Gorwel Owen

Gorwel Owen is a Welsh producer and musician who has played a key role in the Welsh musical world since the early 1980s. His work was acknowledged through the Special Contribution Award from Y Selar magazine in 2025. As well as being a member of two influential bands in the 1980s/90s - Plant Bach Ofnus and Eirin Peryglus - he has worked with Datblygu, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, Euros Childs, Hwyl Nofio, Ffa Coffi Pawb, Gwenno Saunders, Steve Eaves, Melys, Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion, Ffandango, Llio Rhydderch and many others. He also co-writes, records and performs with his wife, the poet Fiona Owen; their third album Releasing Birds was released in 2015 via their label Yamoosh!. His work encompasses many styles of music, with a tendency towards the experimental, but also with strong connections to various traditions, including songs and historical ballads, free improvisation, composition and sound installation.

Discography Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic, 1996 - co-producer Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Barafundle, 1997 - co-producer Super Furry Animals - Radiator, 1997 - co-producer Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Gorky 5, 1998 - co-producer Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - The Blue Trees, 1997 - co-producer Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe, 1999 - co-producer Super Furry Animals - Mwng, 2000 - co-producer Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - How I Long to Feel That Summer in My Heart, 2001 - co-producer Pondman - In Between, 2002 - co-writer and performer Euros Childs - Chops, 2006 - co-producer Hwyl Nofio - Hounded by Fury, 2006 - performer Fiona & Gorwel Owen - Spring Always Comes, 2008 - co-writer and performer Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo, 2010 - co-producer Fiona & Gorwel Owen Releasing Birds (Yamoosh!), 2015 - co-writer and performer Gwenno Le Kov (Heavenly), 2018 - engineer Llio Rhydderch Sir Fôn Bach (Fflach), 2019 - engineer Steve Eaves Y dal yn dynn, y tynnu’n rhydd (Sain), 2019 - co-producer Gorwel Owen Craig y Llew (Ofn), 2025 - writer and performer Melys Second Wind (Sylem), 2025 - mixing engineer Fiona & Gorwel Owen Hela'r Dryw (Ofn), 2025 - arranger and performer