The Latest Breaking News from Dafydd Iwan

‘Together in creativity for peace!’ Sain, the indie label pushing Welsh music forward for 56 years

It’s gone from a cowshed to a cultural institution. As its 3,000-album archive gets digitised, different generations explain how Sain deepened Welsh identity

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Welsh record label to digitise entire catalogue of 26,000 recordings

Sain, co-founded by singer Dafydd Iwan, begins painstaking process of preserving tracks to inspire future artists

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

Song for Wales winner inspires fresh bid to get country its own Eurovision place

Sara Davies hopes release of song and glitzy video will ‘drive the idea forward and get people talking about it’

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

23 proper Welsh ways to avoid the coronation completely if you want nothing to do with it

Our Welsh guide to those who aren't bunting enthusiasts and hate sultanas in their chicken sandwiches

Wales Online · May 4, 2023

Welcome to Wrexham, where it's never been cooler to be Welsh

Ryan Reynolds reminded Wrexham that being Welsh was "cool". Now some are wondering whether they’d be better off outside the United Kingdom.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Dafydd Iwan joins crowds for Welsh language rally calling for action

Protestors were calling on the Welsh Government to take action after a drop in the number of Welsh language speakers in Carmarthenshire

Wales Online · Jan 14, 2023

Wales fan makes epic last-minute trip to Qatar to watch England match - without telling his girlfriend

David Jones said he couldn't miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime

Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022

Fan flies last minute to watch Wales in World Cup – without telling girlfriend

David Jones, 31, an electrician from South Wales, said could not miss watching the historic match with his friends in Qatar.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Yma o Hyd: Wales’ World Cup anthem leads to rise in tattoos

The Dafydd Iwan song has been adopted as Wales’ World Cup anthem as they compete for the first time in 64 years.

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

Dafydd Iwan pays tribute to Wales fan who died in Qatar and pledges to 'remember his smile forever'

'A heartfelt Welshman and one of the dearest,' said the Welsh folk singer

Wales Online · Nov 27, 2022