New one day festival, Rock the Castle, will celebrate the best of Welsh rock music at an iconic venue and include legends ...

Following a year where artists have had their ability to perform live restricted, the shortlist for the Welsh Music Prize has been announced. In all, 15 albums have been shortlisted in what is the ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login From early medieval bards to the bands of the 'Cool Cymru' era, this book looks at Welsh musical practices and traditions, the forces that ...

Now the Glastonbarry festival has another high-flying claim to fame, thanks to the creators of the hit video game Microsoft ...

It is perhaps unfair to accuse Welsh musicians of being inspired by competition rather than music, but the rivalry between choirs and chapels was lively, to say the least! The greatest competition ...

Renowned Welsh musicians Gareth Bonello and Mari Mathias are set to captivate audiences at the Hornbill Festival 2024, ...

Welsh media executive Emyr Afan has been appointed chairman for the board of the Welsh Music Guild. He succeeds Richard ...

Rapper and producer Lemfreck won the 2024 Welsh Music Prize in a grand ceremony at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. The Newport artist fought off competition from rockers Skindred and singer ...

Welsh rock band Funeral for a Friend is set to headline a massive outdoor gig in Leeds next summer. The post-hardcore ...

While King Charles is its patron, RWCMD has some serious Welsh star power. Vice-president Anthony Hopkins studied music at the conservatoire, while Dame Shirley Bassey is a huge supporter of its ...

It may be much smaller than the Glastonbury from which it takes its name, but has hosted countless tribute acts, and is in the Welsh seaside town loved by fans of Gavin and Stacey. Now the ...