Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A few years ago, 9Bach were a superior folk-rock band, recharging Welsh traditional song and instrumentation with ...

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Those are the opening notes of an album released this week that has a dark and atmospheric sound and a human voice that seems otherworldly. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LLIWIAU") SIMON: That's Lisa Jen, ...

Despite the humour with which Lisa Jen introduces ‘Lliwiau’, the first single from their new album Tincian, and the deep affection the audience displays in return, 9Bach’s opening ritual turns the air ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 9Bach’s last two albums, 2014’s Tincian and 2016’s Anian, established them at the forefront of Welsh ...

9Bach have shared their new video for "Llyn Du", the latest single from upcoming LP Anian. The video for "Llyn Du", is inspired by Caradog Prichard's novel One Moonlit Night and was filmed on ...

The annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ceremony were held in Wales for the first time in its 15-year history last night. While English, Scottish and Irish musicians have been well rewarded at the ...

Welsh ambient-folk duo 9Bach are saddling up for the release of their second LP Tincian, which, as singer Lisa Jen explains in Jon Savage’s album bio, means "a lot of things, to move with a tinkling ...

Largely recorded live at Real World studios, Welsh-language band 9Bach’s third album takes simple elements – Lisa Jên’s ethereal vocals, piano, bass and percussion, harp and hammer dulcimer – and ...

9Bach were formed by Lisa Jen and Martin Hoyland in 2005. Welsh band 9Bach won the album of the year prize at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Cardiff on Wednesday night. 9Bach, who sing in Welsh, ...