Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die within a generation" without urgent action, a new report has said. Research commissioned by Arts Council Wales found fewer young people were learning ...

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 ...

When five young musicians from Wales came together to play traditional music almost a decade ago, they settled on the band name Calan for two reasons. First, “calan” is the Welsh word for the start of ...

WHALLONSBURG — Get a Welsh primer with Calan in concert Saturday evening at The Grange in Whallonsburg. The quintet brings their fresh take on traditional Welsh music while adding to their nation’s ...

Welsh-based band Calan may have its music anchored in ancient roots — traditional Welsh music incorporating accordion, fiddle, pipes, and harp — but the sound has translated to a modern audience on a ...

Welsh folk trio VRï bring their acclaimed traditional music to Dorset for the Artsreach spring programme, performing in three villages, Feb 6–8.

This summer, visitors to the 43rd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will experience the vibrant culture of Wales, a small, dynamic country with an ancient history, an industrial past and a ...

In a city filled with rock, country and folk music, Chippewa Falls is about to experience the music of a European culture many may be unfamiliar with but could end up enthralled by. Calan is a Welsh ...