Canolfan Sain, Llandwrog
LL54 5TG Caernarfon
United Kingdom

http://www.sainwales.com

SAIN (Recordiau) Cyf., now known simply as 'SAIN' is Wales' leading recording company,...

public contact

• phone: +44(0)1286 831111
• fax: +44(0)1286 831497
• email: dmr@sainwales.com

business contact

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activities

• Publisher
  • Music
• Records
  • Label
  • Studio
• Services
  • Multimedia/Online
  • Video/Film Production
• Trade
  • Mail Order
  • Online-Shop
  • Retail
  • Wholesale

visited events

• WOMEX 2005
• WOMEX 2006
• WOMEX 2007
• WOMEX 2008

stand number WOMEX 2008: 2-L.09

company description

SAIN (Recordiau) Cyf., now known simply as 'SAIN' (which is the Welsh word for 'sound', and pronounced like the English word 'sign') is Wales' leading recording company, founded in 1969 in Cardiff by DAFYDD IWAN, HUW JONES and BRIAN MORGAN EDWARDS.

When the present 24-track studio was opened at its present site (Canolfan Sain) in 1980 it was one of the most advanced in Europe. The company also had an 8-track mobile studio, mostly used for recording large choirs in other locations, and open-air rock-concerts. In 1984 "Studio Two" was opened by Aled Jones, and Sain have now just completed Studio Three. The main studio is now equipped with an AMEK Rembrandt 'total recall' 56 channel desk, Radar 24 track hard drive recorder and Fostex DV40 DVD Master Recorder, which means that the studio has kept pace with all the audio technological advances over the years!

At present the Company has a total of 34 staff based at Canolfan Sain in Llandwrog, and the two shops in Caernarfon and Llandudno. SAIN also has a back catalogue which boasts over a 1000 titles.

As well as producing around 50 new CD titles every year, SAIN has also been the launching pad for some great musical careers, including international opera stars BRYN TERFEL, ALED JONES, GWYN HUGHES JONES and RHYS MEIRION; CATATONIA, IRIS WILLIAMS, MARY HOPKIN, DENNIS O'NEILL, harpist CATRIN FINCH, and folk-groups CRASDANT and AR LOG.

Wales is best known for its male choirs, and SAIN has a large catalogue of recordings by the best of these, including RHOS, PENDYRUS, LLANELLI, PONTARDDULAIS, TREORCI, MORRISTON, GODRE'R ARAN, BRYTHONIAID and CAERNARFON. Also a fine collection of mixed choirs, ladies choirs and children's choirs.

The company website (www.sainwales.com) has been live for 10 years, and the shopping basket facility was added 5 years ago. Sain's retail outlet Na-Nog also has an on-line shop (www.na-nog.com) , where you can buy all of Sain's products. Sain is currently in the process of creating a new database-orientated website, and all of Sain's CDs and tracks can be downloaded from itunes www.apple.com/itunes or from www.tradtunes.com for a selection of traditional music tracks