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It’s been 33 years since the last Prom dedicated to brass band music, while Gavin Higgins’ concerto for Brass band and orchestra is the first Proms commission of its kind. It’s time to forget that Hovis ad and celebrate the banding worldIt’s quite a feat for a British ensemble older than … Read entire story.
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Singer and bassist who helped inspire British heavy metal dies in sleep at Cardiff hospitalBurke Shelley, founder, frontman and bassist with Welsh rock trio Budgie, has died aged 71. His daughter Ela Shelley announced the news, saying he died in his sleep at a Cardiff hospital, with no cause of death … Read entire story.
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Techno artist says being ‘recognised by your country is the greatest honour’, after winning prize for the year’s best Welsh albumThe Welsh music prize, awarded to the best album by a Welsh artist each year, has been won in 2021 by electronic artist Kelly Lee Owens for Inner Song.Owens, who … Read entire story.
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Shortlist for this year’s prestigious award by a Welsh artist also includes lesser-known bands Toby Hay, Bryde and Astroid BoyManic Street Preachers, Gruff Rhys and Gwenno are among the nominees for the 2018 Welsh music prize. The award, now in its eighth year, champions diversity in Welsh music and traditionally … Read entire story.
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The world’s largest gathering of Elvis enthusiasts and impersonators takes place every September in the seaside town of Porthcawl, Wales. Photographer Gareth Cattermole set up a portrait studio and persuaded a selection of Elvises to sit for him Continue reading… Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian