Welsh Gold: Traditions / Various Welsh Gold: Traditions / Various CD

This selection brings together some of Wales' leading folk artists, displaying a wide variety of styles and talents. As befits a Welsh compilation, the harp - the national instrument of Wales - features prominently, and also the vocal element is paramount, from the solo voices of Si?n James and Gwenan Gibbard to the close harmony of Plethyn, steeped in the plygain carol tradition. Over the past four decades, the instrumental tradition in Wales has undergone a dramatic revival, as exemplified here by the leading exponent of the triple harp, Robin Huw Bowen, the brilliant young band Calan, and three of Wales' major folk ensembles, Crasdant, Ar Log and Carreg Lafar. If you want to know what Welsh world music is all about, then this is a great place to start!

1. Y Jigiau [The Jigs]: y Delyn [The Harp]/Jig Coeden D N [Fire Tree Jig]/ 2. Mympwy Llwyd [Lloyd's Whim]/Y Fasged Wyau [The Egg Basket] 3. Dod Dy Law [Place Your Hand] 4. Y March Glas [The Grey Stallion]/Nos Fercher [Wednesday Night] 5. Ei Di'r Deryn Du? [Blackbird, Will You Go?] 6. Cainc y Datgeiniad [The Singer's Tune]/Y Delyn Newydd [The New Harp] 7. Aberhonddu (Brecon) 8. Hoff Jigiau [Favourite Jigs]: Llancesau Trefaldwyn [Maids of Montgomery 9. Tros Yr Aber [Across the Estuary]/Llapydwndwr [The Drink of the Great N 10. Merch Ei Mam [Her Mother's Daughter] 11. Mympwyon [Whims]: Mympwy Gruffydd [Gruffydd's Whim)/Y Cwac Cymreig [The 12. Seren y Bore [Morning Star] 13. Y Deryn Du A'i Blufyn Sidan [Blackbird with His Silken Feathers] 14. CWRW Melyn [Yellow Beer]/Y Dyn Meddw [The Drunken Man] 15. Si Hei Lwli [Lullaby] 16. Set y Golomen [The Pigeon Set]: Cariad Gan y Sguthan [The Wood Pigeon's