RHODRI DAVIES : Telyn Rawn

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Format: CD [AMGEN001]
Shipping Weight: 0.08lbs
Label: Amgen

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'Dating back to the 13th century in Wales, the Telyn Rawn is a nearly forgotten horsehair harp; UK improvising harpist Rhodri Davies researched the instrument and its unique sound, commissioning the construction of a harp on which he performs 18 improvisations of impressive technique and sonority, launching his new Amgen Records label with this album named for the instrument.
"A Telyn Rawn is a harp strung with horse hair and predates the appearance of the triple, lever and pedal harps. The earliest reference to this early Welsh harp can be found in the Laws of Hywel Dda (13th century), the codification of traditional Welsh laws. This harp remains largely unknown to contemporary audiences. One of the last references to a Telyn Rawn made in Wales was around two hundred years ago. In 2016 Davies researched the Telyn Rawn in early Welsh poetry and commissioned the building of a new harp. "All the music on this album is improvised. I designed and built a long forgotten instrument, experimented with wound and pleated horse hair strings, I engaged with historical texts and poetry, learnt the techniques and music from the Robert ap Huw manuscript and researched the importance of the horse and horse cults in Welsh culture. All these interventions were a means to improvise historically informed music and re-evaluate the legacy of the harp in Wales but ultimately served as a jumping off point so as to create new possibilities." - Rhodri Davies'

1 Penrhiw 2:37
2 Gorchan Sali 5:44
3 Y Gaseg Fedi 2:09
4 Angharat Ton Uelen 2:51
5 Maen Ceti 1:53
6 Rhywbeth 1:06
7 Afon Dewi Fawr 4:13
8 Ffarwel Arddol 3:24
9 Lwc I'r Ceffyl Melyn 2:11
10 Pengribyn 3:16
11 Cwrt Malle 3:00
12 Triban Cilrhedyn 1:16
13 Waunceiliogau 2:21
14 Dygan Tro'r Ebill 2:47
15 Erddigan Gwawr 1:50
16 Gorhoffedd Rhisiart 2:38
17 Penglog Ceffyl 2:02
18 Y Don Newydd 1:52

Recorded At – Blank Studios
Design – Anna Peaker
Drawing – Jean-Luc Guionnet
Harp [Horsehair Harp] – Rhodri Davies
Liner Notes [English, Welsh] – Rhodri Davies
Photography By [Photos By] – Daryl Feehely
Recorded By, Edited By, Mastered By – Sam Grant
Text By [Quote On Cover (Welsh, English)] – Iolo Goch
Recorded 22nd and 23rd of January 2020 at Blank Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Comes in gatefold card case. 12 page booklet included.

Harp design by Rhodri Davies, body of harp by Alun Thomas, leather work by Gaynor Davies-Howell, pegs turned by Alan and Milissa Dewey, horse hide supplied by Barrhead Leather, plaited and wound horse hair strings supplied by Simon Chadwick. The building of the harp was made possible through a Creative Wales Award.

Recorded, edited and mastered by Sam Grant.
Recorded 22nd and 23rd of January 2020 at Blank Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Drawing by Jean-Luc Guionnet.
Design by Anna Peaker.