CoDI Off-Grid @ FOCUS Wales

We had a wonderful time at FOCUS Wales 2025, presenting experimental performances and improvisation with Warm Leveret (soft noise: harp, voice and electronics from Emma Daman Thomas of the band Islet), Angharad Davies (violin, free improvisation and experimental composition), and Jon Ruddick (sound artist and co-founder of SHIFT, the experimental music venue in Cardiff).

Playing together for the first time, the performance was an experiment in itself, interweaving solo material with passages of improvisation together. They brought meditative and textured experiments with voice, harp, electronics, violin, synth and transistor radio feedback.

Diolch yn fawr to everyone who came along, and to everyone at FOCUS Wales for bringing another brilliant and varied line up of acts to audiences in sunny Wrexham.

We were also able to catch some brilliant performances during the festival, including a number of artists and groups we’ve supported in the past. On Thursday, we also joined Merched yn Gwneud Miwsig with Clwb Ifor Bach and Eisteddfod Genedlaethol to celebrate the vibrant range of music being created by women in Wales.

The CoDI Artist Development programme is supported by Arts Council of Wales and PRS Foundation through the PRSF Talent Development Network.

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Cawsom ni amser gwych yn FOCUS Wales 2025, gan gyflwyno perfformiadau arbrofol a byrfyfyriol gyda Warm Leveret (sŵn meddal: telyn, llais ac electroneg gan Emma Daman Thomas o'r band Islet), Angharad Davies (ffidil, byrfyfyrio rhydd a chyfansoddi arbrofol), a Jon Ruddick (artist sain a chyd-sylfaenydd SHIFT, y lleoliad cerddoriaeth arbrofol yng Nghaerdydd).

Gan chwarae gyda'i gilydd am y tro cyntaf, roedd y perfformiad yn arbrawf ynddo'i hun, gan blethu deunydd unigol â darnau o fyrfyfyrio. Daethant ag arbrofion myfyriol a gweadog gyda llais, telyn, electroneg, ffidil, synth ac adborth radio transistor.

Diolch yn fawr i bawb a ddaeth draw, ac i bawb yn FOCUS Wales am ddod â rhestr arall o actiau gwych ac amrywiol i gynulleidfaoedd yn Wrecsam heulog.

Fe wnaethon ni hefyd wylio rhai perfformiadau gwych yn ystod yr ŵyl, gan gynnwys nifer o artistiaid a grwpiau rydyn ni wedi’u cefnogi yn y gorffennol. Ar ddydd Iau, fe wnaethon ni hefyd ymuno â Merched yn Gwneud Miwsig gyda Clwb Ifor Bach a'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol i ddathlu’r ystod fywiog o gerddoriaeth sy’n cael ei chreu gan fenywod yng Nghymru.

Cefnogir rhaglen Datblygu Artistiaid CoDI gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Sefydliad PRS trwy Rwydwaith Datblygu Talent PRSF.