graphic: Pembroke Festival 2005

Pembroke International Welsh Celtic Fiddle Competition 2005
Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th September 2005
welcome message
competition details
Welsh Tunes
2004 Competition
entry form [pdf]
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Welsh Tunes: A brief bibliography    
This list is intended only as an introductory guide and includes only publications that are, to the best of my knowledge, readily available. It is strictly non-academic! Many of these tune-books may be available from your local music shop or from folk specialists such as The Music Room or Hobgoblin. In case of difficulty, I know that most of them may be obtained via on-line mail order service from Cerdd Ystwyth.

Blodau’r Grug – 100 Popular Welsh Folk Dance Tunes
The Welsh Folk Dance Society
Selected by A. Hamilton, revised by Robin Huw Bowen, 1992

Cadw Twmpath – 100 More Welsh Folk Dance Tunes -
The Welsh Folk Dance Society
Selected, edited and arranged by Robin Huw Bowen, 1993

Dawnsie Twmpath/Welsh Barn Dance – 55 Dances (dance notation and tunes)
Y Lolfa
Selected by E. Jones, 1987/1991 - ISBN 0862432421

Y Mân-dlysau Cymreig/The Cambrian trifles – 20 Dances (dance notation and tunes)
The Welsh Folk Dance Society
W Burton Hart, 1812, ed. Robin Huw Bowen, 1994

Davidson’s Musical Miracles: 250 Welsh Airs
Llanerch Publishers - ISBN 1861430841

Tannau’r Draig (The Dragon’s Strings)
Gwasg Teires
Edited and arranged by Robin Huw Bowen, 1991

Pocket Tune Books (Series): Gwasg Teires
Llewelyn Alaw 1990; Mary Richard, Darowen 1991; John Parry Ddall, Rhiwabon 1991: Edited and arranged by Robin Huw Bowen

Tro Llaw: 200 Hornpipes
Gwasg Teires: Edited and arranged by Robin Huw Bowen

Alawon John Thomas: A Fiddler’s Tune Book From Eighteenth Century Wales
National Library of Wales
Edited by Cass Meurig, 2004 - ISBN1862250421

There is also an excellent series of Dance Books published by the Welsh Folk Dance Society, which are primarily dance notation and historical background (Dancers take note!), but which do include a few tunes not already found in the books listed above – available direct from the WFDS.

There are, of course, many early documentary sources and publications not currently available in print, but which the persistent researcher may pursue. These are mostly in the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth or the Museum of Welsh Life at St. Fagan’s (near Cardiff).
Information prepared by J Hammond, 02:2005
Traditional Music in Wales: Contacts
1. trac – folk development for Wales
www.trac-cymru.org - trac@trac-cymru.org - 01446 771470
2. CLERA (formerly the Welsh Traditional Instrument Society or COTC)
Arfon Gwilym (Secretary), Tyddyn Uchaf, Hen Barc, Llanllechid, Gwynedd, LL57 3DU tyddynuchaf@ukonline.co.uk - 01248 601030
3. TAPLAS (magazine)
Keith Hudson (Editor), 182 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QJ
www.taplas.co.uk - mail@taplas.freeserve.co.uk - 02920 499759
4. Welsh Folk Song Society
Buddug Lloyd Roberts (Secretary), Hafan, Criccieth, Gwynedd 01766 522096
5. Welsh Folk Dance Society
6. Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
Dewi Jones (Secretary), Bryn Mediad, Llangwm, Corwen, Denbighshire, LL21 0RA 01490 420484
7. Welsh Traditional Music Website
8. Celfyddydau Mari Arts
9. Fflach (record company)
10. Sain (record company)
11. Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru (National Eisteddfod)
12. Llangollen International Eisteddfod
 
 
 
 
 
 
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