MAWR Y RHAI BYCHAIN: KÍLA & MANTACH
Kíla have been vanguards of Trad Fusion since they formed in 1987. Since then they have released 21 Albums, co-written scores for 3 Oscar nominated Animation films, performed to 35 countries, playing at some of the worlds biggest festivals and collaborated with artists, dancers, circus performers, they’ve played with folk singers, opera singers, choirs, classical quartets, samba, African and Indian drummers and latterly an 8 piece brass ensemble with whom they recorded their latest album, Raise the Road.
Mawr Y Rhai Bychain and Neuadd Ogwen are privileged to invite Kíla from Ireland (Éire) to share their music and culture with our community. Mawr y Rhai Bychain was established in 2022 to open the dialogue between the Welsh community and other Indigenous peoples, languages and cultures.
New, upcoming Welsh folk band, and winners of the Folk Battle of the Bands at the National Eisteddfod 2026, Mantach will be supporting. In the afternoon we will also host a free Q&A session with Kíla at 13:30, on the theme of Language activism in Ireland (Gníomhaíochas teanga in Éirinn).
