Welsh folk music (Welsh: Cerddoriaeth werin Gymreig) refers to music that is traditionally sung or played in Wales, by Welsh people or originating from Wales.
Folk artists include; traditional bands Calan and Ar log; harpists Sian James, Catrin Finch and Nansi Richards and folk singer Dafydd Iwan.
Welshfolkmusic (Welsh: Cerddoriaeth werin Gymreig) refers to music that is traditionally sung or played in Wales, by Welsh people or originating from...
associated with folkmusic, choral performance, religious music and brass bands. However modern Welshmusic is a thriving scene of rock, Welsh language lyricism...
influenced modern music on a global scale, and the UK has one of the world's largest music industries. English, Scottish, Irish, and Welshfolkmusic as well as...
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folkmusic, and other variants) is a genre of folkmusic that developed in Ireland. In A History...
common version is the Welsh triple harp (Welsh: telyn deires), used today mainly among players of traditional Welshfolkmusic. The triple harp originated...
Welsh dance (Welsh: Dawns Gymreig), also known as the Welshfolk dance (Welsh: Dawnsio gwerin), is a traditional dance in Wales, performed to Welsh traditional...
Scottish folkmusic (also Scottish traditional music) is a genre of folkmusic that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition...
The folkmusic of England is a tradition-based music which has existed since the later medieval period. It is often contrasted with courtly, classical...
the 15th century onwards. Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system. In 1292, 48 per cent of Welsh names were patronymics and, in some parishes...
Stivell's contemporary, Welsh singer-songwriter Meic Stevens popularised Welshfolkmusic. Neo-traditional Welsh language music featuring a fusion of modern...
playing this file? See media help. Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folkmusic traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern...
Welsh mythology consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first...
Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken...
called music of the tongue and string music was called music of the string ("Cerdd Dant"). The Welsh word "cerdd" can mean either poetry or music. When...
official languages of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) are also Welsh and English. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged...
their houses with traditional Welsh cuisine. The traditional cookery of Wales originates from the daily meals of peasant folk, unlike other cultures where...
World. Retrieved 6 October 2022. David B. Lawrence (19 February 2007). "Welsh separatist and independentist flags: Patriotic Front flag". Flags of the...
customs, festivals, music, art, mythology, history, and politics. Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national...
Yma o Hyd (English: "Still Here") is a Welsh language folk song by Dafydd Iwan. The song was released during Iwan and Ar Log's 'Taith Macsen' ("Macsen's...
(born 24 August 1943) is a Welsh singer and nationalist politician who rose to fame writing and performing folkmusic in the Welsh language. From 2003 to...
Skald The Bards of Wales The Bard's Tale (1985 video game) Vates Welsh bardic music Oxford Dictionary of English, s.v. bard, n.1. "Work of Rabindranath...
Welsh literature is any literature originating from Wales or by Welsh writers: Welsh-language literature for literature in the Welsh language Welsh literature...
and aspects of folkmusic and dance. Wales also has a strong tradition of poetry in the English language.[citation needed] Patagonian Welsh (Cymraeg y Wladfa)...
as some popular bands. The Welshfolkmusic scene has enjoyed a resurgence in the 21st century. The earliest surviving Welsh plays are two medieval miracle...
Noson lawen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈnɔsɔn ˈlauɛn]; literally 'merry or joyful night') is a Welsh term for a party with music, similar to a cèilidh. Cèilidh...
Welsh English (Welsh: Saesneg Gymreig) comprises the dialects of English spoken by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar...