Alaw - Melody

Breath taking new arrangements of old Welsh melodies from three of the countries leading musicians.We wanted to make this CD a celebration of melody; in particular some of the beautiful and often unusual melodies of Welsh traditional music. The melodic strength of the material is one of the very first things to strike the listener. The haunting beauty of the tunes is given a fresh, contemporary feel as this remarkable trio is unafraid to bring their own musical experiences to the arrangements, finding rhythmic and harmonic ideas within the tunes that constantly surprise and excite those who hear them.Alaw means melody says Oliver it is also a Welsh name. We were keen to put together a project that had Welsh music at its heart. Welsh folk music he continues has not had the same degree of exposure as its Celtic cousins. Wales has a fantastic variety of distinctive and beautiful melodies, which we are keen to celebrate and hopefully, in the process, generate more interest in Welsh folk music.Alaw is also has family connections. Dylan Fowler (guitar, mandocello) is the stepfather of Oliver Wilson-Dickson (fiddle, voice) and the two have worked together for some time in Szapora, The Ian McMillan Orchestra and as a duo. Jamie Smith (accordion), a colleague of Oliver's from Jamie Smith's Mabon, augmented the line up to a trio and Alaw was born.