This is Carwyn Ellis from Colorama doing a version of Pan Ddaw’r Nos (When Night Falls) with Parisian African group Debademba. Sounds so good – and no Jools Holland. Colorama are about to release a… Carwyn Ellis & Debademba – Pan Ddaw’r Nos
[x_video_embed type=”16:9″ no_container=”true”][/x_video_embed] If Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones represents what Wales currently is – a grey, gutless and limp country. Then this is what Wales should aspire to be – an unstoppable force, running… Genod Droog – Breuddwyd Oer
This is Welsh folk historian and singer Meredydd Evans talking about language and culture. He talks about how identity is something that needs to be fought for; something he speaks from experience on. Despite being… Meredydd Evans: The Man Don’t Give a Folk
This is from one of the last sessions recorded for John Peel. It was arranged in 2004 and originally meant to be for Welsh rapper MC Sleifar, aka Steffan Cravos. But by the time it… Welsh Rappers: The Maida Vale Session
Jingle Jeff and Professor Giggle are back to teach the good people of You Tube how to speak Welsh…sort of. Today’s lesson is all about body parts and Jingle Jeff adopts an innovative technique which… The Abominable Professor Giggle
This is a sequence from the greatest ever show for pre-school Welsh stoners – Y Gelli on S4C. While some programmes may be happy to teach kids about colours and numbers and mundane stuff; Y… Y Gelli: Tune In, Space Out
It’s testament to the divided culture of Wales that Dau Cefn can have been creating beautiful music like this for the past 15 years whilst remaining almost completely unknown to non-Welsh speakers. They’re a duo… Dau Cefn – Cariad
https://youtu.be/SW9jDMT-cSE The best thing about work, is going home – especially if that involves hurtling down a mountain on a homemade toboggan thingy. This is what workers at the Craig Ddu slate quarry, near Blaenau… Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
This is Dyffryn Nantlle band Y Reu with one of those tunes which plants itself in your head and refuses to leave. You can download it for free from their Facebook page here. Twitter is:… Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
A brilliant fan made video for a tune by Cardiff band Future of the Left. Band’s Facebook page here.
This is a great song by a Pembrokeshire band called Y Ffug. The title, ‘Cariad Dosbarth Canol Cymru’ translates as ‘Love Middle-Class Wales’ and the song’s having a pop at the traditional Welsh world of… The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
This is Neath punk band The Tunnelrunners with a song from 1980 called Plastic Land. They were around for about four years but only ever recorded ten songs at a recording session for Swansea Sound… The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
Live performance by Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon of Hoops With Fidel. This was part of Praxis Makes Perfect; the story of left wing activist and publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.
Nice bit of oddness by a collective of Welsh creative types, calling themselves Short & Curlies. This includes Euros Childs, Robin Edwards (R.Seiliog), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), Laura J Martin and Huw Evans (H.Hawkline). The… Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
This is Cwmbran born singer Mal Ryder performing on a cherry picker for Italian telly – not enough heavy lifting machinery in music these days. He was born in the village of Llanfrechfa in 1944… The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
Sweet Baboo is Bethesda born and Colwyn Bay bred, Stephen Black. He does stuff in both Welsh and English. This is from the album, Ships. More about him here Sweet Baboo
Film from 1973 of Welsh rugby coach Carwyn James singing a Russian folk song. Two years before, he had led the British Lions to their only ever series win against the All Blacks. He was… Carwyn James – Stanochek
Ach, nothing to get excited about here. It’s just Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon doing another one of them multimedia concept albums which tell the story of a left-wing Italian publisher who died in mysterious… Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
It’s often said that Port Talbot steelworks was the inspiration for the brutal industrial landscapes featured in Blade Runner – but it probably wasn’t. At least, it’s hard to find any evidence that it influenced… Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?