English: We do have a ring-fenced fund for festivals in the Arts Council of Wales, and, over the past seven years since it's existed, we've spent over £1 million per year on festivals in Wales. Then, we work with them in varying ways, depending on the nature of the festival. So, a festival such as Green Man, which we support - we support them to develop Welsh talent in order to provide a platform for them on a Green Man stage. But then there's support for those artists throughout the year - they have an opportunity to go to London to get industry contacts and they're introduced to agencies. So, it's not just a matter of supporting Green Man to enable performances; we also help them to help Welsh bands to have opportunities, and also to ensure that this takes place in a bilingual way. Bilingualism is so important, and the last time I was at Green Man, nearly all the bands on the stage said, 'Croeso i Gymru' - welcome to Wales - or 'Diolch yn fawr' at some point in the set, which I thought was great. Then, we support things like the North Wales International Music Festival, which is more classical, and with jazz and trad music also, and they do quite a bit of outreach work in the community. So, although it's only on for a week, they develop a community choir and access to hear different kinds of music throughout the year. So, we use various festivals for various purposes, in some sense. And then we support things such as Fishguard festival, so that there's live music taking place in a part of Wales where there is no obvious theatre or portfolio client in existence. So, we do look at how these contribute to the health of the sector, and although they're only on for a week or a weekend, they can make a broader contribution to the economy and the ecology of Welsh music over the year.
Welsh: Mae yna ring-fenced fund yn arbennig ar gyfer gwyliau gyda ni yng Nghyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, a dŷn ni wedi gwario, dros y saith mlynedd diwethaf ers iddo fe fodoli, dros £1 filiwn y flwyddyn ar wyliau Cymru. Wedyn, dŷn ni'n gweithio gyda nhw mewn ffyrdd weddol wahanol, yn dibynnu ar natur yr ŵyl. Felly, buasai gŵyl fel Green Man, dŷn ni'n ei chefnogi - dŷn ni'n ei chefnogi i ddatblygu talent Gymreig er mwyn gallu rhoi platfform iddyn nhw ar lwyfan Green Man. Ond mae yna gefnogaeth i'r artistiaid yna drwy'r flwyddyn - maen nhw'n mynd i Lundain i gael industry contacts ac maen nhw'n cael eu cyflwyno i asiantau. Felly, dŷn ni ddim yn cefnogi Green Man i alluogi llwyfannau perfformio; dŷn ni'n ei chefnogi i ddatblygu cyfleoedd i fandiau Cymru, a hefyd i wneud yn siŵr bod y maes yn ddwyieithog. Mae dwyieithrwydd mor bwysig, actually; y tro diwethaf roedden ni yn Green Man, roedd pob band ar y llwyfan wedi dweud, 'Croeso i Gymru' a 'Diolch yn fawr' rywbryd yn ystod eu set. Roedd e'n amazing, roeddwn i'n meddwl. Wedyn, dŷn ni'n cefnogi pethau fel North Wales International Music Festival sy'n fwy clasurol ei natur, ac mae bach o jazz a trad hefyd, ond maen nhw'n gwneud lot o waith ymestyn yn y gymuned leol. So, er bod yr ŵyl ymlaen am wythnos, maen nhw'n datblygu côr cymunedol a mynediad i glywed cerddoriaeth wahanol yn ystod y flwyddyn. So, dŷn ni'n defnyddio gwahanol wyliau i wahanol bwrpasau, mewn ffordd, yn hynny. Wedyn, dŷn ni'n cefnogi pethau fel gŵyl Fishguard, er mwyn bod yna gerddoriaeth fyw yn digwydd mewn ardal o Gymru lle nad oes theatr amlwg neu bortffolio o gleientiaid yn bodoli. So, i ni, maen nhw'n cyfrannu at iechyd y sector, ac er efallai dŷch chi ddim ond yn eu gweld am benwythnos neu am wythnos, mae gyda nhw cyfraniad ehangach i'w wneud i economi ac ecoleg cerddoriaeth Cymru dros y flwyddyn.