The REAL Rhiannon

[MoonSister75]

Originally Posted by singertobe

WE'VE ALL BEEN WRONG! Its pronounced "Hree-ahn-on."

I've been learning Welsh for many years, but it's been a very slow process...

Most non-Welsh speakers would pronounce is as Stevie does.

Welsh speakers use an aspirate sound for the Rh - as you have written... Hree..(I always think of it as rolling the r, but it can also be described as - h followed by r with a hiss)
Welsh speakers also emphasize the second syllable - Hree ahn On

The rh and stressing of second syllable are described well here - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Welsh/Pronunciation

Happy New Year to all Stevie/FM fans :0)