{"id":92298,"date":"2025-02-07T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92298"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:05:35","slug":"welsh-isnt-a-genre-its-a-language-say-musicians-on-welsh-language-music-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/07\/welsh-isnt-a-genre-its-a-language-say-musicians-on-welsh-language-music-day\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Welsh isn\u2019t a genre, it\u2019s a language&#8217; say musicians on Welsh Language Music Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Dydd Miwsig Cymru, musicians say it has broken genre barriers for Welsh music.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>WELSH language music today is about more than indie music, artists have said as Dydd Miwsig Cymru  &#8211; or Welsh Language Music Day &#8211; celebrates its tenth anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Started by radio presenter Huw Stephens, Welsh Language Music Day was established with the aim of promoting and celebrating Welsh language music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, after a decade of events, musicians involved in the scene have said that its biggest impact may be its role in expanding diversity within Welsh language music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Welsh language isn\u2019t a genre. The Welsh language is a language,\u201d said Mali H\u00e2f, whose electropop songs are a far cry from the Welsh music she heard at Welsh music festivals like Maes B when she was younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe music wasn\u2019t really for me. It was just indie bands, which are fine, but it wasn\u2019t my taste. It was dad music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomos Lynch, a promoter at Clwb Ifor Bach who books Welsh language music acts, also thinks that the scene has moved beyond old stereotypes, as it no longer feels dominated by \u201cindie boys\u201d anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For him, Welsh language music has always covered a number of genres, but he thinks it\u2019s significant that electronic, rap and reggae acts are now reaching the top of festival lineups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI find it really frustrating when people consider Welsh language music to be its own genre,\u201d said Tomos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo credit: The Cardiffian.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dom Jones, one half of Welsh rap duo Dom &amp; Lloyd, agrees that the last ten years have seen increased diversity within Welsh language music, both in terms of genres and ethnicities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMusic is something that everyone can enjoy,\u201d said Dom, pointing out that though he can\u2019t speak German, it doesn\u2019t stop him from being able to listen to German music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone can enjoy Welsh language music, you don\u2019t have to understand it,\u201d said Mali H\u00e2f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomos points to the international success of Irish language rap group Kneecap as proof that audiences don\u2019t need to understand the language of a song to still enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKneecap came to Cardiff recently and very few people here can speak Irish. A lot of our own gigs at Clwb don\u2019t just have a Welsh language speaking crowd. People in Cardiff come for good music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/clwb-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Clwb Ifor Bach on Womanby Street. Photo credit: The Cardiffian.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adwaith, recently named by Dydd Miwsig Cymru as the most influential Welsh artists of the decade, also owe part of their success to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout Dydd Miwsig Cymru, we wouldn\u2019t have had the shows that we do,\u201d said bass player Gwenllian Anthony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With their third album, Solas, out on this year\u2019s Dydd Miwsig, the band also believe that the event has gone a long way in helping to shine a spotlight on the Welsh language music scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a band, they\u2019ve been fortunate to play gigs around the world, suggesting that there is an audience for music in Welsh outside of the Welsh bubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Tomos at Clwb Ifor Bach, part of the global success of Welsh language music is thanks to streaming, which has given smaller bands a reach they may have never had before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, someone from Berlin can discover a band like Adwaith,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the day helps champion the Welsh language more generally, musician Mali H\u00e2f doesn\u2019t want that to get in the way of people just enjoying the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy can\u2019t we have a general day for just Welsh Music as well? 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