Candelas
Background information
OriginLlanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales
GenresIndie rock
Years active2009–present
LabelsI Ka Ching (2014–present)
MembersOsian Williams
Ifan Jones
Gruffydd Edwards
Tomos Edwards
Lewis Williams

Candelas are a Welsh rock band from Llanuwchllyn, North Wales.

Background

Candelas released their first EP Kim Y Syniad in 2011. Since being signed to the label I Ka Ching in 2013 they have released two albums and three singles. Their first album featured songs in both Welsh and English and their second album is entirely sung in Welsh. In February 2014, the band won three Y Selar awards for best Welsh language song, best long record and best band.[1] They won best Welsh language band again in February 2015, also winning the best artwork prize.[2][3] Their album Bodoli'n Ddistaw was shortlisted for the 2015 Welsh-language album of the year.[4][5]

In 2016 the band recorded a cover of Yr Anhrefn's Rhedeg i Paris (Running to Paris in English), described as the "anthem of the Summer",[6] to celebrate the Wales football team reaching the European Football Championship.

The band have played at numerous music festivals across Wales such as Festival Number 6,[7] Maes B, and Tafwyl which they headlined in 2016 and again in 2017 after Bryn Fôn pulled out.[citation needed]

In 2017, the band were reported to be recording their first English-language EP and a third album,[8] which was released in 2018 titled Wyt Ti'n Meiddio Dod i Chwarae following two singles.

The band's drummer, Lewis Williams, won best instrumentalist at the 2013 Y Selar awards[2] for his work in Candelas and Sŵnami.

Discography

Singles

Title English translation Year Released
"Cynt a’n Bellach" Faster and Further 2014
"Dim Cyfrinach" No Secret 2014
"Ddoe, Heddiw, a 'Fory" Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 2017
"Gan Bo Fi'n Gallu" Because I Can 2018
"O! Mor Effeithiol" Oh! So Effective 2018

Albums and EPs

Title English translation Length Label Released
Kim Y Syniad (EP) Kim the Idea 19:40 Peno Productions 2011
Candelas N/A 44:33 Peno Productions 2013
Bodoli'n Ddistaw[9] Existing Quietly 39:56 I Ka Ching 2014
Wyt Ti'n Meiddio Dod I Chwarae? Do You Dare to Come Play? 54:12 I Ka Ching 2018

References

  1. ^ "Hat-tric i Candelas yng Ngwobrau'r Selar". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b David Owens (23 February 2015). "Yws Gwynedd, Candelas and Sŵnami triumphant at Welsh music awards". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Gwobrau'r Selar 2015 - BBC Cymru Fyw". Bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Eryl Crump (8 June 2015). "Welsh Album of the Year will be revealed at National Eisteddfod". Daily Post. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn | National Eisteddfod". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Rhedeg i Paris a". Western Mail (in Welsh). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Music". Festivalnumber6.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ https://tafwyl.org/en/candelas/. Retrieved 28 November 2020. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Llanuwchllyn band rock the cinema to launch new album". Denbighshire Free Press. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

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