Sain (record label)

Sain was founded in Cardiff in 1969 by singers and songwriters Dafydd Iwan and Huw Jones [cy][1] 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.

[1] The company released its first single in October 1969, Huw Jones' "Dŵr" (Welsh for Water), a song about the drowning of the Tryweryn Valley, in the north of Wales, to form Llyn Celyn reservoir.

Musicians who have recorded for the label include Meic Stevens, Geraint Jarman[1] and Bryn Terfel.

The label has several subsidiaries including Crai, which was founded in 1988 and has released music by Yr Anhrefn, Mike Peters and Big Leaves, as well as a series of Crai Tecno compilations featuring Welsh dance music artists.

The label's Chief Executive is Dafydd Roberts, the harp and flute player of the folk band Ar Log.

Album cover of Gorau Sain Cyfrol 2 (1987)