John Lloyd Williams in Bangor University - the 1900's
from The Welsh Folk-Song Society, page 314:
The first Society that was ever formed with the prime object of collecting and singing Welsh Folk-songs was a small Society of Students at the Bangor University College... The little group of Students called themselves 'Y CANORION'... At that time our professional Welsh musicians pooh-poohed the whole thing. It was said and written that all important Welsh airs were already known, and that in any case the chief interest of Folk Music was antiquarian. If I may make a personal confession - it was in one of these College functions held in the grounds of the old College that I first fully … more >>
John Lloyd Williams, The Welsh Folk-Song Society. In Y Cerddor (September, 1931), p. 314. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1533892630947 accessed: 13 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersWelsh folk songs | performed by Y Canorion |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |