AR LOG
Dafydd Roberts – telyn deires, ffliwt, pibau, llais / triple harp, flute, whistles, vocals
Iolo Jones – ffidil / fiddle
Geraint Cynan – allweddellau, llais / keyboards, vocals
Geraint Glynne Davies – gitâr, prif lais / guitar, lead vocal
Graham Pritchard – ffidil, mandolin, llais / fiddle, mandolin, vocals
Gwyndaf Roberts – telyn benglîn, telyn clarsach, llais / knee harp, clarsach harp, vocals
Ers ei ffurfio yn 1976 mae Ar Log wedi dilyn y traddodiad gwerin hir yng Nghymru o berfformio caneuon yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn ogystal ag adfywio traddodiad mwy hynafol o berfformio darnau offerynnol.
Erbyn 1982, roedd Ar Log wedi dod yn gysylltiedig â Dafydd Iwan, ac ym 1983 cychwynnodd Ar Log ar eu hail daith gyda Dafydd Iwan a recordio eu hail albwm gyda’i gilydd. Yr anthem newydd ar gyfer y daith honno oedd Yma o Hyd sydd wedi mwynhau adfywiad enfawr yn ddiweddar ac sydd wedi dod yn anthem answyddogol i dîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru. Mae Ar Log wedi mynd â cherddoriaeth Gymraeg i dros ugain o wledydd ar dri chyfandir a nhw oedd y grŵp gwerin traddodiadol Cymraeg proffesiynol cyntaf. Yn ystod eu teithiau mae Ar Log wedi rhannu’r llwyfan gyda rhai o artistiaid gwerin mwya’r byd, gan gynnwys Alan Stivell o Lydaw, Mary Black, De Dannan, Y Dubliners, Y Clancy Brothers, Y Furies a Clannad o’r Iwerddon; Y Battlefield Band, Boys of the Lough, Silly Wizard a Run Rig o’r Alban a nifer o artistiaid ‘Cerddoriaeth Byd’ o bob rhan o’r byd.
Rhwng 1978 a 2023 mae Ar Log wedi rhyddhau deuddeg albwm a dwy sengl.
Ar Log was formed in August 1976 specifically to represent Wales at a Celtic Festival in Lorient, Brittany. Following the festival, on the advice of The Dubliners, the band decided to continue to perform and earn their living through touring. The band succeeded in touring full time for seven years, spending nine months of each year abroad.
Since it was formed in 1976 Ar Log’s sets have followed the long folk tradition in Wales of performing songs in the Welsh language as well as reviving the more ancient tradition of performing instrumental pieces. The group feature the Welsh triple harp and the name Ar Log means ‘on hire’.
By 1982, Ar Log had become particularly associated with Dafydd Iwan, a long-standing figure in the Welsh national movement. In 1983, Ar Log embarked on its second tour with Dafydd Iwan and recorded their second album together. The new anthem for that tour was Yma o Hyd which has recently enjoyed a huge revival and has become an unofficial anthem for Wales’ National Football Team.
The band has performed in twenty one countries across the UK, Europe and North and South America promoting Welsh traditional music and songs. During their tours Ar Log shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the folk world, namely Alan Stivell from Brittany, Mary Black, De Dannan, The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, The Furies and Clannad from Ireland, The Battlefield Band, Boys of the Lough, Silly Wizard and Run Rig from Scotland and many ‘World Music’ artists from all corners of the globe.
Between 1978 and 2023 Ar Log released twelve albums and two singles.
“Ar Log is one of the most durable and best-loved Welsh folk groups. The band’s extraordinary level of musicianship and manly and sensitive Welsh language vocals… can all be experienced on their recordings.”
Christiana Roden, music journalist, New York
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