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:''This article is about a Welsh record label. For other meanings see [[Sain (disambiguation)]].''
'''Sain''' (Welsh for ''Sound''), in full - ''Recordiau Sain Cyf'' ('''Sound Records Ltd''') is an influential [[Wales|Welsh]] [[record label]], which was instrumental in the Welsh folk revival.
It was founded in [[Cardiff]] in [[1969]] by singer-songwriters [[Dafydd Iwan]] and [[Huw Jones]], and businessman [[Brian Morgan Edwards]], as a home for Welsh-language rock and folk music, which was otherwise finding it difficult to 'break through' in the UK market.
The company released its first single in October 1969, Huw Jones’ ''Dŵr'' (Welsh for ''Water''), a powerful song about the controversial drowning of the [[Tryweryn]] Valley, in the north-west of Wales, to form [[Llyn Celyn]] reservoir. Many of the company’s early releases were recorded at the [[Rockfield Studios]] in [[Monmouthshire]]. In the early 1970s Sain moved to the [[Caernarfon]] area, and opened their first recording studio in 1975 near [[Llandwrog]].
Today Sain remains the biggest producer of music of Wales, covering traditional, folk, rock, pop, hip-hop, rap, country and classical music. [[Rasal Cyf.]] is the latest label, and this signs young Welsh bands.
The label's Chief Executive is now [[Dafydd Roberts]].
==Notable Artists==
*[[Aled Wyn Davies]]
*[[Alun Tan Lan]]
*[[Anweledig]]
*[[Carreg Lafar]]
*[[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]]
*[[Crys]]
*[[Elin Fflur]]
*[[Geraint Griffiths]]
*[[Sibrydion]]
*[[Dafydd Iwan]]
*[[Aled Jones]]
*[[Meic Stevens]]
*[[Bryn Terfel]]
*[[Catrin Finch]]
*[[John ac Alun]]
*[[Jac a Wil]]
==Branch Labels==
Sain - main label
Crai - mainstream rock label
Rasal - pop/indie label for young talents
Slic - library music label
==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]
==External links==
*[http://www.sainwales.com/ Official Website]
[[Category:British record labels]]
[[Category:Welsh music]]
[[Category:Welsh-language music]]
[[Category:Welsh-language media]]
[[Category:Independent record labels]]
[[Category:Folk record labels]]
[[Category:Companies of Wales]]
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