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julie murphy sings kathleen by townes van zandt. harp playing by ceri jones

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Essex Song is taken from Julie Murphy’s forthcoming solo album, “a quiet house”, to be released april 16 via a live stream on her website. www.juliemurphymusic.com

Wales Arts: Animated short explores loss and belonging in Welsh border landscape
Polly March, bbc.co.uk

As a boy, Sean Vic­ary used to look west from his Shrop­shire bor­ders home to where the sun was set­ting, just beyond his reach, behind the stun­ning Welsh hills. The sense of tee­ter­ing on the cusp between two coun­tries became a strong motif…

good article on the forthcoming launch of ‘lament’

fernhill at the bbc in glasgow during celtic connections

Small World Theatre presents ‘Lament’ a brilliant and haunting moving image piece by artist filmmaker Sean Vicary, with music by Ceri Rhys Matthews and others… 

‘Lament’ interweaves animation, poetry and music to explore a personal narrative and examine ideas of loss, longing and belonging in the Welsh border landscape.

A film by: Sean Vicary

Musical co-ordinator: Ceri Rhys Matthews

Technical assistant: Steve Knight
Musicians: Ceri Rhys Matthews, Ceri Jones, Christine Cooper
Spoken word: Beverley Evans

An exclusive event on Friday 24 February, 8pm at Small World Theatre includes the artist and renowned musicians, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Christine Cooper and Ceri Jones in an innovative performance with live projection and improvised music. At the end of this performance there will be an opportunity to explore the ideas and making of the work in a discussion chaired by cultural activist Osi Rhys Osmond.

This unique evening is also supported by the Arts Council of Wales Night Out scheme and continues with an intimate acoustic concert where the musicians will further develop the themes.

Tickets are being sold via our ‘what’s on’ website whatevertheweatherwales.co.uk and by calling us on 01239 615 952.

‘Lament’ is running at Oriel Davies: 11 February - 18 April 2012, orieldavies.com.  There is site-specific smart phone content to this exhibition which can be accessed via the QR code appearing in Small World Theatre’s brochure and allows the viewer to experience some of the animated objects in ‘Lament’ while walking in the Welsh border landscape.

Rhôd is an annual exhibition / event that takes place in rural West Wales, UK.

One of the main objectives of Rhôd is to site contemporary art in a rural landscape creating a dialogue between urban artists and artists who work in rural settings. This dialogue is taken up by the artworks in their environment and further developed by our audience.

Every year a new selection of artists is made by curators invited by RhAG – the Rhôd artists group.

At least one curator each year is chosen from amongst the artists who exhibited the previous year.

The conversation continues…

Arddangosfa/digwyddiad blynyddol yw Rhôd sy’n digwydd yng nghefn gwlad Gorllewin Cymru, DU Un o brif amcanion Rhôd yw lleoli celf gyfoes mewn tirwedd wledig gan greu deialog rhwng artistiaid dinesig ac artistiaid sy’n gweithio yng nghefn gwlad.

Mae’r ddeialog yn cael ei datblygu trwy osod y gwaith celf yn yr amgylchedd gyda’r gynulleidfa wedyn yn ei hymestyn.

Bob blwyddyn mae’r curaduron a wahoddir gan Grŵp Artistiaid Rhôd yn dethol artistiaid gwahanol

Mae o leiaf un curadur y flwyddyn yn cael ei ddewis o ymhlith yr artistiaid a fu’n arddangos y flwyddyn flaenorol .

Mae’r sgwrs i barhau…

This years event featured work by 10 artists, curated by Jason Pinder and Simon Whitehead. Artists taking part were Andrea Buckley, Christine Cooper, David Cushley, Graham Dunning, Ed Elliot, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Julie Murphy, Anthony Shapland, Ben Stammers, Teresa Wakeling.

hatao and yscolan playing dewch yn nes (marchant enwog) and a cywydd deuair byrrion of iolo morganwg’s in the kitchen at alltfechan

cerimatho:

fernhill playing jig mabsant in the great hall in dartington

christine and myself playing at an amnesty international benefit in rhosygilwen. the tunes are boda wennol, difyrrwch corbet ynysmaengwyn, and y derwydd

morfablog:

Ceri Rhys Matthews a Christine Cooper, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, 24 Medi 2009 (gan llyfrgen)

yscolan music retreat @ pentre ifan, west wales. october 21 to october 23, 2011. click here for details...

yscolan music retreat at pentre ifan, west wales.  october 21 to october 23, 2011.  clickhere for details. pictures of last autumn’s retreat here

mythologyofblue: Thank you.

You're Welsh or Scottish? And play the bagpipes? I was in Scotland and Wales in the past year, twice, both places are quite enchanting.

welsh :) yes, both places are enchanting - as is england too!

fernhillmusic:

fernhill live @ rhos y gilwen mansion, nr cilgerran, wales this saturday

http://www.rhosygilwen.co.uk/eventDisplay.aspx?e=75

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i recorded this in what seems like another lifetime. the tunes are slip jigs. the instrument was made by john glennydd of llanfihangel-ar-arth a couple of years ago and is called pibe cyrn. hornpipe. i made a cd of music on this instrument here http://www.fflach.co.uk/cms/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=101

there’s a bit of background on the music here http://www.pibaupencader.info/

my contribution to the holy hiatus symposium in cardigan last year

http://www.holyhiatus.co.uk/symposium.html

A two-day interdisciplinary symposium took place at the Small World Theatre, Cardigan, west Wales in September 2010 organised in conjunction with PlaCe Research Centre, The University of West England, exploring the vital role that ritual plays in creatively re-imagining places and our relationships to them. The event featured illustrated talks, performative lectures and workshops led by specialists in the creative arts, humanities and social sciences.

Holy Hiatus refers to the crossing of the boundary between inner and outer consciousness and the conference explored the vital role that ritual plays in social interaction, stressing the importance of liminal or ‘inbetween’ spaces where personal and social identities may be creatively transformed. The programme included speakers from visual and performing arts, sociology, cultural geography, religious studies, ritual studies and anthropology. The event explored the practice and lived experience of ritual activity in different aspects of cultural life and combined illustrated talks with performative lectures and workshop opportunities as well as screenings of related films.