The smell of jasmine, coffee beans, freshly baked bread and even musty books will be in the air at a music festival taking place this month.

The fragrant aromas and the melodies harmonise to create a new experience for music lovers called Smound.

The concept, developed by Aberystwyth-born harpist and composer, Rhodri Davies, will be unveiled at Bangor Music Festival in February before travelling to Aberystwyth in March.

Rhodri, 50, who calls it Clywed Arogl (Hearing Smell), was motivated by his own personal experience.

He said: "In 1999 I significantly lost my sense of smell and taste. Although there has been a partial recovery over the years both senses remain diminished.

"Smell training has been shown to help recovery in some studies and involves repeated stimulation of the smell nerves. Traditionally musical scores privilege the eye but I am keen to investigate how might sound be inspired by different types of smell.

"Listening to a concert the audience never see the score, what the musicians are playing. In the same way they may not smell what the performers are smelling either. This will be the first time I will have done this and it’s a complete experiment."

Rhodri will be joined in Bangor by his violin playing sister, Angharad, who lives in Aberystwyth, and their friend, Patricia Morgan, who lives in Hay-on-Wye, on keyboard and bass guitar.

Their performance will be in two parts. During Saturday afternoon, a "sonic installation" will present the audience with different aromas and sound. The trio will perform at various locations around the Pontio building from midday until around 4pm, interacting with the sound and smell installations.

The aromas used by Rhodri include ground coffee beans, baked bread, lilies, garlic, Jasmin plants, essential oils, incense, lavender, earth, hay, leaves and even musty books. Secondary schools will give their own sonic performances to the smells within the installation, under the guidance of Rhodri.

The second part at 5pm involves a performance that will include an "immersive and interactive experience" for the audience and performers.

Bangor Music Festival is at Pontio Arts Centre on 11 and 12 February. The piece will be performed at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on 25 March.