Cerys Hafana is a Welsh triple harpist and composer who mangles, mutates and transforms traditional music. They explore the creative possibilities of archival material, folk songs and psalms, found sounds and electronic processing, alongside original compositions. They come from Machynlleth, mid Wales, where rivers and roads meet on the way to the sea. Cerys has won over audiences from End of the Road, Green Man to the Eisteddfod and from BBC 6 Music Festival to Celtic Connections with their magical, progressive sound. Edyf, their second album, drew inspiration from material found in the Welsh National Library’s online archive, including fragments of Psalm tunes, hymns about doomsday and philosophical musings on the length of eternity, along with some original compositions, and was selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Ten folk albums of 2022. Cerys’ latest EP, The Bitter, released earlier in 2024 is aninnovative exploration of some dark English and Scottish ballads. Hafana explores resonances from the past that connect with the modern day in a contemporary, creative way... they use their harp as a percussive, jagged-toothed tool… sings movingly, their high voice like an indie-pop soprano shorn of its sweetness.’Jude Rogers, The Guardian. https://ceryshafana.bandcamp.com/ With Support from Aoife Foley...
