Wales is the lesser-known/"mysterious" Celtic country, often called the Land of Song. "Singing is a big part of the identity of Wales whether it be in the churches ...

Gwyneth Glyn, a Welsh singer who performs original and folk songs in her native tongue, will perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this year as part of the “One World, Many Voices” program.

Those are the opening notes of an album released this week that has a dark and atmospheric sound and a human voice that seems otherworldly. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LLIWIAU") SIMON: That's Lisa Jen, ...

For Alice Whitmore, Welsh bara brith bread reminds her of the Welsh banquets in Waukesha that drew up to 300 people in their heyday. Filipino chakoy reminds Angelica Varona Camara of the plates her ...

The iTunes UK song chart is currently topped by a rather unlikely track: a song by a Welsh folk band which was recorded in 1981 and released in 1983… The song is Yma O Hyd by the decidedly non-famous ...

Ask the average American to imagine Welsh music, and they’ll probably mention either harps or singing. This month, the Puget Sound Revels take its folk-tradition Rialto show — opening Saturday— to a ...

The 1983 tune by Dafydd Iwan, a Welsh folk singer, seems to follow the team everywhere. By Andrew Keh The chorus of the song comes crashing down in an irresistible wave. You may not have any clue what ...

Join the UCR Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Charloff, on January 31 at 8 p.m. and February 1 at 3 p.m. in the University ...

Yma O Hyd provided a renaissance late in Dafydd Iwan's career as it was embraced by Wales' football fans "Kneecap is a tremendous phenomenon." Praise from an octogenarian Welsh folk singer for a ...