PRESS ON VRï
‘A primal roar of Welshness’
4*, NATHANIEL HARDY, SONGLINES
‘This is a landmark in Welsh Music’
‘ unique, lovingly connecting with and reviving a
lost heritage for a new generation.’
5* ANJA S BEINROTH, FOLK LONDON
‘blends the energy of folk fiddling with the decorousness of classical technique without sacrificing the best of either tradition — and harmonizes vocally like angels’
RICK ANDERSON, CD HOTLIST
‘islais a genir is an album that honours variety and positively revels in its own complex, colourful identity, by turns thoughtful and celebratory. A formidable artistic and cultural statement.’
‘a breathtakingly beautiful album’
HOLLY MOORS, MOORS MAGAZINE (BELGIUM)
'as a restoration of welsh folk traditions mixed with touches of english, cornish and scandinavian (on ‘taflu rwdins’) this powerful debut sits alongside Leveret, Duncan Chisholm and even the mighty The Gloaming for shedding new light and life on native song and tune traditions.'
*****
TIM CUMMING, SONGLINES
on Tŷ Ein Tadau (Our Fathers' House)
‘Islais a genir is a refined, sometimes even delicate album that could
very well become the folk CD of 2022!’
MATTIE POELS, MUSIC FRAMES, (AMSTERDAM)
'An energetic awakening'
THE ARTS DESK
on VRï live at Cambridge Folk Festival 2022
'full of the fervent energy of these three players, this is ingenious '
chamber trad', something brand new for wales.'
GEORGIA RUTH, RADIO CYMRU
"vrï are not just three stunning musicians; they summon up a magic chemistry that is absolutely bewildering, mesmerising and
thoroughly addictive."
MICK TEMS, FOLKWALES
"the VRï album is f**king brilliant."
ADAM WALTON, BBC RADIO WALES