Maen anodd diffinio apl oesol llais bachgen ifanc, ond ar ei orau mae iddo ryw burdeb arbennig syn gallu ein codi ir entrychion. Ar y casgliad hwn - y cyntaf oi fath - cawn glywed y goreuon o blith lleisiau bechgyn Cymru dros gyfnod o hanner canrif. Roedd Emyr Wyn a Philip Watkins ymhlith y ddau gyntaf i wneud recordiau yng Nghymru, ac y maer traddodiad a arloeswyd ganddyn nhw yn parhau gyda thalentau disglair fel Rhys Meilyr a Steffan Rhys Hughes yn ail ddegawd y ganrif bresennol.

Yn Lloegr, cysylltir llais y glaslanc chanu eglwysig, ac er fod hynny yn rhannol wir yma yng Nghymru hefyd, maen debyg mair Eisteddfod syn rhoi llwyfan ac amlygrwydd ir lleisiau ifanc yma yn amlach na pheidio. Ac fel y tystiar enwocaf ohonynt, Aled Jones, yr Eisteddfod a roddodd iddynt y cyfle i ddatblygu eu doniau a magu hyder gerbron cynulleidfaoedd mawr a bach, a gosod sylfaen ar gyfer gyrfa ehangach. Gan mai cyfnod cymharol fyr, o reidrwydd, sydd ir lleisiau hyn, mae galw cyson wedi bod i gael cofnod ohonynt ar un casgliad digidol fel hyn, ac y maen bleser gan Sain i ymateb ir galw hwnnw, a dwyn y cyfoeth hwn o leisiau i sylwr byd.

Wales prides itself on the depth of its singing talent, and nowhere has this been more true than in the wealth of boy trebles produced over the past fifty years. For the first time ever, the voices of Wales leading treble singers will be heard on a new compilation CD to be released by Sain this month. Said a Sain spokesman: From the 50s through the golden days of Aled Jones to the present day, this CD is testimony to the enormous contribution of Welsh boy singers over the years. It is difficult to accurately define the appeal of the boy soprano, or treble, voice, but at its best it has a purity of tone and quality which can transport one to the heights of musical pleasure. On this unique collection we can hear the best of Welsh boy singers over the past half century. Emyr Wyn and Philip Watkins were the first to make their mark as recording artists, but the tradition pioneered by them is continued into the 21st century by talents such as Steffan Rhys Hughes and Rhys Meilyr.
Outside Wales, the treble voice is mostly associated with church choirs, but although that is also partly true here in Wales, it is the Eisteddfod which gives these young singers the best platform to develop their talents. And as Aled Jones, probably the most famous of them all, readily testifies, the Eisteddfod stage allows the young singer to perform in front of audiences large and small, and gather the confidence which can be the foundation of a wider career. The voice of a boy treble has naturally a limited time span, and there has been a constant demand for a digital compilation of this kind for some years, and it is Sain pleasure to respond to this demand by bringing this wealth of talent to the attention of the world.