Pedair (means 'four' in Welsh) are Siân James, Gwenan Gibbard, Meinir Gwilym and Gwyneth Glyn, each an individual Welsh musician steeped in the traditional music of the country who have formed a 'supergroup'. Having seen them perform on 'Nosen Lawen' I was keen to see them live. I wasn't expecting that they would conduct the entire show without a word of English nor that the audience would be entirely Welsh speaking , apart from us, but that's the way it seemed.
With Siân James on electric piano and harp, Gwenan Gibbard on harp, Meinir Gwilym on guitar and Gwyneth Glyn on guitar but most of all with all four on beautiful vocals this was a memorable gig.
I don't know the names of the songs but the whole thing was an extraordinary event, just one beautiful and moving song after another. Sometimes both harps were on the go at the same time, sometimes it was keyboards, harp and guitars but always the voices - usually all four were featured in some way on each song.
It ended with an audience participation which raised the hairs on the back of the neck - the final song was basically sung by the whole audience, beautifully in tune. I felt I was in the middle of a Welsh choir which in fact I was.
A great finish to the 2024 gig schedule.
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