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Robin Williams (1951–2014), actor, distant Welsh ancestry [26] Chris Williams (actor), African-American, English and Welsh descent; Vanessa Williams (born 1963), African-American, English and Welch descent; Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), née Cassandra Fowlkes, jazz vocalist; distant Welsh ancestry through her father
James James (1832–1902) Welsh musician, composer of the Welsh national anthem, Hen Wlad fy Nhadau; Siân James (born 1961) - Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist; Pierre Jamet (1893–1991) - French harpist and teacher; Elizabeth Jaxon - American harpist, director of the DHF World Harp Competition and member of the band Atlantic Harp Duo
Pages in category "Welsh expatriate musicians in the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Ceri Rhys Matthews – a multi-instrumentalist, plays the pibgorn or Welsh bagpipes, wooden flute, and others; Fernhill – a folk band, that features Ceri Rhys Matthews and often employs the pibgorn; Carreg Lafar – a traditional Welsh folk group, featuring Antwn Owen Hicks, Linda Owen Jones, Rhian Evan Jones, James Rourke and Danny Kilbride
Irish, Scottish and Welsh music have long been a major part of American music, at least as far back as the 18th century.Beginning in the 1960s, performers like the Clancy Brothers became stars in the Irish music scene, which dates back to at least the colonial era, when many Irish immigrants arrived.
Pages in category "American people of Welsh descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 684 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Welsh Americans (Welsh: Americanwyr Cymreig) are an American ethnic group whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Wales, United Kingdom. In the 2008 U.S. Census community survey, an estimated 1.98 million Americans had Welsh ancestry , 0.6% of the total U.S. population.
The group's activities include organizing social gatherings to watch Welsh sporting events and musicians, and celebrating events such as St. David's Day.Over the years they have been involved with over a dozen concerts for Welsh male voice choirs in the Chicago area, including the Pendyrus, Penrhyn, Bangor, Black Mountain, Burlington, Hogia'r Ddwylan and CF1 choirs at prominent Chicago venues.