S4C - Salem (2015)

Forty years have passed since the release of one of the most influential albums in the Welsh language, Salem, by Endaf Emlyn. The original album was produced on a four track recorder at Endaf's home in Cardiff and at the home of his record producer friend, Mike Parker, in London. It was released on the Sain label.

It is also famous for its striking cover; a modern interpretation by Endaf's friend, Elwyn Davies, of Curnow Vosper's iconic painting, Salem.Talking about the painting that inspired the album, Endaf says, “I could see that society was moving on and leaving behind a way of life. There's a longing in the album for the old way of life which formed a part of my childhood as a boy in Pwllheli and a sadness as it disappears and we consider what might replace it.”

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