A special Pesda Roc festival is to be held at various venues in Bethesda on 1-4 September as a tribute to Les Morrison, the producer, sound engineer and musician who died after a long illness earlier this year. Gruff Rhys, who came to prominence as the Super Furry Animals’ lead singer and songwriter, will feature in the opening concert at Neuadd Ogwen on Thursday September 1st.

Les was a talented bass player and guitarist who played with a number of Bethesda bands in the 1980’s including M?g and was a songwriter for Maffia Mr Huws. His own band Offspring recorded an e.p. that was given airplay on the John Peel Show.

But Les’ greatest contribution was as a producer and his studio, Stiwdio Les on Bethesda High Street in the building that now houses Fitzpatrick’s café, was an important landmark in the Welsh language scene throughout the 1990’s. He recorded an array of bands there as well as producing many others at the Sain studios at Llandwrog and for Recordiau Fflach in Cardigan. The long list of artists for whom he produced albums includes Y Cyrff, Steve Eaves, Meic Stevens, Celt, Siân James, Iwcs a Doyle and Bryn Fôn, with whom he also collaborated as a songwriter and musician.

Les went on to spend many years working for the Super Furry Animals as a guitar and sound technician and toured extensively with them throughout Europe, America, Australia and Japan. On the day of his death Gruff Rhys wrote on his blog: “He was a tireless friend and mentor to countless musicians and producers not only in Bethesda and Wales, but with his exemplary social skills and unflinching spirit of adventure, he befriended and touched people’s hearts the world over. Thank you Les, we will never forget.”

Gruff, who released his third solo album, Hotel Shampoo earlier this year, will be performing with Y Niwl with whom he has recently toured. Y Niwl will also perform their own set and the concert will be opened by the Welsh country blues outfit from Penll?n, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog.

Tickets are £10 in advance and £12 on the door, and available from Fitzpatrick’s Bethesda, Shop Kathy Bethesda, Cob Records Bangor, Palas Print Caernarfon & www.sadwrn.com

 

Full Pesda Roc line up:

Cwmni Tabernacl present
PESDA ROC 2011 (er cof am Les)

Wednesday 31/8 7pm Bethesda Cricket Club
‘Talwrn’ in memory of Les and Iwan Llwyd
with performances by Geraint Lovgreen & Twm Morys
Teams: Ogwen, Nantlle & Caernarfon
£5 on the door
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Thursday 1/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Gruff Rhys
Y Niwl
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
Tickets £10
£12 on the door
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Friday 2/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Dafydd Iwan

Siân James
Hogiau’r Bonc
Tickets £5
£7 on the door
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Friday 2/9 7pm Fitzpatrick’s, Bethesda
Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion
£10 including a meal
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Friday 2/9 7pm Bethesda Rugby Club
Yr Ods
Jen Jeniro
Sen Segur

Yucatan
Tickets £5
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Saturday 3/9 3-7pm Bethesda pubs
& Llys Dafydd 
bands & musicians – details to follow
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Saturday 3/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Geraint Jarman
Maffia Mr Huws
Celt
The Chillingtons
Tickets £6
£8 on the door
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Saturday 3/9 7pm Bethesda Rugby Club
Wibidi
Poket Trez
Acid Casuals

Cyrion

Kim De Bills
Tickets £5
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Sunday  4/9 1pm Fitzpatrick’s
9Bach
Jaci Williams & Aaron Elias
£10 including a meal
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Sunday 4/9 7pm Bethesda Rugby Club
Bryn Fôn

Bandana

Rhian Mostyn
Tickets £7
Further details to follow

 

Camping available throughout the festival.

[For more details & all enquiries - Dilwyn Llwyd: dilwynllwyd@hotmail.com
07979757108]

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Caiff g?yl Pesda Roc arbennig ei chynnal mewn gwahanol leoliadau ym Methesda ar 1-4 Medi fel teyrnged i Les Morrison, y cynhyrchydd, peiriannydd sain a cherddor a fu farw’n gynt eleni ar ôl gwaeledd hir. Bydd Gruff Rhys, canwr a sgwennwr y Super Furry Animals gynt, yn perfformio yng nghyngerdd gyntaf yr ?yl yn Neuadd Ogwen ar nos Iau 1 Medi.

Roedd Les yn fasydd a gitarydd talentog a chwaraeodd gydag amryw o fandiau Bethesda yn yr 1980au gan gynnwys M?g, ac roedd yn gyfansoddwr caneuon i Maffia Mr Huws. Cafodd e.p. gan y band y bu’n ei harwain, Offspring gryn sylw ar sioe radio John Peel.

Ond cyfraniad mwyaf Les oedd fel cynhyrchydd a thechnegydd sain, a bu Stiwdio Les – ar stryd fawr Bethesda yn yr adeilad lle saif caffi Fitzpatrick’s erbyn heddiw - yn un o ganolfannau pwysicaf y sin roc Gymraeg drwy gydol y 1990au. Recordiodd Les lu o artistiaid yno yn ogystal â chynhyrchu bandiau yn stiwdio Sain yn Llandwrog ac yn stiwdio Fflach yn Aberteifi. Ymysg eraill, cynhyrchodd Les albwms gan Y Cyrff, Steve Eaves, Meic Stevens, Celt, Siân James, Iwcs a Doyle a Bryn Fôn; fe gydweithiodd fel cyfansoddwr a cherddor gyda Bryn Fôn hefyd.

Aeth Les ymlaen i dreulio sawl blwyddyn gyda’r Super Furry Animals fel technegydd gitâr a sain a theithiodd yn helaeth efo nhw drwy Ewrop, America, Awstralia a Japan. Ddiwrnod ei farwolaeth ysgrifennodd Gruff Rhys amdano ar ei flog: “...yr arwr addfwyn ac anturiaethwr yma, a gefnogodd gerddorion ei fro i’r carn. Ymysg ei ddoniau; g?r, tad, taid, awdur caneuon, cynhyrchydd, cerddor, technegydd sain, cyfarwyddwr, plastrwr, elusennwr, cymwynaswr, rhwydweithiwr o fri, catalyst i newid, pen label recordio, rheolwr stiwdio, athro. Colled anferthol i’w deulu, ei gymuned ac i gymuned fyd-eang o gerddorion. Diolch Les. Bydd byth dy debyg ac fe gofiwn dy garedigrwydd a’th gyfeillgarwch am byth.”

Bydd Gruff, a ryddhaodd ei drydydd albwm unigol, Hotel Shampoo, yn gynt eleni, yn perfformio gyda’r Niwl yn dilyn taith lwyddiannus ddiweddar efo nhw. Bydd Y Niwl hefyd yn perfformio eu set eu hunain ac fe gaiff y gyngerdd ei hagor gan y gr?p blws gwlad o Benll?n, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog.

Mae’r tocynnau’n £10 ymlaen llaw ac yn £12 ar y drws, ar werth o Fitzpatrick’s Bethesda, Siop Kathy Bethesda, Recordiau’r Cob Bangor, Palas Print Caernarfon a www.sadwrn.com

 

Manylion yr ?yl:

Cwmni’r Tabernacl yn cyflwyno
PESDA ROC 2011 (er cof am Les)

Nos Fercher 31/8 7pm Clwb Criced Bethesda
Talwrn i goffau Les ac Iwan Llwyd
gyda pherfformiadau gan Geraint Lovgreen a Twm Morys
Timau Ogwen, Nantlle a Caernarfon
£5 ar y drws
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Nos Iau 1/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Gruff Rhys
Y Niwl
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
Tocynnau £10 o flaen llaw
£12 ar y drws
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Nos Wener 2/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Dafydd Iwan

Siân James
Hogiau’r Bonc
Tocynnau

£5 o flaen llaw
£7 ar y drws
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Nos Wener 2/9 7pm Fitzpatrick’s, Bethesda
Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion
Tocynnau £10 o flaen llaw yn cynnwys pryd o fwyd
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Nos Wener 2/9 7pm Clwb Rygbi Bethesda
Yr Ods
Jen Jeniro
Sen Segur

Yucatan
Tocynnau £5
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Dydd Sadwrn 3/9 3-7pm Tafarndai Pesda
a Llys Dafydd 
Nifer o fandiau a cherddorion
Manylion i ddilyn
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Nos Sadwrn 3/9 7pm Neuadd Ogwen
Maffia Mr Huws
Geraint Jarman
Celt
The Chillingtons
Tocynnau £6 o flaen llaw
£8 ar y drws
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Nos Sadwrn 3/9 7pm Clwb Rygbi
Wibidi
Poket Trez

Acid Casuals

Cyrion

Kim De Bills
£5 ar y drws
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Dydd Sul 4/9 1pm Fitzpatrick’s Bethesda
9Bach
Jaci Williams ac Aaron Elias
Tocynnau £10 o flaen llaw yn cynnwys pryd o fwyd
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Nos Sul 4/9 7pm Clwb Rygbi Bethesda
Bryn Fôn
Y Bandana

Rhian Mostyn
Tocynnau £7

Maes pebyll ar gael drwy gydol yr ?yl

[Am fanylion llawn ac unrhyw ymholiadau - Dilwyn Llwyd: dilwynllwyd@hotmail.com
07979757108]

by R edon: 16th August 2011