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Sain

Sain (Welsh for Audio, Welsh pronunciation: [saɪn]), in full – Sain (Recordiau) Cyf. (Audio (Records) Ltd) is a Welsh record label, which took part in the Welsh folk revival. Sain was founded in Cardiff in 1969 by singers and 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. Sain is regarded as being the first Welsh record company to be self-sufficient in terms of independence from other British companies, and laid the foundation for subsequent Welsh labels.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 nort… more »