Cass Meurig is one of Wales's foremost crwth and traditional fiddle players and a member of Welsh folk band Pigyn Clust. As well as working as a soloist she plays in duos with guitarist Nial Cain and Swedish/Estonian bowed harp player Sofia Joons and is an experienced teacher of traditional fiddle. She played with Fernhill between 2000 and 2004 and also plays violin and viola with Gorwel and Fiona Owen. In January 2004 Cass released her first solo album, entitled ‘crwth’ on the acclaimed Welsh label Fflach: tradd (2004).Click here for more details Crwth '

*NEWS* Cass Meurig and Nial Cain have been in the studio recording a new album, to be released on the Fflach : tradd label in the Spring of 2009. A combination of traditional and new material, it features fiddle, guitar and crwth music as well as (unusually for Cass) some songs! Cass and Nial also appear on a new album of Welsh music to be released by Smithsonian Folkways next Spring.

Snowdon Fiddle Club welcomes new players of all ages and abilities, from beginners to experienced players. Tuesdays 5.30-6 (absolute beginners) 6-6.30 (intermediate), 6.30-7.30 (experienced) in Caban, Brynrefail during school term, £5. Tuition by Cass Meurig and Nial Cain, no need to read music. Other instruments also welcome to the experienced class. Email Cass for more details.

'Alawon John Thomas', Cass's edition of the 1752 John Thomas manuscript of fiddle music is available from the National Library of Wales's website www.llgc.org.uk. It includes around 450 tunes collected in North-East Wales in the first half of the eighteenth century and a substantial text taken from Cass's PhD which gives information on the historical and musical context of the manuscript and the history of the tunes.