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Lynne Denman has sung traditional and new Welsh, English and French songs for audiences on five continents. She runs workshops and short courses in traditional singing as well as visual arts. She works regularly with the storyteller Michael Harvey and musician Stacey Blythe interpreting through song, tales from the Mabinogion and other stories. She is currently engaged in a project to reintroduce ‘back into the wild’, some of the traditional Pembrokeshire repertoire from the National Museum of Wales’ archive.
Stacey Blythe plays on a wide variety of instruments including accordion, cello, harpsichord, recorders, piano, harp and voice.She studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama where she now lectures and runs workshops. Recent collaborations include: research on traditional ballads with Frankie Armstrong, work with Meredith Monk (premiering a new work by her at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London) compositions for a production of the Mabinogion and a tour with the storyteller Michael Harvey culminating in a premier in Rome, accompaniment for George Melly at the Cole Porter Lecture, Dillington Hall, Somerset. Appearances on 'Clwb Gwerin' S4C. Emma Trend was born in North Wales, brought up in South Devon, and now lives in Cardiff, South Wales. She is a BA Music graduate from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and holds an MA in Contemporary Music from the Dartington College of Arts following her research into Tunisian Arabic music. Emma has an interest in world fiddle styles and music education. She is currently projects and outreach officer for Dartington College. Chris O’Connor is one of Wales’ best known bass players, he has performed with many eminent musicians including: the Gareth Roberts Quintet, Burum, Fernhill, Fred Snow’s Top Shelf Jazz and his own Brazilian project, Os Sambistas. As well as performing in jazz and folk clubs all over the country, he works regularly for The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Welsh National Opera. He composes music for the theatre, is Musical Director for the Cardiff based Brazilian dance company, Patua Dance, and recently, for Theatr Ffynnon’s critically acclaimed production, “Matthew’s Passion”. |
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