Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die within a generation" without urgent action, a new report has said. Research commissioned by Arts Council Wales found fewer young people were learning ...

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.

To find out more about the Smithsonian Folkways album "Blodeugerdd" visit http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3229 Linda Griffiths (Aberystwyth, Wales ...

Desert blues, transcendental electronica and a concept album about a mill powered by music­ – this year’s shortlisted albums were stunningly diverse, none more so than the crate-digging on the ...

If Welsh folk music is less widely known abroad than its Irish or Scottish counterparts, that is largely down to historical forces: the lack of a significant Welsh diaspora, and the hermetic survival ...

A folk trio will bring their energetic sound to Dorset next year. Welsh group VRï will perform as part of the Artsreach spring programme, with concerts in three villages on consecutive days. They will ...