'Dolig Abertawe means A Swansea Christmas. This is not a carol, or even a Christmas themes tune, it was just written over a productive period during one Christmas at our home in Caswell, Gower.

'Dolig Abertawe

This is an original tune written after and inspired by the small bay Brandy Cove (or in Welsh Cil Brandi) just around the corner from Caswell Bay where we live on the Gower peninsula, south Wales. In the summer Caswell can get vastly populated by holiday makers, sun bathers, surfers, families and day trippers, but just half a mile around the corner on the coastal path, you will come across Brandy Cove, which is quiet and secluded. This is the local's hideaway when life on Caswell Bay gets a bit overpopulated.

Brandy Cove

A slightly different take on the popular song Sosban Fach, which is associated with Llanelli and their rugby team the Scarlets.

Dehongliad gwahanol ac unigryw o'r gan boblogaidd Sosban Fach, sy'n gysylltiedig a Llanelli a'r tim rygbi y Scarlets. 

Sosban Fach

Swansea-based mother and daughter duo DnA: Delyth and Angharad Jenkins breath a new lease of life into the ancient music of Wales through their intimate and irresistible conversations on the harp and fiddle.

Both musicians have been at the forefront of different generations of traditional music in Wales, through bands such as Aberjaber and Calan. By joining forces to create the mother and daughter duo, DnA instantly stand out. There's a compelling and intriguing connection between the two musicians, which is achieved through that special family connection. 

Their performances have been described as "visceral and intense" (Timber and Steel blog) and "a thing of beauty" Cerys Matthews, BBC6 Music. Their debut album Adnabod, released on the fflach:tradd label in 2013, generated praise and critical acclaim, with fRoots magazine describing the album as "one of the best Welsh instrumental folk albums available, and could become a classic in its genre." In May 2018, the duo will be releasing their much anticipated second album, “Llinyn Arian.”

DnA’s aim is to give Welsh traditional music a fresh and innovative sound that avoids stereotype and cliché. Their material comes from a variety of sources. Old collections of Welsh music are a rich seam for them, and they also look in hymn books, where old Welsh tunes have been adapted or ‘hymnified’. And in the time-honoured way, they also learn tunes by ear from other musicians. They seek to re-create these old tunes, making them new and fresh.

Both musicians compose music, which they see as growing out of the Welsh tradition. The sources of our inspiration are as varied as life itself. The landscape of Wales, and most especially their native Gower, is important to them. Their new music is also inspired by and celebrates a wide range of relationships, including that of the mother and daughter. Their instrumental music conveys the emotion of these relationships where words are often inadequate.

DnA: Delyth & Angharad Jenkins

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