Yws Gwynedd

This week my guest is Welsh singer/songwriter Ywain 'Yws' Gwynedd. Yws first came to prominence in the Welsh Language music scene with his band 'Frizbee', who released 3 albums before Yws took a break from music to work in television. In 2014, Yws returned to music with a brand new band, singing under his own name. The band have achieved huge success since then with well over 1 Million streams on Spotify after their debut album Codi / \ Cysgu won Best LP at Y Selar music awards and was nominated for best Welsh-language album of the year at the National Eisteddfod in 2015.We talk about how Yws has used his creativity and songwriting to help him firstly, through the grief of losing his brother, who died in a car accident when Yws was just 19 and then how the grief of losing a child during pregnancy inspired Yws to write one of his most famous songs 'Sebona Fi'.You can follow Yws on Instagram / Twitter @YwsGwyneddMusic featured in this episode:'Sebona Fi' by Yws Gwynedd (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3AFx21z)'Deryn Du' by Yws Gwynedd (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3c2DXYp)Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to creative people about how grief has shaped their art.These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.::You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcastProduced / Edited by Al LewisTheme music by Al Lewis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.