To coincide with headling at Los Angeles St. David’s Day Celebrations in Hollywood, Meinir Gwilym will be releasing her North American debut album. Featuring duets with world famous opera star Bryn Terfel.
The album is a mix of Celtic, folk and pop, and aims to introduce Meinir’s brand of Welsh music – from the traditional to the modern Celtic – to a new audience.
The Album – CELT (available only in Canada & the USA) will be released on March 1st, Wales’ Patron Saint’s Day and will be available in record shops, and online.
It features some of Meinir’s favorite Welsh folk songs, previously unreleased English tracks written by Meinir, and classic duets with the best bass-baritone in the world – Bryn Terfel.
Meinir’s management say:
“We’re very excited to be showcasing Meinir’s music in North America. Since releasing her first work in 2002, she’s built up a massive following in Wales and throughout Europe. We’ve been receiving a lot of enquiries from North America, so now is a great time to be releasing an album out there.”
The Festival
Welsh descendants and Welsh ex-pats will all converge on the Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood, California on March 1st for the 2014 Los Angeles St. David’s Day Festival-Grand Concert. The festival promises to be a smashing hit with headliner Meinir Gwilym (Llangristiolus, Anglesey) making her North American debut.
The concert also includes Christopher D. Lewis, Welsh Choir of Southern California, Aedan MacDonnell, Welsh language workshops, Welsh food, gifts, book releases, and kids crafts.
Festival Curator Lorin Morgan-Richards said:
“I’m very excited to see the reaction of attendees when Meinir Gwilym takes the stage.
“There is no greater musician right now that has yet to perform in the states.”
She added:
“The Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater is a historic venue that has seen many famous faces grace its stage, and being in Hollywood, we’ve also had generous support from Welsh stars like Michael Sheen, Ioan Gruffudd, Henry Thomas, and Richard Burton’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s families.@
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