Name: Owen Shiers - Fishguard Folk festival/Gŵyl Werin Abergwaun
Start: 2026-05-23T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-23T17:00:00+01:00
Location: St Mary's Church

Owen Shiers - Fishguard Folk festival/Gŵyl Werin Abergwaun

Fishguard FolkFestival/Gwyl Werin AbergwaunAn annual folk festival in the  towns of Fishguard & Goodwick over the second bank holiday in May, this year 23-26 May. We have ticketed headline evening concerts, free gigs in local venues, a session trail sponsored by Barti Rum, a workshop programme with  something for all ages and abilities and sanctuary talks, an art exhibition and a Pirate and Smuggler's  Walk. Set by the sea in beautiful  North Pembrokeshire, it is a welcoming space to connect, share joy, and create lasting memories together.

Fishguard Folk Festival/Gwyl Werin Abergwaun

Story and song with Owen Shiers - taking you through the traditions, songs, stories and culture of Ceredigion

St Mary's Church

Doors/Drysau 3:30pm/yp<h2>Owen Shiers – Cynefin (Pr. kuh-neh-vin) (Sgroliwch i lawr am y Cymraeg)</h2>Ceredigion native Owen Shiers is a musician, composer, producer, researcher, grain grower and cultural historian who grew up immersed in Welsh music. In recent years his focus has been on Cynefin, a project giving a modern voice to Ceredigion’s rich yet overlooked cultural heritage.The word ‘cynefin’ itself is swaddled in layers of meaning - a Welsh noun with no direct equivalent in English. Its origins lie in a farming term used to describe the habitual tracks and trails worn by animals in hillsides. The word has since morphed and deepened to conjure a very personal sense of place, belonging and familiarity. The artist Kyffin Williams describes it as:<blockquote>“that relationship: the place of your birth and of your upbringing, the environment in which you live and to which you are naturally acclimatised.”</blockquote>His debut album Dilyn Afon was widely praised, earning nominations including Welsh Language Album of the Year and three Cymru Folk Awards, with The Guardian calling him “a stunning new talent.”His second album Shimli continues this journey, merging traditional ballads, poetry and original songs grounded in oral history and rural life. Shimli is on the shortlist for Folk Album of the Year Award, the only Welsh album on the list.“A quietly political antidote to the modern age.” - The Guardian (on Shimli)“Beautiful… a respectful nod to old ways, poignant messages beautifully disguised within heartfelt folk tunes.” - Songlines (on Shimli)“Remarkable… compelling listening.” - MOJO (on Dilyn Afon)“Epic work.” - Living Tradition Magazine (on Dilyn Afon)Join Owen Shiers to experience a uniquely rooted musical celebration of culture, memory and identity that resonates with the past and the present.<h2>Owen Shiers – Cynefin</h2>Mae Owen Shiers, brodor o Geredigion, yn gerddor, cyfansoddwr, cynhyrchydd, ymchwilydd, tyfwr grawn a hanesydd diwylliannol a fagwyd yng nghanol cerddoriaeth Gymreig. Yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf mae wedi canolbwyntio ar Cynefin, prosiect sy'n rhoi llais modern i dreftadaeth ddiwylliannol gyfoethog ond anwybyddu Ceredigion.Mae'r gair ‘cynefin’ ei hun wedi'i lapio mewn haenau o ystyr - enw Cymraeg heb gyfwerth uniongyrchol yn Saesneg. Mae ei wreiddiau'n gorwedd mewn term ffermio a ddefnyddir i ddisgrifio'r llwybrau a'r llwybrau arferol a dreulir gan anifeiliaid ar lethrau bryniau. Ers hynny mae'r gair wedi trawsnewid a dyfnhau i greu ymdeimlad personol iawn o le, perthyn a chyfarwyddyd. Mae'r artist Kyffin Williams yn ei ddisgrifio fel:“y berthynas honno: lle eich geni a'ch magwraeth, yr amgylchedd rydych chi'n byw ynddo ac yr ydych chi wedi dod i arfer ag ef yn naturiol.”Cafodd ei albwm cyntaf Dilyn Afon ganmoliaeth eang, gan ennill enwebiadau gan gynnwys Albwm y Flwyddyn yn yr Iaith Gymraeg a thair Gwobr Gwerin Cymru, gyda The Guardian yn ei alw'n "dalent newydd syfrdanol."Mae ei ail albwm Shimli yn parhau â'r daith hon, gan gyfuno baledi traddodiadol, barddoniaeth a chaneuon gwreiddiol wedi'u seilio ar hanes llafar a bywyd gwledig. Mae Shimli ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobr Albwm Gwerin y Flwyddyn, yr unig albwm Cymraeg ar y rhestr.“Gwrthwenwyn tawel ond gwleidyddol i’r oes fodern.” - The Guardian (ar Shimli)“Prydferth… cyfarchiad parchus at hen ffyrdd, negeseuon poignant wedi'u cuddio'n hyfryd o fewn alawon gwerin o'r galon.” - Songlines (ar Shimli)“Rhyfeddol… gwrandawiad cymhellol.” - MOJO (ar Dilyn Afon)“Gwaith epig.” - Living Tradition Magazine (ar Dilyn Afon)Ymunwch ag Owen Shiers i brofi dathliad cerddorol â gwreiddiau unigryw o ddiwylliant, cof a hunaniaeth sy'n atseinio â'r gorffennol a'r presennol.

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