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Welsh Culture

Echoes of music, harmony, and heritage

Olatunji Offeyi looks at how Welsh folk music, a vital part of Wales’ intangible heritage, can uniquely address community tensions, foster unity and attract cultural tourists to Wales.

9th August (8th August)
  • Culture
Fedor Tot investigates the factors currently stifling creativity in Welsh cinema.

In search of Welsh cinema

Fedor Tot investigates the factors currently stifling creativity in Welsh cinema.

10th June (3rd May)
  • Culture

Review: Cymru & I

Gwilym Hubbard reviews Cymru and I, a collection of essays exploring the many narratives that inform Wales today.

25th January (25th January)
  • Culture

The Weighting Game

As clubs struggle to field teams, Stephen Hughes asks how a scheme being piloted in New Zealand could help Wales’ rugby communities.

12th March (12th March)
  • Voices

In from the margins

Joao Morais reviews Peter Lord’s ‘The Tradition’, an illustrative portrayal of Welsh art and history

17th November (29th February)
  • Culture

Great places

Baroness Kay Andrews argues the importance of culture and heritage in successful communities

30th May (27th February)
  • Culture

When teaching Welsh is a futile experiment

Tim Williams argues that teaching through the medium of Welsh in English-medium schools damages education

30th October (7th November)
  • Culture

Rescuing the National Eisteddfod

Gerald Holtham argues for some reverse colonisation to turn around the financial fortunes of our greatest festival

14th December (13th December)
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