Burum - Eneidiau - Welsh sextet (with bagpipes!) plays jazz arrangements of folk songs
Led by Tomos Williams (Khamira, Cwmwl Tystion) on trumpet and Daniel Williams, his brother on tenor sax, Burum are joined for the first time on 'Eneidiau' by Patrick Rimes (Calan, Vri), a young virtuoso multi-instrumentalist who's a real force on the Welsh folk scene. His bag-pipes and various whistles immediately places the band's music in a different world to the usual jazz quintet/sextet. Dave Jones (piano), Aidan Thorne (bass) and Mark O'Connor have been stalwarts of Burum and the Welsh jazz scene for years, and bring their customary musicianship and taste to the recording. Burum have been playing together for over 10 years and the empathy and friendships that have developed over this time shines through in the music. Burum are a band, with a distinctive band sound - not a collection of individuals simply playing together. They have previously released 3 CDs (Alawon, 2007, Caniadau, 2012 and Llef, 2016), and have toured India twice, performed at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient, France, numerous times as well as at Brecon and Teignmouth Jazz Festivals.
“As in our previous albums, ‘Eneidiau’ (Souls) is a collection of new arrangements of folk songs. ‘Cariad Cywir’ is a song of unrequited love, while ‘Suo Gân’ is a lullaby. The title track draws on Welsh, English, French and Jewish sources, here conversing within the African American crucible that forms the base of any jazz performance. ‘Myn Mair’ is a prayer, delivered at the time of death, pleading for the release of a friend’s soul from purgatory. It is an old melody that takes us back to the 16th century or even earlier.” - Daniel Williams Tomos Williams - trwmped / trumpet, flugelhorn Daniel Williams - tenor sax Patrick Rimes - pibau / pipes, whistles Dave Jones - piano Aidan Thorne - bas / bass Mark O'Connor - drymiau / drums
