Dwi wedi bod yn rhedeg sesiwn ‘open-mic’ heb meics yng nghaffi Canolfan Ucheldre, Caergybi, ers Mai 2005. Ma’r peth wedi tyfu’n eitha da, ac o mis yma ymlaen – ‘da ni’n cyfarfod pnawn Sul cyntaf o bob mis – ‘da ni’n cael defnyddio neuadd yr adeilad, sydd efo acwstig delfrydol ar gyfer chwarae’n ddistaw a gwrando astud.

‘Clybod’ – the non-mic ‘open-mic’ session that I run on the first Sunday of each month at Ucheldre, Holyhead, moves from the café to the hall from this month on. The original idea for the session was partly inspired by Offsite, and although our meetings have been successful in many senses, and spawned some interesting collaborations, the environment of the hall will enable more quiet and focused playing and listening. As well as being inviting to all ‘abilities’ (whatever that means! – for me it’s something related to the ear), I’m also trying to provide a ‘stage’ for a wide range of non-plugged-in musics.

This month I’m looking forward to playing with Fiona and Jim Knight which should be interesting in terms of keeping within a time-limit of about 10-12 minutes. Normally when we play together, lengths are variable, but usually longer than this. We tried playing last night with an alarm clock, trying to embrace it as part of the sound – it seemed to work OK, in fact, it was less obtrusive than trying to think about time whilst playing.