The new EP by Elin & Carys includes new and alternative arrangements of traditional Welsh songs and original music.  Over the last couple of years Elin & Carys, two sisters from mid Wales, has been a new and exiting act on the Welsh folk scene. Having won the Brwydr y Bandiau Gwerin (Battle of the Folk Bands) competition at the National Eisteddfod at Wrexham last year and featuring on the compilation album 'Stafell Sbâr Sain: Tŷ Gwerin', released by Sain in 2025, more invitations came to perform live, at festivals such as Green Man and Fire in the Mountain and to support established acts such as Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Al Lewis and Vri. With their blend of original music and new arrangements of old Welsh folk songs they bring a new and welcomed sound to the Welsh music scene.  Born into a musical family and raised near Meifod, Montgomeryshire, their father a member of legendary folk group Plethyn and their mother also a strong musical influence, both sisters fondly remember that singing with their parents in the car and in the kitchen, in four part harmony, was a big part of their childhood. Although Carys went on to study classical music, concentrating on the flute, and Elin to study Fine Art, they both returned to their first love, Welsh traditional music. Between them they play a variety of instruments, including the guitar, banjo, flute, whistles and accordion, each instrument weaving naturally between their blended voices. The stories and the words of the songs are vitally important to them both and their originally composed music is deeply rooted in their home area of Maldwyn, with nature and the landscape a constant inspiration.  The EP includes songs that they have been performing over the last year and songs which are deeply connected to rural and local folk traditions, such as the EP's title track, 'Hela'r Dryw' (Hunting the Wen), an old folk song, rooted in an ancient Celtic tradition which was a midwinter custom, a song which was a catalyst for connec