Artist Lineup

In no particular order, here are the artists announced so far for AFF 2025 - lots more to come!
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  • Sallows play traditional folk music about working, not working, summer, winter and all things. With banjo, guitar, whistle, fiddle, harmonium and vocal harmony. Somewhere between folk and punk, Sallows take influence from Swan Arcade, Crass, Dick Gaughan, magic mushrooms and plenty of the golden amber.

    Instagram: @sallowsband

    Bandcamp: https://sallows.bandcamp.com/album/sallows-ep

    Ganwyd y band ar noson hwyr o flaen tân mewn cae; Mae Sallows yn chwarae cerddoriaeth werin draddodiadol am weithio a pheidio â gweithio, yr haf, y gaeaf a phopeth... Gyda banjo, gitâr, chwiban, ffidil, harmonium a harmoni lleisiol. Rhywle rhwng pync a gwerin mae Swallows yn cael eu dylanwadu gan Swan Arcade, Crass, Dock Gaughan, madarch hud a llwythi o ambr euraidd.

  • Ruen is a newly formed band that started during AFF2024 with Bruno from Sharp Knives and Rover from Kraaklustig and previously Cistem Failure. They describe their music as Post-Apocalyptic, hopeful cosy doom for the quasi-delusional.

    Instagram: @weare_ruen

    Band newydd yw Ruen ffurfiwyd yn ystod AFF2024 gyda Bruno o Sharp Knives a Rover o Kraaklustig a Cistem Failure yn flaenorol. Mae nhw’n disgrifio eu cerddoriaeth fel Ôl-Apocalyptaidd, ‘doom’ cyfforddus a gobeithiol i’r rhai quasi-delusional!

  • Burn the ladder is a folk musician bearing a sharp tongue and a big heart. She combines the rich story-telling tradition of folk music with the wit and sensibilities of a protest singer in a bitter-sweet catalog of hope, sorrow, joy and fury.

    Burn the Ladder is the stage name of Georgia Bell, a queer solo artist based in South Wales. Originally from London, she chose Wales for the mountains, the trees, and the wonderful creative people carpeting the landscape.  Her music emphasises open and direct lyrics; whether they are talking about painful personal moments or her opposition to right-wing politicians, there is very little space between the artist, the art, and the audience.

    Instagram: @burntheladder

    Bandcamp: https://burntheladder.bandcamp.com

    Mae Burn the Ladder yn gerddor gwerin efo yn tafod miniog a chalon fawr. Mae hi’n cyfuno traddodiad werin o adrodd straeon cyfoethog gyda ffraethineb a synwyrusrwydd cantores brotest mewn catalog chwerw-felys o obaith, tristwch, llawenydd a chynddaredd.

    Burn the Ladder yw enw llwyfan Georgia Bell, artist unigol cwiar sydd wedi’i lleoli yn Ne Cymru. Yn wreiddiol o Lundain, dewisodd Gymru ar gyfer y mynyddoedd, y coed, a’r bobl greadigol ryfeddol sy’n carpedu’r dirwedd.  Mae ei cherddoriaeth yn pwysleisio geiriau agored ac gonest; boed yn sôn am eiliadau personol poenus neu ei gwrthwynebiad i wleidyddion asgell dde, ychydig iawn o le sydd rhwng yr artist, y gelfyddyd, a’r gynulleidfa.

  • Spud Bugs are currently based out of Cortland in Central NY [united states] they are a transient folk punk band with travelers rotating in and out of the line up. They carry a sound resembling u.s folk punk of the early 2000's, raspy, crusty, complex, fast & loud.

    Instagram: @spudbugs

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/spudbugs?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafKT3k4S4HE-lehHTw0EpLr2nBcKS4DuxEtCZ6gt2HimNJYxcZfVwYHsB9yJw_aem_wKD58_s7glorHLEAhu6N7A

    Ar hyn o bryd, mae Spud Bugs â'u lleoliad ochrau Cortland yn Efrog Newydd Canolog [UDA] pync gwerinol byrbarhaol ydyn nhw gyda theithwyr yn mynd a dod o'r grŵp. Mae ganddynt sain sy'n debyg i bync gwerin UDA y 2000au cynnar, un sy'n gras, swta, cymhleth, cyflym ac yn uchel.

  • Julie Murphy ( voice ) and Ceri Rhys Matthews ( flute ) are founder members of groundbreaking Welsh folk group fernhill. Together they perform traditional songs and dance tunes from Wales and beyond, with particular emphasis on the music and poetry of West Wales. 

    Julie Murphy is regarded internationally as one of Britain's finest folk singers. Her remarkable voice, spectrally beautiful one moment and darkly rich the next, has led to collaborations with music legends like John Cale, Robert Plant and Danny Thompson. 

    Ceri Rhys Matthews is an artist, fine, fine flute player and central figure in the celebration and sharing of the traditional music of Wales, both through performances and through the annual winter and summer tune schools he runs in Llandysul, Carmarthenshire and Tremarchog, Pembrokeshire.

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    Mae Julie Murphy ( llais ) a Ceri Rhys Matthews ( ffliwt ) yn sylfaenwyr o’r grŵp gwerin Cymreig arloesol Fernhill. Gyda'i gilydd maent yn perfformio caneuon traddodiadol ac alawon dawns o Gymru a thu hwnt, gyda phwyslais arbennig ar gerddoriaeth a barddoniaeth Gorllewin Cymru. 

    Mae Julie Murphy yn cael ei hystyried yn rhyngwladol fel un o gantorion gwerin gorau Prydain. Mae ei llais rhyfeddol, fydd yn swynol o hardd un eiliad ac yn dywyll gyfoethog y llall, wedi arwain at gydweithio â chewri cerddorol fel John Cale, Robert Plant a Danny Thompson. 

    Mae Ceri Rhys Matthews yn artist, yn chwaraewr ffliwt cain ac yn ffigwr canolog yn y dathlu a rhannu cerddoriaeth draddodiadol Cymru, trwy berfformiadau a thrwy’r ysgolion alaw gaeaf a haf blynyddol y mae’n eu rhedeg yn Llandysul, Sir Gaerfyrddin a Thremarchog, Sir Benfro.

  • Ivy Hughes-Dennis is a ranting anarchist comedy folk musician (and she promises that’s not as bad as it sounds). She’s toured folk, punk, and stand up circuits around Europe for over a decade, playing short sarcastic kick-in-the-teeth bangers, and having supported cult icons like Jon Richardson, Grace Petrie, and Crywank. As punk poet titan Attila the Stockbroker put it, she is “the only person to make the ukulele not entirely shit”. High praise.

    Instagram: @ivy.highdefinition

    Mae Ivy Hughes-Dennis yn gerddor gwerin comedi anarchaidd rhemp (ac mae’n addo nad ydy hynny cynddrwg â'r disgwyl). Mae hi wedi bod ar daith ymysg cylchoedd gwerin, pync a chomedi o amgylch Ewrop ers dros ddegawd. A hithau yn chwarae cerddoriaeth fachog sarcastig byr sydd â dipyn o gic, ac wedi cefnogi eiconau â dilyniant cwlt fel Jon Richardson, Grace Petrie, a Crywank. Fel y dywedodd y cawr o fardd pync, Attila the Stockbroker, hi ydy’r “unig berson i wneud i'r iwcalili beidio swnio'n hollol shit”. Dyna i chi ganmoliaeth.

  • An experimental, multi-instrumental folk duo taking inspiration from folk traditions of the black diasporic trans-atlantic world. Calliope blends salt-of-the-earth trad tunes, ancestral musical traditions and cosmic modernity to produce a subversive sonic space that challenges preconceptions of what folk music can be.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbandcalliope/?hl=en-gb

    Deuawd gwerin arbrofol, aml-offerynnol sy'n cymryd ysbrydoliaeth o draddodiadau gwerin y byd trawsatlantig diasporaidd du. Mae Calliope yn cyfuno alawon traddodiadol halen y ddaear, traddodiadau cerddorol hynafol a moderniaeth cosmig i gynhyrchu gofod sonig chwyldroadol sy'n herio rhagdybiaethau o beth all cerddoriaeth werin fod.

  • Chuck SJ is a multidisciplinary artist and performer. They can be found on a stage near you doing stand up / drag / music / poetry / MC'ing cabaret events. This Punk Powerhouse is well known for their intoxicating stage performance, unique guitar skills and unapologetic honesty. As well as creating their own works, Chuck composes for musicals and does sound design for theatre makers. Having already completed 5 European tours, 12 UK tours, 15 albums and 2 EPs, they are currently in the process of writing their own musical titled Eat Your Heart Out. In summer 2023 launched BYENARY events, a music events production that prioritises Trans and/or non-binary musicians by bringing live music back into queer night life.

    Website: https://www.chucksj.com


    Mae Chuck SJ yn artist a pherfformiwr aml-ddisgyblaeth. Gellir dod o hyd iddynt ar lwyfan yn eich ardal yn gwneud digwyddiadau stand up / drag / cerddoriaeth / barddoniaeth / MCio mewn cabaret. Mae’r powerhouse pync hwn yn adnabyddus am eu perfformiad llwyfan, sgiliau gitâr unigryw a’u gonestrwydd. Yn ogystal â chreu gwaith eu hunain, mae Chuck yn cyfansoddi ar gyfer sioeau cerdd ac yn dylunio sain ar gyfer gwneuthurwyr theatr. Ar ôl cwblhau 5 taith Ewropeaidd yn barod, 12 taith o’r DU, 15 albwm a 2 EP, maen nhw ar hyn o bryd yn y broses o ysgrifennu eu sioe gerdd eu hunain o’r enw Eat Your Heart Out. Yn ystod haf 2023 lansiodd BYENARY Events, cynhyrchiad digwyddiadau cerdd sy’n blaenoriaethu cerddorion traws a/neu anneuaidd drwy ddod â cherddoriaeth fyw yn ôl i nosweithiau cwiar.

  • Kirsty Law is an innovative Scots songmaker and singer based in Edinburgh. From a background learning from some of Scotland and Ireland’s great tradition bearerers such as Sheila Stewart, Cathal MacConnell, Sheena Wellington and Margaret Bennett, she has gone on to develop her own strong storytelling voice. Working primarily in Scots language, Law pairs bold contemporary narratives and sounds with traditional material, with a special interest in expressing that which previously in the tradition has gone unsung - sensitive stories of queer love, unashamed female sexuality - and continuing that which she feels the tradition does best - salving some of life's darkest subjects, providing a voice for the voiceless.

    Website: https://www.kirstylaw.com

    Mae Kirsty Law yn gyfansoddwraig a chantores arloesol o'r Alban sy'n byw yng Nghaeredin. O gefndir yn dysgu gan rai o gludwyr traddodiad yr Alban ac Iwerddon fel Sheila Stewart, Cathal MacConnell, Sheena Wellington a Margaret Bennett, mae hi wei datblygu ei llais adrodd straeon cryf ei hun. Gan weithio'n bennaf yn yr iaith Albanaidd, mae Law yn paru naratifau a synau cyfoes beiddgar â deunydd traddodiadol, gyda diddordeb arbennig mewn mynegi'r hyn a oedd wedi mynd yn anhysbys yn y traddodiad o'r blaen - straeon sensitif am gariad cwiar, rhywioldeb benywaidd digywilydd - a pharhau â'r hyn y mae hi'n teimlo bod y traddodiad yn ei wneud orau - achub rhai o bynciau tywyllaf bywyd, gan ddarparu llais i'r rhai di-lais.

  • A music producer, filmmaker and organiser, previously focused on electronic music, when Brenda's friends took them to last year's AFF they were enchanted, and inspired to pick up their viola and flute again and explore the world of folk music. Shortly after, they made a film, showing how to organise a direct action - but told through folk songs. The songs are all narratively connected and emotionally deeply rooted in the struggle of organising for Palestine in Berlin since October 2023. They will be perfoming these songs at AFF '25, together with their dear friends, comrades and musical companions.

    Cynhyrchydd cerddoriaeth, gwneuthurwr ffilmiau a threfnydd, a oedd gynt yn canolbwyntio ar gerddoriaeth electronig, pan aeth ffrindiau Brenda â nhw i AFF y llynedd cawsant eu swyno, a'u hysbrydoli i godi eu fiola a'u ffliwt eto ac archwilio byd cerddoriaeth werin. Yn fuan wedyn, gwnaethon nhw ffilm, yn dangos sut i drefnu gweithred uniongyrchol - ond wedi'i hadrodd trwy ganeuon gwerin. Mae'r caneuon i gyd wedi'u cysylltu'n naratif ac wedi'u gwreiddio'n ddwfn yn emosiynol yn y frwydr i drefnu dros Balesteina ym Merlin ers mis Hydref 2023. Byddant yn perfformio'r caneuon hyn yn AFF '25, ynghyd â'u ffrindiau annwyl, cymrodyr a chyfeillion cerddorol.

  • Original feminist & political folk songs, inspired by Irish traditional and American music and Irish & Scottish traditional & contemporary folk tunes.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foolsxsorrow/

    Caneuon gwerin ffeministaidd a gwleidyddol gwreiddiol, wedi'u hysbrydoli gan gerddoriaeth draddodiadol Iwerddon ac America ac alawon gwerin traddodiadol a chyfoes Gwyddelig ac Albanaidd.

  • The fastest hands. The lowest guitar. The worst posture. Shredding heartfelt folkpunk from Texas, USA,

    Bandcamp: https://michaelturnini.bandcamp.com/album/standing-on-graves

    Y dwylo cyflymaf. Y gitâr isaf. Yr ystum gwaethaf. Wedi'i leoli yn Texas, UDA, bydd Michael yn dod â gwerin-bync o'r galon i'r wyl..

  • Traddodiad y delyn derfysg. Ysbryd Zephaniah Williams ar grwydr. South Walian anarcho folk aspiring insurgent harp and trans voice. Traditional tunes and songs to the accompaniment of radical bilingual histories from Wales and beyond.

  • Hailing from Kingston, South West London, the Boogedys met at a party and never got rid of each other. They've been playing everywhere and anywhere since, with the same gusto be it for their 3 mates in a deserted pub or for crowds at Boomtown. They sing angry songs and they party hard.

    Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/boogedysmak

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boogedyfckingsmak/?hl=en


    Yn dod o Kingston, De-orllewin Llundain, fe gyfarfodd Boogedys mewn parti ac ni wnaethant erioed gael gwared ar ei gilydd. Maen nhw wedi bod yn chwarae ym mhobman ac unrhyw le ers hynny, gyda'r un brwdfrydedd, boed i'w 3 ffrind mewn tafarn wag neu i dyrfaoedd yn Boomtown. Maen nhw'n canu caneuon blin ac yn partio'n galed.

  • DJ collective playing folk electronic remixes into heavy rave and hardcore. Come dance your socks off to banging tunes.

    Bandcamp: https://folkcore.bandcamp.com

    Grwp DJ cyfunol sy'n chwarae ailgymysgiadau gwerin electronig i rave a hardcore trwm. Dewch i ddawnsio’ch sanau i ffwrdd i alawon bywiog.

  • tüül is a folk duo from the lower lands, crafting a slow, doomy, and atmospheric sound. Their texts evoke visions of a dark future, following a solitary wanderer through empty moor- and woodlands.

    Bandcamp: https://tuulmusic.bandcamp.com

    Deuawd gwerin o'r tiroedd isel yw tüül, sy'n creu sain araf, tywyll ac atmosfferig. Mae eu testunau'n dwyn i gof weledigaethau o ddyfodol tywyll, gan ddilyn crwydryn unig trwy rostiroedd a choedwigoedd gwag.

  • Reimagining dusty ballads - sometimes with a contemporary spin, sometimes just dusty - Isa offers us narrative folk, blending harmonium, guitar, and loop pedal for harmonies or the odd beat.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i.s.adesmet/

    Gan ailddychmygu hen faledi - weithiau gyda thro cyfoes, weithiau dim ond llwchog - mae Isa yn cynnig cerddoriaeth werin naratif inni, gan gyfuno harmoniwm, gitâr, a pedal dolen ar gyfer harmonïau neu'r curiad od.

  • Cirenne is a singular duo playing new, experimental music at an intersection of klezmer, folk, and free improvisation, using violin, viola, trumpet and electronics. Playful and cinematic, deadly serious and sometimes pretty silly, Cirenne reflect upon real-world conditions and explore imagined utopias. They weave scenes and soundscapes that are at once dense, rich and mellifluous, spacious, dancing and angular.

    Bandcamp: https://cirenne.bandcamp.com/album/cirenne

    Mae Cirenne yn ddeuawd unigryw sy'n chwarae cerddoriaeth newydd, arbrofol ar groesffordd klezmer, gwerin, ac improvisation rhydd, gan ddefnyddio ffidil, fiola, trwmped ac synau electroneg. Yn chwareus a sinematig, yn ddifrifol iawn ac weithiau'n eithaf gwirion, mae Cirenne yn myfyrio ar amodau'r byd go iawn ac yn archwilio iwtopïau dychmygol. Maent yn plethu golygfeydd a thirweddau sain sydd ar yr un pryd yn ddwys, yn gyfoethog ac yn felys, yn eang, yn ddawnsio ac yn onglog.

  • Altschmerz (German = old pain) Accompanied by their octave mandolin, Altschmerz travels through the different stages of grief and disbelief. They will share their heart-wrenching story of isolation and estrangement. They scream their desperate cries into the void. Only the tedious humming of their doom box will leave the bystander more unease than the ear deafening silence they leave behind.

    Bandcamp: https://altschmerz.bandcamp.com/album/oorverdovende-stilte

    Altschmerz (Almaeneg = hen boen) Yng nghwmni eu mandolin wythfed, mae Altschmerz yn teithio trwy wahanol gamau galar ac anghrediniaeth. Byddant yn rhannu eu stori dorcalonnus o unigedd ac ymddieithriad. Maent yn sgrechian eu cri anobeithiol i'r gwagle. Dim ond hwmian diflas eu blwch tynged fydd yn gadael y gwyliwr yn fwy o anesmwythyd na'r distawrwydd byddarol y maent yn ei adael ar ôl.

  • Vaginapocalypse perform their own original folk-punk with close harmonies and rapid fire lyrics. Two fingers to the mainstream and a warm hug from the rural underground. 

    Bandcamp: https://vaginapocalypse1.bandcamp.com

    Mae Vaginapocalypse yn perfformio eu caneuon gwerin-bync gwreiddiol eu hunain gyda harmonïau agos a geiriau cyflym. Dau fys i'r brif ffrwd a chwtsh cynnes gan y tanddaear gwledig.