"In your hands, the birth of a new day... " (Limahl)

11 June 2013

Gyrfa ar y delyn / Harping career


Yr wyf wedi canu alawon traddodiadol ar y delyn gwerin ers 1991. Rwyf wedi cofrestri'n hunan-gyflogedig yn ffurfiol rhwng 1997-2003; 2005; 2010-11 a 2015-16.  Yn y cyfnod cyntaf o hunan-gyflogaeth, fe wnes i ariannu fy ngradd doethuriaeth trwy fynd allan i fysgio trwy de Cymru a threfi agos yn Lloegr.

Rwyf wedi teithio'n helaeth ar draws Cymru a thu hwnt. Rwyf wedi recordio tri CD ac wedi cydweithio gyda nifer o artistiaid eraill. Rwyf wedi ennill yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, ac yn 2013 cefais fy nghynwys yn llyfr Bruce Cardwell, "The Harp in Wales". Yn 2016, cafodd ddwy o'm alawon gwreiddiol ("Tyndyrn" ac "Afon Gwy" eu mabwysiadu ym mherfformiadau personol Robin Huw Bowen.

I have played Welsh traditional music on the folk harp since 1991. I have been formally registered as self-employed on four occasions (1997-2003; 2005; 2010-11, 2015-16). In that first period of self-employment, I funded my PhD studies by busking across south Wales and nearby towns in England.

I have travelled extensively across Wales and beyond. I have recorded three CDs and have co-operated with a number of other artists. I have won at the National Eisteddfod and in 2013 I was included in Bruce Cardwell's book "The Harp in Wales". In 2016, two of my new compositions ("Tintern"and "River Wye") were adopted by Robin Huw Bowen in his own performances - probably the high point of my career as a harpist.

Perfformiadau Nodedig / Notable Performances

Rwyf wedi perfformio yng Ngŵyl Werin y Cnapan (Ffostrasol), Gŵyliau’r Gwyniad a Ffidlan! (Y Bala), Lowender Perran (Cernyw), Eisteddfod Ryngwladol Llangollen, y Gyngres Geltaidd (Inverness a Lorient), Gŵyl Abergwaun, Gŵyl Nôl a ‘Mlaen (Llangrannog), Cwpwrdd Nansi (Caerdydd) a Britfest (Hambwrg). Yn 2009, fe wnes i canu'r delyn yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol ar achlysur ymddeoliad Rhodri Morgan fel Prif Weinidog Cymru. Yn 2012 fe es ar daith unigol o amgylch Ynysoedd Shetland. Yn 2013 ennillais Gwobr Goffa John Weston Thomas ar gyfer y delyn gwerin yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, yn Ninbych.

I have performed widely, including at The Cnapan Folk Festival (Ffostrasol), The Gwyniad and  Ffidlan! Festivals (Bala), Lowender Perran (Cornwall), The Llangollen International Eisteddfod, the Celtic Congress (Inverness and Lorient), The Fishguard Folk Festival, Gŵyl Nôl a ‘Mlaen (Llangrannog), Cwpwrdd Nansi (Cardiff) and Britfest (Hamburg). In 2009, I played at the National Assembly in Cardiff Bay on the occasion of the retirement of Rhodri Morgan as First Minister of Wales. In 2012 I embarked on a solo tour of the Shetland Islands. In 2013 I won the John Weston Thomas Memorial Prize for folk harp at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, in Denbigh.


Cydweithio / Collaboration 

Rwyf wedi bod yn artist gwâdd ar gyfer Fflur Dafydd (CD "Gwreiddiau" 2012), SKEP (CD "CTRL-S" 2004) Ysbryd Chouchen (CD "La La" 1997), Ffynnon, a Dawnswyr Nantgarw. Rwyf wedi bod yn artist cefnogol ar ddechrau perfformiadau gan Dafydd Iwan, Yr Hwntws, Fflur Dafydd,  Gareth Bonello, Gildas, Aros Mae a Dylan Fowler. Rwyf wedi canu mewn deuawd gyda Cormac de Barra ar un achlysur. Rwyf yn aelod o grwp "Sesiwn Caerdydd" ar gyfer y cystadleuaeth grwp offerynol yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol.

I have been a guest artist for Fflur Dafydd, Ysbryd Chouchen, Ffynnon, SKEP , and Dawnswyr Nantgarw. I have been a support artist at the start of performances by Dafydd Iwan, Yr Hwntws, Fflur Dafydd, Gareth Bonello, Gildas, Aros Mae and Dylan Fowler. I have dueted with Cormac de Barra on one occasion. I am a member of the grwp "Sesiwn Caerdydd" ("The Cardiff Session") for the instrumental group competition at the National Eisteddfod.

Teledu a Radio / TV and Radio
 
Rwyf wedi ymddangos yn rheolaidd ar raglenni teledu Cymraeg (Bandit, Cerdd y Cymry, Hel Straeon, Heno, i-dot, Pnawn Da, Wedi 3, Wedi 7, Y Garej) ac ar BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Radio Wales, Clyde 1 FM (Glasgow), FolkCast, Radio Ceredigion, Resonance FM (Llundain), Sain Abertawe, a WMMT FM (Kentucky).
 
I have made regular appearances on Welsh language TV (Bandit, Cerdd y Cymry, Hel Straeon, Heno, i-dot, Pnawn Da, Wedi 3, Wedi 7, Y Garej) and has appeared on BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Radio Wales, Clyde 1 FM (Glasgow), FolkCast, Radio Ceredigion, Resonance FM (London) and WMMT FM (Kentucky).  

Erthyglau am Carwyn / Articles about Carwyn
  
BBC Cymru Fyw 
Knowhere.co.uk
Living Tradition
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales 
Londonbusking 
Musical Traditions 
The Guardian

 

Adolygiadau / Reviews

"Gwych" ("Excellent")
Georgia Ruth, BBC Radio Cymru

"A Master of the Celtic harp" Frank Hennessey, BBC Radio Wales

"Unbelievable. To walk into a pub and listen to someone playing the harp...a real privilege." Gregg Lynn, Yr Hwntws

"Cerddoriaeth hyfryd, ac alawon gwreiddiol bendigedig."
("Lovely Music and wonderful original melodies")
Angharad Jenkins, CALAN

"The playing throughout (Carwyn's CD) is excellent" Musical Traditions

"Mesmerising...enchanting" WorldFromMarrs.Com.

"There are often buskers in Aber(ystwyth). Some are very good, particularly a harpist called Carwyn who regularly busks in Terrace Road" Knowhere.Com


"Virtuoso Performance" Cymdeithas Gymunedol Gwynfe Community Association


GIGS

Gyrfa - Career


Mae fy ngyrfa wedi cymryd sawl tro annisgwyl. Wedi graddio gyda doethuriaeth yn 2004, roedd fy mryd ar fod yn academydd. Dyna a wnes am ddwy flynedd, cyn symud i'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol fel Gohebydd Gwleidyddol cylchgrawn GOLWG. Bellach, ers 2007, rwyf wedi treulio'r rhan fwyaf o'm gyrfa yn y sector gwifoddol yng Nghymru, weithio'n cyfuno swydd ffurfiol gyda'm gwaith ar y delyn. Ar hyn o bryd rwyf yn gweithio'n llawn amser ym myd anabledd plant, fel Ymarferydd Cwsg ar ran elusen Cerebra. 


Gwybodaeth pellach:


My career has taken several unexpected turns. Having graduated with a PhD in 2004, my initial ambition was to be an academic, and that's what I did for two years, before moving to the National Assembly for Wales as the Political Correspondent for GOLWG magazine. Since 2007, I have spent most of my time in the voluntary sector in Wales, sometimes combining a formal role with my other work as a harpist. At the moment I work full-time in the field of child disability, as a Sleep Practitioner for Cerebra.  



Additional information:

Swyddi cyflogedig - Employed roles

2019 -


Ymarferydd Cwsg, Cerebra.

Sleep Practitioner, Cerebra.

2016 - 2019


Gweithiwr Achos Rhanbarthol (Y Gorllewin a'r Canolbarth). Mencap Cymru.

Regional Caseworker (Mid and West Wales), Mencap Cymru


2015-16

Telynor hunan-gyflogedig (Ebrill 2015 - Mawrth 2017)

Self-employed harpist (April 2015 - March 2016)


2013-2015


Swyddog Datblygu Arbenigol dros Gymru, Home-Start UK.

Specialist Development Worker - Wales, Home-Start UK.


2011-2013



Ysgrifennydd, Cyfadran Gymreig, Cymanfa Gyffredinol yr Undodiaid a'r Eglwysi Cristnogol Rhydd

Secretary, Welsh Department, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches


2011 (Llawrydd / Freelance)



Gohebydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, Cylchgrawn Golwg (Ionawr - Mawrth)


National Assembly for Wales Correspondent, Golwg Magazine (January - March) 


2010


Telynor hunan-gyflogedig (Ebrill - Rhagfyr)

Self-employed harpist (April - December) 

2009 - 2010


Swyddog Datblygu dros Gymru, Disability Law Service


Development Officer for Wales, Disability Law Service


2007-2008



Swyddog Polisi Ysbwriel, Cadwch Gymru'n Daclus


Litter Project Officer, Keep Wales Tidy


2006-2007 



Gohebydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, Cylchgrawn Golwg


National Assembly for Wales Correspondent, Golwg Magazine 


2005


Telynor hunan-gyflogedig (Mehefin-Rhagfyr)

Self-employed harpist (June-December) 

2004-2005


Cymrawd Dysgu, Sefydliad Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear, Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth


Teaching Fellow, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales Aberystwyth


2003-2004

  
Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil, Sefydliad Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear, Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth

Research Assistant, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales Aberystwyth


Mawrth / March 2003 (Llawrydd / Freelance)


Ymchwilydd Maes, Opinion Research Services

Field Researcher, Opinion Research Services 


1997-2003



Doethuriaeth: "Cenedlaetholdeb a'r Broses Wleidyddol yng Nghymru"  

(Tra'n hunan-gyfolgedig ar y delyn)

PhD: "Nationalism and the Political Process in Wales"
(Whilst self-employed on the harp)

3 June 2013

Y delyn: Adolygiadau / The harp: Reviews


"Unbelievable. To walk into a pub and listen to someone playing the harp...a real privilege" (Gregg Lynn, Yr Hwntws)