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Following a trip to Laugharne during the summer of 2014, I felt very inspired to create some music that would blend with the wonderful poetry of Dylan Thomas. I started by listening to a recording of Dylan's iconic 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' and found that his rhythmical delivery sparked an abundance of musical possibilities. I contacted a good friend of mine and asked him if his daughter Lucy could sing on the track? She kindly obliged and recorded a beautiful vocal which added an ethereal quality to the arrangement. It also provided perfect contrast to Dylan's spoken word which would constitute the formula for moving forward. I felt so inspired by the outcome, I started work on another masterpiece,'The Hunchback In The Park'. Once completed, I contacted the Dylan Thomas Foundation to let them know about my idea, then two months later I received a wonderful response from Hannah Ellis ( Dylan's granddaughter ). She told me how much she enjoyed my contemporary approach to her Grandfather's work and kindly granted me permission to develop the idea further. Nine months later, the project was completed with 18 poems adapted and preparations were under way for a live presentation of the work. 

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Following our debut performance at The National Library of Wales in March 2016, we performed many shows across Wales including Theatres, Festivals, Arts Centres and a memorable performance at the Dylan Thomas Boat House (concert in the garden) to coincide with International Dylan Day. Six months later, we received a personal invitation from Hannah to perform at Westminster Abbey for her Grandfather's memorial service which was a wonderful experience. Apart from the domestic interest, we have received invitations to perform in parts of Canada and New York where Dylan's fine legacy still resonates. 

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We're pleased to announce that the copyright on Dylan's work has finally expired so we can now release our music. As we're in difficult times, we decided to make the songs free to download for everyone to enjoy. It was our aim from the outset to present the project from an educational perspective, so we hope our musical endeavour will encourage people of all ages to discover the beautiful poetry of Dylan Thomas.​ Due to circumstances,  the band isn't currently active, but we will keep you updated if things change. Finally, you'll notice a song called 'A Provincial Rhythm'. Just to clarify, it's not a Dylan Thomas poem! it's a song I composed based on a letter from the 'Collected letters of Dylan Thomas'. 

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If you have any comments to share, then please get in touch ( dylanthomassound@gmail.com )  

Thank you. 

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