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The Gower Wassail is a wassail song from Gower in Wales. Wassailing is a midwinter tradition wherein either orchards or households are blessed by guisers, which came to Wales through exposure to English custom. The song is printed in A.L. Lloyd's book Folk Song in England (1967), having been heard from Phil Tanner. Structurally, the song is in 6
With a solid foundation of musical excellence and a respect for a Welsh musical tradition that held significance for an entire generation, the show caught a mood and struck a chord as it aimed to celebrate Wales within Wales and beyond. Broadcast in Welsh (but with bilingual captions on screen and bilingual voiced-over links), Land of Song was ...
For these reasons, the song is often used as a demonstration of the singers skill and is used as both a vocal warm up and a performative showstopper. The song is a popular test-piece in Welsh choral competitions , and has been recorded by many singers and choirs.
Cheryl Beer is an author, folk singer and multi-media artist. She is included among the 100+ Menywod Cymraeg/Welsh Women who have made a significant contribution to national life. She is included among the 100+ Menywod Cymraeg/Welsh Women who have made a significant contribution to national life.
This is unheard of in the Welsh hymn tune repertoire because all other hymn tune composers establish the fundamental tonic (root-position) chord (i.e. chord Ia or I 5/3 chord) at the outset, with the tonic note in the bass part. Though Dr Caradog Roberts opens "Rachie" with a tonic chord, the 3rd of the chord appears in the bass part.
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 .
Investment by the Welsh Development Agency has helped establish a large number of breweries in Wales in recent years. [9] [10] In the 1930s, Felinfoel Brewery was the first brewery in the UK to produce and sell beer in cans. [11] The largest brewer and packager of beer in Wales by far is the Budweiser Brewing Group (BBG) Brewery in Magor.
Sosban Fach (Welsh for "little saucepan") is a traditional Welsh folk song. It is one of the best-known and most often sung songs in the Welsh language. The song is based on a verse written by Mynyddog in 1873 as part of his song Rheolau yr Aelwyd ("Rules of the home") — see below.