Happy New Year! Thanks a million to everyone who offered a stage, promoted a gig, wrote about 'Elan' or played tracks on the radio and the web. Extra special thanks to all that came to see a live show and bought something. Without you the independent scene wouldn't exist at all, you're the best!

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Diolch o waelod fy nghalon i bawb wnaeth cynnig llwyfan, hyrwyddo gig, sgwennu am 'Elan' a chwarae traciau ar y radio a'r we. Diolch arbennig os ddaethoch i weld sioe byw, neu prynu o'r siop. Heboch chi ni fyddai'r sin annibynnol yn bodoli o gwbl, 'da chi werth y byd yn grwn!

Fel anrheg gudd ar waelod eich hosan, mae Andy Fung a finne wedi cyfuno i ryddhau trac newydd; clasur Townes Van Zandt, 'Pancho and Lefty', sydd ddim yn Nadoligaidd o gwbl ond ta beth. Gwaith celf gan Paul Battenbough Ar gael ar bob platfform ffrydio Nadolig Llawen! youtu.be/HC1u7vhUZqg?...

Like an overlooked treat at the bottom of your stocking, myself and Andy Fung have teamed up to release a surprise track; the not very Christmassy Townes Van Zandt classic 'Pancho and Lefty' with art by Paul Battenbough Available on all streaming platforms Merry Christmas! youtu.be/HC1u7vhUZqg?...

#NP First listen of the day 🎶 For opening time today, we've gone for "Closing Time" The truly iconic debut from THE truly iconic Tom Waits is sounding absolutely perfect on the shop speakers right now 🔊 Here until 5:30 today pawb ❤️

Diolch i bawb sydd wedi ymweld ag Elan ar wefan @ambobdim.bsky.social - cynnwys mwyaf poblogaidd y flwyddyn! Thanks to everyone that visited Elan on @ambobdim.bsky.social and made it the most popular content of the year!

Dyma'r pum darn o gynnwys mwyaf poblogaidd ar Am yn 2025. Sbïwch ar y rhestr isod a mwynhewch ail-ymweld a’ch ffefrynnau✨ Here are the five most popular pieces of content on Am in 2025. Take a look below and enjoy revisiting these favourites✨ www.ambobdim.cymru/en/

There's still time (but hurry!) to order something from the shop to arrive before Christmas... thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/elan

Dal amser (ond brysiwch!) i archebu rhywbeth o'r siop er mwyn cyrraedd cyn 'Dolig... thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/elan

Diolch i Mark Radcliffe am chware 'Winterberries' ar y radio yn ddiweddar. Mae'n werth gwrando nôl ar y sioe os oes angen bach o'r ysbryd Nadoligaidd arnoch chi! Mae'r gan yn dyddio nôl i'r albwm cyntaf daeth allan ar label Gwymon @sainrecordiau.bsky.social yn 2008

BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe Now Playing The Gentle Good Winterberries

Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures. [Thread]

The Plygain guitar instrumentals you didn't know you needed in your life. Nadolig Llawen! thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/plygei...

Nadolig Llawen a diolch @adamthomaswalton.bsky.social am chware 'Cloch Erfyl' ar BBC Radio Wales dros y penwythnos! Season's Greetings to @adamthomaswalton.bsky.social and thanks for playing 'Cloch Erfyl' on BBC Radio Wales on the weekend! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Excited to be performing at @loopfestshropshire.bsky.social both with the band and solo next year! Edrych mlaen at @loopfestshropshire.bsky.social blwyddyn nesa! Set solo a set gyda’r band hefyd! loopfest.co.uk

My AOTY 25 list in order from 1-25 👇 Thank you all of you artists that keep me sane @adwaithmusic.bsky.social @youngfathers.bsky.social @gentlegood.bsky.social @mpproductions.bsky.social @radiohead.wastehq.social @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com @gaelynnlea.bsky.social

Big news: 1. Leaked Welsh Labour report shows what went wrong in Caerphilly. 2. Sec of State for Wales seemingly doesn't attend Welsh Gov summit because she wasn't given speaking roll. 3. I questioned UK Gov minister who told Wales to "be grateful" for terrible rail deal. tinyurl.com/yc5wbvy2

My piece for The Guardian about why I am far more concerned about Reform's aversion to scrutiny than I am about them calling me a c***. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Mae'n Ddydd Gwener Bandcamp #BandcampFriday - y diwrnod gorau i brynu o fy nhudalen @bandcamp.com Mae tiwns hen a newydd ar gael ac os ydych chi moyn CD neu Finyl mewn pryd am y 'Dolig, dyma'ch cyfle! thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/music

It's #BandcampFriday - the best day to buy music from my @bandcamp.com page. There's tunes old and new there, and if you want to order a CD or Vinyl in time for Christmas, now's the time! thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/music

Sick of constant demonisation of migrants on #bbcqt & failed cruelty being the only answer from spineless politicians? Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system! With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social 👀👀👀

Rhodri Viney has given us an early present! ratatosk.bandcamp.com/album/3

Had our first couple of plays of the new @ivanmoult.bsky.social album earlier today - its absolutely stunning 💚 Evoking sounds akin to John Martyn or Nick Drake, it's a beautifully warm & intimate listen with truly stellar instrumentals CD £9.99 💿 LP £21.99 ⚫️ @bubblewrapcollective.co.uk

Just Played returns with a bumper instalment of vinyl goodness - from Lilac Time and Durutti Column reissues through to Simple Minds and James... www.clashmusic.com/features/jus...

Mae CDs a Finyl 'Elan' ar werth o'r bandcamp ac o'r wefan thegentlegood.com/product/elan "Mae’r albwm wedi’i saernïo’n wych" Barn "a joy" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Songlines "a richly immersive album" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shindig! thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/elan

'Elan' CDs & Vinyl on sale from my bandcamp and thegentlegood.com/product/elan/ "deserves to be hailed as not only a Welsh, but a worldwide folk classic"@joyzineuk.bsky.social "a joy" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Songlines "a richly immersive album ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shindig "a triumph" Klof Mag thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/elan

Ydych chi wedi clywed 'Elan' eto? Ewch i'ch hoff ffrwd, a 'steddwch lawr i wrando... Have you heard 'Elan' yet? Go to your favourite stream, sit yourself down and listen... orcd.co/elantgg

Galargan CDs and Vinyl are back in stock on my @bandcamp.com page CDs a Finyl Galargan nôl mewn stoc ar y dudalen @bandcamp.com thegentlegood.bandcamp.com/album/galargan

Who's behind Reform in Wales? Spoiler alert... it's mostly Tories, dishonest grifters, football hooligans, racists, the far right, wealthy elites, the Atlas foundation, Tories again, US based right-wing elites, Vladimir Putin and more Tory elites

We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales. This was a bizarre piece to write. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...

BBC censoring their own staff after censoring a speaker they'd invited to give a Reith lecture about censorship

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Doeddwn i ddim yn nabod Wal yn dda, ond wedi mwynhau ei chwarae'n fawr wrth wylio'n perfformio gydag Arwel Lloyd a cherddorion eraill dros y blynyddoedd. Roedd wastad yn braf cael sgwrs ar ddiwedd y nos 'da fe ac mae'n glir o'r holl deyrngedau roedd yn berson cynnes ac uchel ei barch, nos da Wal

Teyrngedau i Andrew ‘Wal’ Coughlan, y basydd o Abertawe Yn hanu o ardal Sandfields, aeth Andrew ‘Wal’ Coughlan i berfformio â rhai o fawrion y byd cerddoriaeth #cerddoriaeth ✍️ Efan Owen

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Owen Shiers @cynefinmusic.bsky.social ar yr enwebiad, mae'n albwm arbennig iawn!

The Folk Album of the Year Award has revealed its first-ever shortlist: nine outstanding albums released in Britain and Ireland in 2025 - with Cynefin flying the flag for Welsh folk music

I found this series very well done, especially the presentation of indigenous perspectives. If it didn't piss off The Telegraph and their deluded cronies at History Reclaimed I'd be concerned

1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:

Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry

‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Amser i groesholi Farage “Mae’r ffaith nad oes gan Reform arweinydd Cymreig na rhestr o ymgeiswyr yn codi amheuon dwysach am y prosiect cyfan” #CylchgrawnGolwg ✍️ Dylan Iorwerth

#NP Inspired by their recent UK tour dates which looked to be very special indeed, we've been revisiting the soul nourishing "Woodland" from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings A truly impeccable set of tracks that show their one of a kind connection on fine form ❤️

Celebrating Tachwedd! A whole year has gone by since the first single from 'Elan' came out. Tachwedd is the Welsh name for November and comes from an old word for 'slaughter'. This song celebrates the beauty of autumn but warns to brace yourself for the coming darkness... youtu.be/Zef4mGXxIz4

Dathlu Tachwedd! Blwyddyn gron ers rhyddhau sengl gyntaf 'Elan', mae'r gan yn canu clod y mis du ac yn rhybudd i baratoi am fwy o dywyllwch i ddod... youtu.be/Zef4mGXxIz4

What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.

Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head. downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1