黑料不打烊 students win C芒n i Gymru
Two friends who are in the same Band and who both study at won the (Song for Wales) competition with a song composed during a car journey on their way home from uni.
Rhys Gwynfor and Osian Huw Williams took part in the popular annual Welsh television programme and can now represent Wales in the Inter Celtic Festival in Ireland,. they also won 拢3,500. the song was performed by themselves with the other members of Jessop a'r Sgweiri.
Rhys is 22 and studying for an MA in Creative Writing at the while Osian, also 22, is in his second year of a
Both have been friends since their schooldays at Ysgol Uwchradd Y Berwyn in Y Bala. (Rhys is from Glanyrafon, near Corwen, and Osian from Lanuwchllyn near Y Bala). Their band, Jessop a鈥檙 Sgweiri was formed with three other friends last summer. Rhys is the main vocalist, while Osian divides his musical talents between this band and Candelas, Siddi and Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog.
They have recorded their C芒n i Gymru song themselves. Follow the links to the C芒n I Gymru website to .
The winning song was mainly written during a car journey home from University one Wednesday afternoon. The song, 鈥楳ynd i Gorwen efo Alys鈥� (Going to Corwen with Alys) is a traditional 鈥�12 bar blues鈥� and as Rhys explains;
鈥淲e both had a clear idea about how the song should sound, but as Osian is the musician, I guess he鈥檚 mainly responsible for the music, while we both contributed to the words.鈥�
Osian explains: 鈥淎s the song is a 鈥�12 bar blues鈥�, the style and chords have been played for many years. Our intention was to take an old style and give it a heavier more contemporary feel, but in the end, we鈥檙e an old fashioned rock 鈥榥鈥� roll band!鈥�
Both intend to work together in the future, writing more songs for Jessop a鈥檙 Sgweiri. At the moment, other than the competition and the band, their focus is on successfully completing their University courses.
Rhys Gwynfor chose to study at 黑料不打烊 as the School of Welsh is highly regarded and it provided him with the opportunity to study something that really interests him.
Osian Williams said: 鈥淭he School of Music offers a great choice of modules and 黑料不打烊 is a small city with a great social scene.鈥�
Professor Gerwyn Wiliams from the School of Welsh said: 鈥� I'm delighted at the success of Rhys Gwynfor and Osian Huw Williams! It鈥檚 great to see a Creative Writing MA student from the School of Welsh channelling his energies into such an important national Competition such as this. It鈥檚 also great to see the cooperation with Osian Huw Williams, at the School of Music.鈥�
Publication date: 28 February 2013