Bryn Fon, Y Goreuon (1994-2005)

18 memorable tracks by Wales’ premier rock balladeer from the 4 albums he released between 1994 and 2005.

Bryn Fôn is one of Wales’ leading popular singers and performers, and he manages to do that most unusual feat of combining a successful singing career with that of a successful actor. His appeal as a performer is based on a faultless vocal technique and great songs; these songs are the work of some of the foremost Welsh composers of the day, including Emyr Huws Jones, Alun ‘Sbardun’ Huws and Rhys Parry.

Bryn himself had a hand in 8 of these songs, and the other composers are, like Rhys Parry, all members of the various ensembles who have accompanied Bryn over the years: Barry ‘Archie’ Jones, Graham ‘La’ Land and Les Morrison. The 18 songs on this “Best of” compilation are taken from the four albums released by Bryn Fôn between 1994 and 2005 on the CRAI and ABEL labels.

Tracks -

01 - Ceidwad y goleudy

02 - Yn y dechreuad

03 - Coedwig ar dân

04 - Rebel wicend

05 - Tre’ Porthmadog

06 - Llythyrau Tyddyn y Gaseg

07 - Gwybod yn iawn

08 - Un funud fach

09 - Yn yr ardd

10 - Abacus

11 - Strydoedd Aberstalwm

12 - Noson ora ‘rioed

13 - Diwedd y gân

14 - Mistar ‘T’

15 - Cân i Ems

16 - Tân ar Fynydd Cennin

17 - Y bardd o Montreal

18 - Cofio dy wyneb

18 o draciau mwyaf cofiadwy Bryn Fôn, oddi ar ‘Dyddiau Digymar’, ‘Dawnsio ar y Dibyn’ , ‘Abacus’ a ‘Cam’.

Bu Bryn Fôn yn rheng flaen cantorion poblogaidd Cymru ers dyddiau Crysbas, ac yma clywir deunaw o’i ganeuon gorau o’r degawd o ganol y 90au hyd 2005. Wedi llwyddiant cyfnod Sobin a’r Smaeliaid, cyhoeddodd ddwy albym fel “Bryn Fôn” i gwmni SAIN ar label CRAI yn 1994 (“Dyddiau Di-gymar”) ac 1998 (“Dawnsio ar y Dibyn”), a bu gwerthu cyson ar y ddwy byth ers hynny. Dilynwyd y rhain gan ddwy albym i gwmni aBel yn 2004 (“Abacus”) a 2005 (“Cam”), a chlywir yma ddetholiad o ganeuon oddi ar y bedair.

Cyfrinach llwyddiant Bryn yw’r cyfuniad o lais a thechneg ddi-feth, a chaneuon da; daw’r caneuon hyn o law rhai o gyfansoddwyr a cherddorion amlycaf y maes poblogaidd Cymraeg: Emyr Huws Jones, Alun ‘Sbardun’ Huws, Rhys Parry, Barry ‘Archie’ Jones, Les Morrison a Graham ‘La’ Land. Bu gan Bryn ei hun ran mewn cyfansoddi 8 o’r caneuon, 5 ohonyn nhw ar y cyd gyda’r gitarydd Rhys Parry.

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