EVENT INFORMATION
9Bach formed in 2005 thanks to a chance meeting between Welsh singer-songwriter Lisa Jên (also known for her collaborative work with Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys) and English guitarist Martin Hoyland. With their unmistakable sound of Welsh language vocals shimmering alongside swamp guitar, harp, rhythm section and a subtle use of technology, 9Bach have been widely credited with giving a new voice to Welsh song. Their second album, Tincian, was described by The Line of Best Fit as “ripped through with transcendence; a brooding melancholy as much as a gossamer dreaminess”, and was voted Best Album at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Awards by the public.
New album Anian is a soulful, brooding record whose songs take a critical look at the world in which we live. While Tincian commemorated stories from the past, Anian explores more contemporary themes The double CD package includes companion piece Yn dy lais / In your voice, where writers, actors, poets and singers - Peter Gabriel, Maxine Peake and Rhys Ifans among them - give their own interpretations of the songs as a way to convey the meaning to a non-Welsh speaking audience.
Anian: Welsh word meaning nature, the natural order, natural morality, the natural world, creation. What you are made of, your soul and bones, and how you connect with other people.
Matt Bradford will be supporting 9Bach.
PRESS + REVIEWS
“The Welsh-language band return with a set dominated by the exquisite vocals of Lisa Jên. Ifan, a gently pained song of parting, starts as a piano-backed solo and adds a wash of harp and other instruments, while Heno is constructed around layers of vocal tracks – a technique repeated on the traditional Sri Hwi Hwi.” The Guardian
“[Lisa] Jên’s vocals are beguiling, but behind her lies all sorts of wonder: Cyfaddefa’s Eastern-influenced Spartan percussion; Heno’s almost Enya-like wall of vocals; Llyn Du’s cascading choruses.” Q Magazine
RUNNING TIMES
Approx. 1hour 20mins, plus interval
MEDIA
@WatersideArts
- May 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m. → Book Now
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