VRï

VRï yw Jordan Price Williams (sielo, canu), Aneirin Jones (ffidil, canu) a Patrick Rimes (fiola, ffidil, canu), tri gŵr ifanc o berfeddion Cymru, gyda’i hanes hirfaith o fynychu’r capel. Cawsant eu hysbrydoli gan stori anhygoel cyfnod pan gafodd cerddoriaeth a dawns draddodiadol Cymru eu llethu gan gapeli’r Methodistiaid, ac, yn gynharach, ei hiaith gan y Ddeddf Uno. Mae harmonïau tair rhan pwerus, chwarae ffidil syfrdanol ac ychwanegiad anarferol y sielo yn creu sain ‘gwerin-siambr’ VRï sy’n gwbl unigryw. Enillodd eu halbwm cyntaf yn 2019 ‘Tŷ Ein Tadau’ wobrau’r Gân Draddodiadol Orau a’r Albwm Gorau yng Ngwobrau Gwerin Cymru; ac Enwebiad ar gyfer y Trac Traddodiadol Gorau yng Ngwobrau Gwerin Radio 2. Mae eu halbwm o 2022 islais a genir wedi ei ddisgrifio fel ‘...a landmark in Welsh Music’ - Andrew Cronshaw, RootsWorld. VRï are Jordan Price Williams (cello, voice), Aneirin Jones (violin, voice) and Patrick Rimes (viola, violin, voice), three young men from deepest chapel-going Wales who draw inspiration from the incredible story of a time when Wales’ traditional music and dance was suppressed by Methodist chapels, and, earlier, its language by the Act of Union. Powerful three-part harmonies, stunning fiddle playing and the unusual addition of cello forge the ‘chamber-folk’ VRï sound that is totally unique. Their 2019 debut album Tŷ Ein Tadau won Best Traditional Song and Best Album at the Wales Folk Awards 2019; and a Nomination for Best Traditional Track at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Their 2022 release islais a genir has been described as ‘...a landmark in Welsh Music’ - Andrew Cronshaw, RootsWorld. ‘This is a landmark in Welsh Music’ - Andrew Cronshaw, RootsWorld ‘A primal roar of Welshness’ - 4*, Nathaniel Handy, SONGLINES ‘islais a genir is an album that honours variety and positively revels in its own complex, colourful identity, by turns thoughtful and celebratory. A formidable artistic and cultural statement.’ - Thomas Blake, Folk Radio UK ‘An uplifting, lovely album; you just cannot beat the sheer ingenuity of the three instruments combined with the fiery, proud regard and respect of the age-old folk music’ - 5*, Mick Tems, FolkWales Magazine