Hen Ogledd was initially formed as a duo of singer
Richard Dawson and harpist
Rhodri Davies in 2012. They released their debut studio album
Dawson-Davies in 2013. The group's third member, Dawn Bothwell, joined for the recording of their live album
Bronze In 2018, the newest member, Sally Pilkington, joined the group for the recording of
Mogic, the group's second album, which received significant attention from critics. Writing for
SLUG, Evan Welsh called the album "psychedelic, electronic, noisy and obtuse, [but] also beautiful, natural and industrial." In 2020, they switched labels, from Weird Worlds to its parent label,
Domino Recording Company. They also released their fourth studio album
Free Humans (following the sole lead single "Trouble") to "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to
Metacritic. They released their latest album,
DISCOMBOBULATED, in 2026 to critical acclaim. Their name comes from the
Brythonic term for the
Old North. == Discography ==