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Dafydd Owain’s second album wins the 2026 Welsh music prize
Ymarfer Byw, which was praised for its ‘musical excellence’, beat 14 other albums to the prize of £10,000 Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw. The emotionally charged record, which also won Welsh language album of the year in August, beat albums by the likes of Gruff Rhys, the Royston Club and Art School Girlfriend to the prize of £10,000. ADJUA – Everything Is Beautiful Aleighcia Scott – Taith Ani Glass – Phantasmagoria Art School Girlfriend – Lean In Cerys Hafana – Angel Chroma – 25 Forever Dafydd Owain – Ymarfer Byw Dewin – Dan y Dderwen Gruff Rhys – Dim Probs Gwenifer Raymond – Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark Local – Too Broke to Be This Busy Mari Mathias – Cyfarwydd Skindred – You Got This The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine Continue reading...
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Ymarfer Byw, which was praised for its ‘musical excellence’, beat 14 other albums to the prize of £10,000 Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw. The emotionally charged record, which also won Welsh language album of the year in August, beat albums by the likes of Gruff Rhys, the Royston Club and Art School Girlfriend to the prize of £10,000. ADJUA – Everything Is Beautiful Aleighcia Scott – Taith Ani Glass – Phantasmagoria Art School Girlfriend – Lean In Cerys Hafana – Angel Chroma – 25 Forever Dafydd Owain – Ymarfer Byw Dewin – Dan y Dderwen Gruff Rhys – Dim Probs Gwenifer Raymond – Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark Local – Too Broke to Be This Busy Mari Mathias – Cyfarwydd Skindred – You Got This The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Dafydd Owain’s second album wins the 2026 Welsh music prize, Ymarfer Byw, which was praised for its ‘musical excellence’, beat 14 other albums to the prize of £10,000 Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw. The emotionally charged record, which also won Welsh language album of the year in August, beat albums by the likes of Gruff Rhys, the Royston Club and Art School Girlfriend to the prize of £10,000. ADJUA – Everything Is Beautiful Aleighcia Scott – Taith Ani Glass – Phantasmagoria Art School Girlfriend – Lean In Cerys Hafana – Angel Chroma – 25 Forever Dafydd Owain – Ymarfer Byw Dewin – Dan y Dderwen Gruff Rhys – Dim Probs Gwenifer Raymond – Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark Local – Too Broke to Be This Busy Mari Mathias – Cyfarwydd Skindred – You Got This The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine Continue reading…
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