Sŵnami

Sŵnami
Sŵnami promotional image, 2012
Background information
Origin Dolgellau, North Wales
Genres Indie Rock
Years active 2011 - present
Labels Rasal (2012-14)
I Ka Ching (2014-present)
Associated acts Candelas, Yws Gwynedd, Yr Eira, Yr Oria, Crash.Disco!
Website http://www.swnami.com/
Members Ifan Davies
Ifan Ywain
Gruff Jones
Gerwyn Murray
Lewis Williams
Past members Huw Ynyr
Tom Ayres

Sŵnami (pronounced /suːˈnɑːmi/) are a Welsh indie rock group from Dolgellau, north-west Wales, who sing predominantly in Welsh. They won the Welsh Language Album of the Year prize at the 2016 National Eisteddfod of Wales. Their name is a play on the word 'tsunami' and the Welsh word for sound, "Sŵn", to convey the idea of a wave of sound.[1]

Background

Sŵnami was formed around the beginning of 2011.[2] The band's lead singer is Bangor University graduate Ifan Davies, who is from outside Llanegryn, Gwynedd.[3] The other members of the band are Ifan Ywain (guitar), Gerwyn Murray (bass), Lewis Williams (drums), Gruff Jones (synth).[4] They describe their style as "rocky with a bit of synth".[2]

The band won the Brwydr Y Bandiau (Battle of the Bands) at the 2011 National Eisteddfod in Wrexham.[4] In 2012 they beat nine other bands to win Wakestock Battle of the Bands and secure a place on the line up of the Welsh festival.[2]

In 2015 Sŵnami won awards for Best EP or Single (for their single Cynnydd / Gwenwyn) and Best Video (for Gwenwyn) at the Welsh Y Selar music awards.[5]

The band's first full-length album, Sŵnami, was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in 2016[6] and was the winner of Welsh-Language Album of the Year at the 2016 National Eisteddfod held in Abergavenny.[7]

Ifan Davies (lead singer) also plays guitar for Yws Gwynedd and Yr Eira, and Lewis Williams plays the drums for Candelas.

Discography

Singles

Release Title English translation Label
2012 Mynd a Dod  Come and go Rasal Miwsig
2012 Eira Snow Rasal Miwsig
2014 Gwenwyn Poison Recordiau I Ka Ching
2014 Cynnydd Growth/Progress Recordiau I Ka Ching
2017 Dihoeni Pining Recordiau Tp[8]

EPs and Albums

Release Title English translation Type Label
2013 Du a Gwyn Black and White EP Rasal Miwsig
2015 Sŵnami Sŵnami Album Recordiau I Ka Ching

References

  1. ↑ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/dolgellau-group-swnami-wins-2012-2053340
  2. 1 2 3 "Dolgellau group Swnami wins 2012 Wakestock Battle of the Bands". Wales Online. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Daniel Bissett (22 October 2016). "Relive the performances leading Welsh bands in Gig y Pafiliwn". North Wales Daily Post. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Horizons - Sŵnami". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ↑ David Owens (23 February 2015). "Yws Gwynedd, Candelas and Sŵnami triumphant at Welsh music awards". Wales Online. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37310972
  7. ↑ "Swnami win this year's Welsh Language Album of the Year". Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codi-Cysgu-Yws-Gwynedd/dp/B0176KTSJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524679671&sr=8-1&keywords=codi+cysgu
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