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Tomos Williams: Cwmwl Tystion III / Empathy

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by Ian Patterson
July 19, 2026

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. So it has proven for Welsh trumpeter-composer Tomos Williams, whose intended one-off album Cwmwl Tystion / Witness (Tŷ Cerdd, 2019) unwittingly became the first installment of a trilogy charting Welsh identity, history and internationalism. Realizing there were still important stories to tell, Cwmwl Tystion II: Riot! (Tŷ Cerdd, 2021) picked ...

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Tomos Williams: Cwmwl Tystion II: Riot!

Read "Cwmwl Tystion II: Riot!" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
January 12, 2024

Billowing clouds of black smoke dominate a blood-red backdrop. From the cover alone, it is clear that trumpeter/composer Tomos Williams has something extra-musical to say. The Welsh language project name--Cwmwl Tystion means 'witness'--and the English title-- Riot!--writ large, expel any doubt. Inspired by events both famous and infamous in Welsh history--workers revolts, pogroms and race riots--this ...

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Cwmwl Tystion II: Riot!

By Tomos Williams

Label: Tŷ Cerdd
Released: 2023
Track listing: Cadw tŷ mewn cwmwl tystion / Keeping house in a cloud of witnesses; Merthyr Rising 1831; Tonypandy Riots 1910; Tredegar Riots 1911; Bet yw byw?/What is living?; Cardiff Race Riots 1919; Mahmood Mattan 1952.