▁terms ▁of ▁independence ▁from ▁other ▁British ▁companies , ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁subsequent ▁Wel sh ▁labels . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁released ▁its ▁first ▁single ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁H uw ▁Jones ' ▁" D <0xC5> <0xB5> r " ▁( Wel sh ▁for ▁Water ), ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁the ▁d row ning ▁of ▁the ▁Try wer yn ▁Valley , ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Wales , ▁to ▁form ▁L lyn ▁C ely n ▁res er voir . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁early ▁releases ▁were ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁Rock field ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mon mouth shire . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Sain ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ca ern ar fon ▁area , ▁and ▁opened ▁their ▁first ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁near ▁L land w rog . ▁Mus icians ▁who ▁have ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁label ▁include ▁Me ic ▁Stevens , ▁Ger aint ▁Jar man ▁and ▁Bry n ▁Ter fel . ▁ ▁Today ▁Sain ▁remains ▁the ▁biggest ▁producer ▁of ▁music ▁of ▁Wales , ▁covering ▁traditional , ▁folk , ▁rock , ▁pop , ▁hip - h op , ▁rap , ▁country ▁and ▁classical ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁label ▁has ▁several ▁subs idi aries ▁including ▁Cra i , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁has ▁released ▁music ▁by ▁Y r ▁An href n , ▁Mike ▁Peters ▁and ▁Big ▁Le aves , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Cra i ▁T ec no ▁comp il ations ▁featuring ▁Wel sh ▁dance ▁music ▁artists .