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Adwaith
Adwaith (transl. 'Reaction') are a Welsh language indie rock group from Carmarthen in West Wales, formed in 2015. The group consists of Hollie Singer (vocals, guitar), Gwenllian Anthony (bass, keys, mandolin) and Heledd Owen (drums). Signed to Libertino Records, they released their first album Melyn in 2018. Both Melyn and its follow-up Bato Mato (2022) won Welsh Music Prize awarded for the best album from Wales, making Adwaith the first act to receive the award twice. A third album, Solas, was released in February 2025. They are currently on a performing break.
Band members Hollie Singer and Gwenllian Anthony grew up together in Carmarthen and have known each other since the age of three. After forming a band and performing in the town, they remained without a drummer, and met current drummer Heledd Owen at their first performance. The band were taken on by head of Libertino Records, Gruff Wyn Owen. Singer and Owen study music at universities in south Wales and London respectively, while Anthony works at Carmarthen venue the Parrot. "Adwaith" means reaction in Welsh. In an interview, Singer said, "One of our mothers asked what reaction was in Welsh, and we just thought 'Oh, that would make a cool band name!'"
Adwaith first appeared on the Welsh language music scene to a wide audience at Welsh Language Music Day 2017, where the group performed at Womanby Street's Castle Emporium, releasing new music and joining a number of other up and coming Welsh artists as part of the organisation's promotional campaign. As part of the day, Wales Online author David Owens names the band in his "75 songs to celebrate Welsh Language Music Day" list.
In July 2017, the group were named in the lineup for the 2017 Festival N°6 in Portmeirion. The "post-rock girl group" were billed as part of the BBC Wales and Arts Council Wales’ music project Horizons Gorwelion which each year promotes 12 selected contemporary independent musicians in Wales. The group also appeared on the BBC Music Introducing stage at Latitude Festival in 2017.
The group were again listed in September 2017, this time for Swn Festival in Cardiff. The band played the event's Discovery Day at an event which included names such as Courtney Barnett and Boy Azooga. David Owens of Wales Online again praised the band with inclusion in his "The 57 greatest songs from Wales in 2017" list.
In December 2017 the band were announced as recipients of BBC Cymru Wales and Wales Art Council funding under the Horizons Gorwelion scheme, receiving part of the £35,000 fund shared among contemporary independent Welsh musicians. That same month, the group launched their debut music video, "FEMME", which combined a "jangly C86 indie pop sound" with the "cheeky and bold [video] with an important message". The band were named as part of the 12 name shortlist for the 2018 edition of Horizons Gorwelion.
In 2018 the group performed at Welsh music showcase FOCUS Wales, held at Wrexham's Tŷ Pawb venue, performing a "stripped-back" set including a cover of a song by Childish Gambino. The event has been described as Wales' biggest music industry event led by talks and advice from industry figures. The group also supported Gwenno at Islington Assembly Hall.
The band also featured on the Green Man Rising Stage in the Brecon Beacons for Green Man Festival 2018, and launched their single "Gartref" at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach. The band describe the single (written while travelling home from Italy) as relating to "a longing and not having a home, and not having a safe space".
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Adwaith
Adwaith (transl. 'Reaction') are a Welsh language indie rock group from Carmarthen in West Wales, formed in 2015. The group consists of Hollie Singer (vocals, guitar), Gwenllian Anthony (bass, keys, mandolin) and Heledd Owen (drums). Signed to Libertino Records, they released their first album Melyn in 2018. Both Melyn and its follow-up Bato Mato (2022) won Welsh Music Prize awarded for the best album from Wales, making Adwaith the first act to receive the award twice. A third album, Solas, was released in February 2025. They are currently on a performing break.
Band members Hollie Singer and Gwenllian Anthony grew up together in Carmarthen and have known each other since the age of three. After forming a band and performing in the town, they remained without a drummer, and met current drummer Heledd Owen at their first performance. The band were taken on by head of Libertino Records, Gruff Wyn Owen. Singer and Owen study music at universities in south Wales and London respectively, while Anthony works at Carmarthen venue the Parrot. "Adwaith" means reaction in Welsh. In an interview, Singer said, "One of our mothers asked what reaction was in Welsh, and we just thought 'Oh, that would make a cool band name!'"
Adwaith first appeared on the Welsh language music scene to a wide audience at Welsh Language Music Day 2017, where the group performed at Womanby Street's Castle Emporium, releasing new music and joining a number of other up and coming Welsh artists as part of the organisation's promotional campaign. As part of the day, Wales Online author David Owens names the band in his "75 songs to celebrate Welsh Language Music Day" list.
In July 2017, the group were named in the lineup for the 2017 Festival N°6 in Portmeirion. The "post-rock girl group" were billed as part of the BBC Wales and Arts Council Wales’ music project Horizons Gorwelion which each year promotes 12 selected contemporary independent musicians in Wales. The group also appeared on the BBC Music Introducing stage at Latitude Festival in 2017.
The group were again listed in September 2017, this time for Swn Festival in Cardiff. The band played the event's Discovery Day at an event which included names such as Courtney Barnett and Boy Azooga. David Owens of Wales Online again praised the band with inclusion in his "The 57 greatest songs from Wales in 2017" list.
In December 2017 the band were announced as recipients of BBC Cymru Wales and Wales Art Council funding under the Horizons Gorwelion scheme, receiving part of the £35,000 fund shared among contemporary independent Welsh musicians. That same month, the group launched their debut music video, "FEMME", which combined a "jangly C86 indie pop sound" with the "cheeky and bold [video] with an important message". The band were named as part of the 12 name shortlist for the 2018 edition of Horizons Gorwelion.
In 2018 the group performed at Welsh music showcase FOCUS Wales, held at Wrexham's Tŷ Pawb venue, performing a "stripped-back" set including a cover of a song by Childish Gambino. The event has been described as Wales' biggest music industry event led by talks and advice from industry figures. The group also supported Gwenno at Islington Assembly Hall.
The band also featured on the Green Man Rising Stage in the Brecon Beacons for Green Man Festival 2018, and launched their single "Gartref" at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach. The band describe the single (written while travelling home from Italy) as relating to "a longing and not having a home, and not having a safe space".