Carwyn Ellis & Debademba – Pan Ddaw’r Nos
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 –… Read More »Carwyn Ellis & Debademba – Pan Ddaw’r Nos
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Genod Droog – Breuddwyd Oer
[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… Read More »Genod Droog – Breuddwyd Oer
Meredydd Evans: The Man Don’t Give a Folk
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… Read More »Meredydd Evans: The Man Don’t Give a Folk
Welsh Rappers: The Maida Vale Session
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… Read More »Welsh Rappers: The Maida Vale Session
The Abominable Professor Giggle
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… Read More »The Abominable Professor Giggle
Y Gelli: Tune In, Space Out
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… Read More »Y Gelli: Tune In, Space Out
Dau Cefn – Cariad
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… Read More »Dau Cefn – Cariad
Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
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… Read More »Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
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… Read More »Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
Future of the Left – Failed Olympic Bid
A brilliant fan made video for a tune by Cardiff band Future of the Left. Band’s Facebook page here.
The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
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… Read More »The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
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… Read More »The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
Neon Neon – Hoops With Fidel
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… Read More »Neon Neon – Hoops With Fidel
Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
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… Read More »Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
This is Cwmbran born singer Mal Ryder performing on a cherry picker for Italian telly – not enough heavy lifting machinery in music these days.… Read More »The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
Sweet Baboo – If I Died…
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.… Read More »Sweet Baboo – If I Died…
Carwyn James – Stanochek
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… Read More »Carwyn James – Stanochek
Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
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… Read More »Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?
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… Read More »Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?