SRD Presents: Cerddoriaeth Celtica E13: Tan yn Llŷn

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SRD Presents: Cerddoriaeth Celtica E13: Tan yn Llŷn

Welcome to Cerddoriaeth Celtica, a companion piece for the Starlight Radio
Dreams series “Celtica”. When we conceived of Celtica the desire was to
create an adventure serial which used music as part of the action and
story. From using music to power Celtica’s magic tools to musical numbers
for the big moments, Celtica does exactly that. And Cerddoriaeth Celtica
lets us further explore the beauty of Celtic music, both as part of the
serial and just for its own sake.

In this episode of Cerddoriaeth Celtica, Karolyn Blake, co writer for
Celtica and the actor behind the title character, sings “Tan yn Llŷn" a
Welsh folk song by Plethyn. This song is a tribute to the power that
protest and property damage have to change hearts and minds, and it reminds
us that the power structures we oppose now have their roots in the distant
past. In the show Celtica, Gwynedd and Celtica sang this song when they
were planning to blow up the Draugr’s foundry. We framed most of that
episode as an homage to this moment in modern Welsh history.

Starlight Radio Dreams continues to stand with protesters and to affirm
that Black Lives Matter. Keep yourselves safe, and stay well.

Host and Artist- Karolyn Blake.
Co host: Grant Blake.
Producer: Ansel Burch.

Special thanks to Plethyn for writing such a stirring, inspiring, beautiful
song.

Source for translation https://war-poetry.livejournal.com/639787.html

Source for history: https://www.peoplescollection.wales/story/378207
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_in_Wales_Acts_1535_and_1542


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