We wrote Taﬀy by accident when we left a phone recording in a pocket during a jam session - it’s a lush moment when something comes so easily out of the blue, and soon afterwards, the words just flowed out! ‘Taﬀy’ is also an old nursery rhyme which depicts us Welsh as thieves and sneaks, a common stereotype from yesteryear. I came across it while simultaneously reading about the flooding of Cwm Elan (a series of valleys that separate the villages where we grew up) to supply Birmingham with fresh water, and Westminster’s role in making the flooding happen, despite concerns from local people and Welsh members of parliament. I liked the irony of the two themes - in the sense of natural resources, who were the real thieves and sneaks here? And anyway, how is the King of England the former Prince of Wales? I was living and working in Aberystwyth when we wrote Taﬀy. Since the 1990s, the town's North Promenade has displayed the flags of twenty European minority nations, like Wales. To me, the end of the song evokes a battle cry, where each minority nation’s stereotype has banded together in mutual support.

Taffy (Flags of Aber Prom)

Middle of the Land

What a Beautiful Place

We’re three friends from three villages in Mid Wales, UK. We’ve been playing music together since we were kids, and Môletrap has been keeping us entertained since 2018!  

Our soon-to-be-released album was partially funded by the BBC Horizons project. Creating it allowed us to explore and expand our connections with our homes - the wild, empty and ancient Cambrian Mountains.  

In it we try to capture the often overlooked middle of Wales at a time where it seems to be changing faster than ever.

Contact: moletrapband@gmail.com

What a Beautiful Place

Moletrap

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