{"id":69713,"date":"2024-12-20T19:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=69713"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:02:48","slug":"how-welsh-musicians-use-social-media-to-keep-the-spirit-of-bilingual-music-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/20\/how-welsh-musicians-use-social-media-to-keep-the-spirit-of-bilingual-music-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A rise in Welsh-speaking musicians covering pop songs and posting original Welsh songs on TikTok is growing on #tiktokcymraeg <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"730\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-770x577.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-770x577.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-14.23.17-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local Rainbow, a Welsh musician who posts about her heritage on TikTok <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTok trends change faster than the Welsh weather \u2013 but a recent and growing trend has become an unexpected catalyst for the resurgence of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/26\/welsh-language-music-vox-pop-alive-or-dead\/\">Welsh-language<\/a> music, with musicians using the platform to grow and find new opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTok videos featuring Welsh music in the form of both original songs and covers in Welsh can garner tens of thousands of views, with hashtags like #welshmusic, #cymraeg and #celticmusic gaining traction on the social platform, leading them to a wider audience and exciting new prospects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/localrainbow\/\">Local Rainbow<\/a> is a Welsh singer who has written songs in Welsh, like her song Dod Nol, which she is releasing next year, as well as having recorded and posted covers in Welsh, like Subway by Chappell Roan, as well as the seasonal classic, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainbow said she has found loads of new opportunities through Welsh music, through bigger companies such as S4C (the Welsh language television channel). Adding: \u201cI\u2019ve had more job opportunities in the arts because I can speak welsh fluently \u2013 being open about my Welsh heritage and speaking has opened so many new exciting doors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, on her <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3bFaa4QoczSmzFfAocq2yC\">Spotify<\/a> Wrapped for artists this year, under \u20182024 Gains\u2019 she has seen a 79% rise in listeners, a 75% increase in streams, a 131% increase in her songs being saved and a 192% increase in her songs being added to playlists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales is known as the land of song, for its traditions rooted in music and singing. For many young Welsh speakers, TikTok offers a space where speaking and singing in their native tongue is celebrated, rather than sidelined. 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