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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1954, Meredydd Evans recorded his landmark album Welsh Folk Songs. Since then, Evans has created a long and distinguished career as a professor ...

Jasmine was born in the early nineties to a Welsh father and an English mother in the mountains of the Lake District, England. As a child she recalls both her parents influencing her through music; ...

Mixing new sounds with an old language, singer Lisa Jen performs in her native Welsh with the group 9Bach. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jen about... Lisa Jen's Otherworldly Sound In Welsh With ...