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Folk songs originally in the Welsh language or from Wales. Subcategories. ... Mary Hopkin songs (8 P) Pages in category "Welsh folk songs" The following 17 pages are ...
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 .
Folk festivals in Wales (1 C, 6 P) M. Welsh folk musicians (2 C, 19 P) S. ... Pages in category "Welsh folk music" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of ...
Wales has a history of folk music related to the Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland.It has distinctive instrumentation and song types, and is often heard at a twmpath (folk dance session), gŵyl werin (folk festival) or noson lawen (a traditional party similar to the Gaelic "Céilidh").
Songs originally in the Welsh language or associated with Wales. ... Welsh folk songs (1 C, 17 P) Welsh patriotic songs ... God Bless the Prince of Wales; Gwahoddiad; M.
This category includes music that has its roots in the Middle Ages and Renaissance or the instruments of these periods, as opposed to traditional vocal music or folk music (see below). Nansi Richards – a triple harp player; Robin Huw Bowen – a triple harp player
Many of their songs like "Farewell to the Rhondda" (about the decline of the mining industry in Wales and its social consequences), "Tiger Bay" (about emigration from Tiger Bay, the dockland district of Cardiff) and the capital's anthem "Cardiff Born" have become folk standards. Other hits include "The Grangetown Whale" and "Billy the Seal".
Welsh Folk-Songs is the first album by Welsh folk music singer and collector Meredydd Evans, consisting of a cappella renditions of traditional Welsh-language folk songs.The album was recorded in New Hope, Pennsylvania after Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, contacted Evans, who was then studying at Princeton University.