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 ...
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 ...
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 ...