Y Cyrff were a popular Welsh language

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 indie band in the 1980s. They came from Llanrwst

Llanrwst

Llanrwst is a small town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It takes its name from the 5th century to 6th century Saint Grwst, and the original parish church in Cae Llan was replaced by the 12th-century church....

, Conwy

Conwy

Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208...

, and their line-up included Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts (singer)

Mark Roberts sang and played the guitar during his teenage years in the local Welsh band, Y Cyrff. He then met Cerys Matthews and formed Catatonia along with Paul Jones....

 (vocals and guitar), Barry Cawley (guitar), Paul Jones (bass) and Dylan Hughes (drums). Dylan left to join Welsh punks Yr Anhrefn

Yr Anhrefn

Yr Anhrefn, also known simply as Anhrefn, were an influential Welsh punk rock group of the 1980s and 1990s.-History:Anhrefn formed in 1982, and initially sang only in Welsh...

 and Mark Kendall took Dylan's place. One of their popular songs is Cymru, Lloegr a Llanrwst (Wales, England and Llanrwst). Television appearances include: Stid, Roc Rol Te and Heno Heno Heno. They performed at the Llanrwst Eisteddfod in 1989.

After Y Cyrff split up, Mark Roberts and Paul Jones went on to form Catatonia

Catatonia (band)

Catatonia were an alternative rock band from Wales who gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 1990s. The band consisted of Cerys Matthews on vocals, Mark Roberts on guitar, Paul Jones on bass , Owen Powell on...

. They currently play in a band called Y Ffyrc

Y Ffyrc

Y Ffyrc are a Welsh pop group, comprising Mark Roberts and Paul Jones, who formerly played together in Y Cyrff, Catatonia and Sherbet Antlers....

 (The Forks), an anagram of Y Cyrff.

Y Cyrff, translated into English means "The Bodies".

Barry Cawley, who later worked as a guitar technician with Catatonia, was killed in 2000 when his bike was hit by a car near Llanrwst.

Albums

• Dan y Cownter - ("Under the Counter")
• Y Testament Newydd - ("The New Testament")
• Yr Atgyfodi (1989) - ("The Resurrection")
• Awdl o Anobaith - ("Ode to Despair")
• Llawenydd Heb Ddiwedd (1991) - ("Endless Joy")
• Mae Ddoe Yn Ddoe
  Mae Ddoe Yn Ddoe
  Mae Ddoe Yn Ddoe by Y Cyrff is very often regarded as the band's greatest hits collection as it includes tracks that were recorded from 1985 until they split up...
  
  (1992) - ("Yesterday is Yesterday")
• Damwain Mewn Ffatri Cyllell a Ffyrc - ("Accident in a Knife & Fork Factory")
• Atalnod Llawn
  Atalnod Llawn
  Atalnod Llawn is a Y Cyrff box set which was released in 2005 by Rasal. Prior to it release it was being called Box Set and Caset by different media...
  
  (2005) - ("Full Stop")

EPs

• Yr Haint  - ("The Disease")
• Pum Munud  - ("Five Minutes")
• Cadwyni  - ("Chains")
• Hwyl Fawr Heulwen - ("Good-bye Sunshine")