Mae Cerys Hafana yn delynor teires a chyfansoddwr sy’n manglo, treiglo a thrawsnewid cerddoriaeth draddodiadol. Maent yn archwilio posibiliadau creadigol deunydd traddodiadol ac archifol, yn ogystal â chreu cyfansoddiadau gwreiddiol.
Rhyddhawyd eu halbwm gyntaf, Cwmwl, yn 2020. Cafodd eu hail albwm, Edyf, ei dewis fel un o’r Top Ten Folk Albums of 2022 gan y Guardian, a chyrhaeddodd rhestr fer y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig 2023. Ym mis Ionawr 2024 rhyddhawyd The Bitter, EP o ganeuon traddodiadol Saesneg ac Albanaidd, ac ym mis Medi 2024 rhyddhawyd Crwydro, EP o ddarnau unawdol i’r piano i ddathlu 2 mlynedd ers rhyddhau Edyf.
Mae Cerys wedi perfformio mewn gwyliau megis Gŵyl Ryngeltaidd Lorient (FR), Gŵyl y Dyn Gwyrdd, Reeperbahn (DE), Other Voices (IE), WOMAD, End of the Road, Rudolstadt (DE) a Trans Musicales (FR), ac wedi cefnogi artistiaid fel Charlie Cunningham, Adwaith, Andrew Wasylyk a Yann Tiersen. Maent hefyd wedi teithio gydag ensemble clasurol blaengar Sinfonia Cymru.
Mae Cerys wedi perfformio mewn sesiynau byw ar gyfer Radio 6 Music (Cerys Matthews, Riley & Coe), Radio 3 (In Tune a Music Planet), Radio Wales a Radio 4 (Woman’s Hour).
Cerys Hafana is a Welsh triple harpist and composer who mangles, mutates and transforms traditional music. They explore the creative possibilities of traditional and archival material, alongside original compositions.
Cerys released their first album, Cwmwl, in 2020. Their second album, Edyf, was selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Ten Folk Albums of 2022, and was shortlisted for the 2023 Welsh Music Prize. In January 2024 Cerys released The Bitter, an EP of English and Scottish folk songs. In September 2024 they released Crwydro, an EP of solo piano pieces to mark two years since the release of Edyf.
Cerys has performed at festivals such as Festival Interceltique de Lorient (FR), Green Man, Reeperbahn (DE), Other Voices (IE), WOMAD, End of the Road, Rudolstadt (DE) and Trans Musicales (FR), and has supported artists such as Charlie Cunningham, Adwaith, Andrew Wasylyk and Yann Tiersen. They have also toured with leading classical ensemble Sinfonia Cymru in early 2024.
Cerys has performed live sessions on Radio 6 Music (Cerys Matthews, Riley & Coe), Radio 3 (In Tune and Music Planet), Radio Wales and Radio 4 (Woman’s Hour).
