Part Three: The 1980s - the rise of the DIY scene
As new wave and post-punk take off around the world, the same is happening in 1980s’ Wales
As new wave and post-punk take off around the world, the same is happening in 1980s’ Wales. Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri tell that decade’s story of Welsh language pop. A story of the rise of the DIY scene; of hunger strikes and hit TV shows. It’s the story of Anrehfn Records founder Rhys Mwyn, who shares just how ‘Y Sin Tanddaearol’ (the underground scene) gave voices from the margins the megaphone and pushed Welsh language music across borders.
Pat Morgan from Datblygu reveals the inside story of how her band became provocative, poetic flagbearers for a generation; like Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans, who tells how a teenage record review for the band blew his mind.
