Croeso i 'ngwefan, lle gallwch ganfod gwybodaeth ynglŷn â 'ngwaith fel cerddor - byw ac yn y stiwdio - ac fel athro yn Stiwdio Ddrymio'r Fro. Os hoffech holi ynghylch cyngherddau neu sesiynau, neu os oes diddordeb gyda chi mewn gwersi drymio, cysylltwch ar bob cyfri - buaswn i'n falch i glywed wrthoch chi.
“Mae iolo yn athro anhygoel. Mae’n gyfeillgar ac mae pob gwers yn hwyl. Wy mor falch cael fy ngwersi yn y Gymraeg. Baswn i bendant heb os yn argymell rhoi cynnig ar y drymie gyda iolo!”
Tiwtoriaid: Kathy Green; Colin Woolway; Erik Stams.
Diploma Ol-Radd mewn Perfformiad Jazz: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru, dan arweiniad Paula Gardiner, Elliott Bennett, Mark O'Connor a Martin France.A really sensitive percussionist... a truly generous musician
One of the finest percussionists I have ever had the privilege to work with - and a good sport to boot!
sensational...could have come straight off an ECM recording
a swaggering backbeat that Led Zeppelin would have been proud to strut their stuff to
Subtle and sophisticated drums and percussion
I never cease to be amazed at the subtleties of shading Iolo Whelan gets from his drumkit
An outstanding musician and an inspirational character to know and work with
Whelan's percussion is intelligent and his use of cymbals to add colour to the music clearly shows his jazz training
split-second timing
I've never encountered anyone else who picked up my toons so quickly!
the bedrock upon which everything else is built
a richly textured solo that was immaculately constructed and always maintained a sense of melody and an inner logic