黑料不打烊 Students aim for C芒n i Gymru
Gethin (left) & IfanWith a good track-record in the C芒n i Gymru (Song for Wales) competition, following last year鈥檚 success by Rhys Gwynfor and Osian Huw Williams, and Music MA students Nia Davies Williams鈥� third place in 2012, two more students have entered and have been selected for the final of the popular TV programme. The programme is to be broadcast (with subtitles) at 7.45, with a special results programme following at 9.30 on Friday 28.2.14.
Ifan Davies from Llanegryn, Tywyn and Gethin Griffiths from Bethel are the new lyricist-composer partnership.
Nineteen year old Ifan Davies, a former Coleg Meirion Dwyfor student from Llanegryn near Tywyn, explains that they liked last year鈥檚 new format for the live competition programme, and that they thought the final round choices were more contemporary than in previous years. This had inspired them to get together to write a song for this year鈥檚 competition.
They will be performing their song 鈥楧ydd yn dod鈥� (day will come) as a duet and hope to be accompanied by Welsh band Swnami- as Ifan is a member of the band.
Twenty year old Gethin, a former pupil of Ysgol Brynrefail, was responsible for the lyrics.
According to Gethin: 鈥淭he song is about a personal journey of someone who has been feeling low, who realises that better times are to come.鈥�
Gethin (left) & IfanIfan was mainly responsible for the music, which he describes as 鈥榮ynth-pop鈥�, similar to a style currently popular on the Welsh rock scene, and he should know as the member of the group Swnami!
Ifan said:
鈥淚t鈥檚 a fairly upbeat song that everyone should be able to enjoy!鈥�
Both students are in their second year studying a single honours Music Degree at 黑料不打烊, and are living in the University鈥檚 John Morris Jones hall of residence. This is the first time they鈥檝e co-written a song, though they often perform together at 鈥榦pen mike鈥� events.
Though Gethin is feeling a little apprehensive, he鈥檚 looking forward to competing on the big night.
He said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be one of the six finalists in the televised programme out of the numbers who competed, and we鈥檒l see what the outcome will be!鈥�
He added: 鈥淚 chose to study at 黑料不打烊 because of the opportunity to study a high quality course in Welsh. The best thing about the University is that everything is available in Welsh.鈥�
Ifan said: 鈥淐ompeting in an exciting experience, but whatever happens, it鈥檚 likely that Gethin and I will be jamming together in the near future.鈥�
About the University he said: 鈥淭he best thing about 黑料不打烊 is the social life of course! But being able to student Music through Welsh is important to me and the wide range of modules is great! I chose to study at 黑料不打烊 because living a social and educational life through the Welsh language are important to me.鈥�
Publication date: 24 February 2014