Blog posts by year and monthNovember 2012
Posts (62)
Musicians from all genres urged to take part in folk project
A project by Trac, Wales' folk development agency, is reaching out to professional and semi-professional artists from varying backgrounds to reinvigorate the genre.
The Roberts clan
Phil Carradice takes a look through history in search of famous Welsh people with the surname Roberts.
Forays in contemporary music (part two)
Continuing our autumn/winter foray into the world of contemporary music, we last week presented a concert of seven works by seven composers resident in, or hailing from, Wales.
A chill in the air
It was certainly a cold and frosty start for most of Wales this morning.
Forays in contemporary music (part one)
Over the last few months we have had two weeks dedicated to particular groups - firstly, the Camberwell Composers' Collective, and more recently, current Welsh composers.
Photo exhibition aims to dismiss Welsh stereotypes
Fed up with stereotypes and jokes that made digs at the nation he is proud of, Dan Wood began documenting the real Wales and what makes it unique in a series of candid photographs.
The Llangorse crannog
Phil Carradice writes about the impressive history of the Llangorse crannog in Powys.
Cardiff Singer 30th anniversary
The season ticket booking form, with details of all the concerts and recitals, is now available for the 30th anniversary Cardiff Singer competition in 2013.
Bullet For My Valentine: "All our rock star wishlist items came true"
"Sonically everything is business as usual. It's a big, fat, hard rock sounding record."
Baby Brave & the Love Bites - Telfords Warehouse, Chester
There is Supremes-like dancing (although it's mostly top-half moves, more self-effacing than exhibitionist); there are Ronettes-like harmonies (but it's not wall of sound, more a patchwork quilt of twinkles and aceness) and there are melodies you could happily hang your heartbreaks on.
