The Tafwyl music festival, a vibrant celebration of Welsh culture, music, and the arts. Held in Cardiff, Tafwyl showcases a wide range of Welsh talent, blending traditional and contemporary sounds across various genres.
Tafwyl 2024
S4C, BBC iPlayer - Tafwyl 2024
Orchard Media’s coverage brought Tafwyl to a wider audience, providing viewers with high-quality footage of live performances, interviews with artists, and behind-the-scenes glimpses. It highlighted the festival’s inclusive and community-driven spirit while celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Wales.
S4C aired the coverage in Welsh, reinforcing the festival’s emphasis on promoting the Welsh language, while BBC iPlayer provided on-demand access for a broader UK audience, making the event accessible to both Welsh speakers and music enthusiasts.
MediaTracks: In true MediaTracks spirit, we were keen to help Orchard deliver truly authentic coverage, all the way down to the music. That’s why we decided to expediate the delivery of our first ever Welsh language music project to have it ready in time for the Tafwyl weekend. Just four days after the tracks were created, they were mastered, registered and delivered to Orchard for use in the edit.
This marks the start of our commitment to supporting Welsh-language on television and helping Welsh talent make their mark on production music.
Meet The Writers
Ifan Pritchard
Musician and lead singer of Gwilym, Ifan Pritchard, studied music at Middlesex University before returning to Wales. His band Gwilym's album 'Sugno Gola' was the first Welsh language album to receive over 100,000 streams on Spotify.
Gwenno Morgan
Gwenno Morgan is a Welsh London-based composer, pianist and keyboardist. She creates scores for films, radio and media. Whilst Gwenno has a distinct musical voice that can be heard throughout her music, she has showcased her ability to draw the listener/viewer into the world of each project.
Mared Williams
Mared Williams, known professionally as Mared, is a Welsh singer-songwriter from Llannefydd, north Wales. She won the 2021 Welsh Language Album Award and has won two Y Selar Awards.
Mared studied music at the University of Leeds until 2018 and then a master's in musical theatre performance at the Royal Academy Of Music. Fun fact: Mared was part of the cast in in Les Misérables in the West End!
Lewys Wyn
Lewys has been writing music for 10 years and more with the band Yr Eira, and has recently worked with several artists from Wales and beyond on various projects. In addition Lewys has composed music for various visuals, stage and television including co-composing the music for the opening show of the Eisteddfod in Tregaron, Lloergan.