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Culture

Essays, interviews and reviews related to the arts, media and cultures of Wales.

A picture of Welsh language music band Adwaith. All three band members are facing the camera in front of a house. The sun is lighting up their faces.

A New Wave of Welsh Language Music

Owain Elidir Williams delves into the Welsh language music scene and praises its newfound sense of confidence

2nd March (2nd March)
  • Culture
Alexandra Jones describes the challenges facing new entrants into the Welsh music industry

The Welsh Music Industry: A Manifesto for Change

Alexandra Jones explores the music education system in Wales and what changes can be made to improve opportunities for young Welsh music industry professionals.

1st March (28th March)
  • Culture

On Screen, Off Screen: Self-Documentation and Women’s Liberation

Shedding light on the feminist film collectives of the 1980s, Talulah Thomas examines their lasting legacy on feminist activism today.

28th February (2nd March)
  • Culture
A common starling - in Birdsplaining, Jasmine Donahaye reflects on women's experience of nature and nature writing

Review: There is Nothing Natural About Nature Writing

Saskia McCracken reviews contemporary Welsh essayist Jasmine Donahaye’s new book of nature writing Birdsplaining

17th February (15th February)
  • Culture
A photograph of the destructions caused by the Spanish Civil War

Of Cigarettes and Scars: Welsh Volunteers’ Voices from the Spanish Civil War

Elaine Canning sheds light on the role and motivations of Welsh volunteers who took up arms in Spain during the Civil War

9th February (1st February)
  • Culture
D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in The Great Welsh Auntie Novel

Review: The Great Welsh Auntie Novel by John Geraint (Cambria Books, 2022)

D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in John Geraint’s The Great Welsh Auntie Novel.

15th December (5th December)
  • Culture
Dylan Moore reviews Blood on the Crossbar, a new novel by Rhys Richards

Review: Blood on the Crossbar: The Dictatorship’s World Cup

On the day of an iconic World Cup quarter final clash in Qatar, Dylan Moore reviews Rhys Richards’ book about another time football was soiled by sportwashing

9th December (31st October)
  • Culture
Marine Furet enjoys Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Review: Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Sherman Theatre

Marine Furet reviews Tales of the Brothers Grimm, the Sherman Theatre’s Christmas production.

5th December (5th December)
  • Culture
The final speech of Efa, lead character of GALWAD, who has already lived through the next thirty years ahead of us…

The Beginning of Something

The final speech of Efa, lead character of GALWAD, who has already lived through the next thirty years ahead of us…

28th November (24th November)
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