in Wales)
5: Ar Lan Y Mor (Soprano - Rhian Lois) (The joy of being beside the sea, with love in the air)
6: Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the wheat - a shepherd's tale)
7: Mil Harddach (A traditional Welsh lullaby)
8: Beth Yw'r Haf i Mi (What is Summer to me? - a lament for a lost love)
9: Lisa Lan (Fair Lisa, a lover's lament for a dead sweetheart)
10: Llongau Caernarfon (The Ships of Caernarfon - a song by a young boy sitting with his mother by the quayside, wanting to go to sea)
Credits Piano & Keys - Richard Metherell (1,3,5
& 7) Arrangements: Catrin Finch & Hywel Wigley Produced - Catrin Finch & Hywel Wigley Made in Wales |
| Instruments: | Harp & accompanied harp |
| Genre: | Traditional Welsh / Contemporary Welsh |
| Format: | CD |
| Our Ref: | A0414 |
| MCPS: | KissanCD023 |
| Label: | Kissan Production |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Origin: | Wales (UK) |