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Youth Folk Course - Half Term
Gwerin Gwallgo is a high-energy, four-day residential course for young people aged 11-18, where you can meet friends, develop new skills and build a repertoire in Welsh traditional music, dance, song and story-telling. It attracts around 40 young people, and takes place at Glan Llyn - the Urdd Residential Centre in Bala - who facilitate outdoor activities like canoeing and raft-building offered as options in your timetable. The course is made up of instrumental, vocal, clog dance or story-telling lessons, plus big band set and a big song during the day, with informal sessions, concerts, twmpathau and more in the evenings.
Junior Folk Weekend
Returning this Winter, 4th-6th December 2026! Following the success of our youth folk course Gwerin Gwallgo, we developed Gwerin Iau, a weekend course for younger folks aged 8-13 year old. Here, they can learn singing, clogging and instrumental skills with experienced and popular tutors.
Folk Day at St Fagans
Join us in St Fagans for a day full of music, dance and folk discoveries for free!
TAITH: Welsh Folk Touring Project
Our new project ‘TAITH’ is a series of tours by Welsh folk artists - a journey of discovery. ‘Taith’ means both a tour and a journey— a fitting name for a project focused on discovery and professional development. The project will support six Welsh folk acts to perform in mid-scale theatre venues across Wales between Spring 2026 and Spring 2027, to reach new audiences, and further their careers. The project also aims to fill a gap in the availability of management and support for folk artists in Wales.
Cân Y Cymoedd: When Valleys Sing
Cân Y Cymoedd / When Valleys Sing is a Trac Cymru project bringing people together through folk music, storytelling and shared heritage in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Neath Port Talbot.
No music experience is needed. The project invites young people, communities and experienced musicians to reconnect with each other, their local history and the places they call home. In creative workshops led by professional artists, participants share stories, memories and ideas, then help shape them into brand new folk songs rooted in their own communities.
Using traditional instruments and techniques to express contemporary voices and experiences, Cân Y Cymoedd shows how folk music can still bring people together and give communities a stronger sense of connection and belonging.
All the songs created through the project were recorded by Sylvia and Jonathan at ScreenTales. Click below to listen to the Cân Y Cymoedd SoundCloud playlist with many more tracks on the way!
Music Friendly City Audit
As part of its wider Culture Strategy and supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Swansea Council has commissioned Trac Cymru and Tŷ Cerdd to run an audit of the City’s music sector.
How many of us make music here, where, when and how often? How many venues do we have and what do they need? What gigs do we go to and how often? If we know that, we can work out how we can support it to make Swansea a truly Music Friendly City. We’ll be holding meetings, interviews and surveys for all of us to have our say. Read more for further details and links in the button below.
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