While Halloween these days consists of a mish-mash of carved pumpkins, fake cobwebs and sugary sweets, it wasn’t always that way – at least not in Wales. Nos Calan Gaeaf, translated from Winter's Eve ...
Calan are a new, vibrant five-piece folk band who are breathing new life into traditional Welsh music. Sparkling melodies, foot tapping tunes and a spirited and energetic performance of Welsh step ...
If ever proof were needed that there’s a global demand for traditional Welsh music, look no further than the diary of Angharad Jenkins. Having just returned from a “very rare” holiday, the violinist ...
CALAN, the revivalist sound of Welsh traditional music, make their National Centre for Early Music debut in York on Wednesday on their biggest tour to date. York will be one of 26 destinations on 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 ...
Hauntings, folklore and ancient rituals. Carys Eleri is at St Fagans Museum of History to discover what Halloween means to Wales - lifting the veil between this world and next. Show more Hauntings, ...
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