Cerys Hafana // The Glad Cafe // 10.10.2025

Cerys Hafana is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates, and

transforms traditional music. She explores the creative possibilities and unique

qualities of the triple harp, and is also interested in found sounds, archival

materials and electronic processing. She comes from Machynlleth, Wales, where

rivers and roads meet on the way to the sea.

Cerys has won over audiences from Green Man to the Eisteddfod and from BBC 6

Music Festival to Celtic Connections with her magical, progressive sound.

Edyf, her second album, drew inspiration from material found in the Welsh

National Library’s online archive, including fragments of Psalm tunes, hymns about

doomsday and philosophical musings on the length of eternity, along with some

original compositions, and was selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Ten folk

albums of 2022. Cerys’ latest EP, The Bitter, released earlier in 2024 is an

innovative exploration of some dark English and Scottish ballads.

Host or Publisher Holy Smokes Records