Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

He firmly identifies Camelot with Winchester, an identification that remained popular over the centuries, though it was rejected by Malory's own editor, William Caxton, who preferred a Welsh location.

In the late 19th century the Cymru Fydd movement recreated him as the father of Welsh nationalism, revising the historical image of him and joining him in popular memory as a national hero on par with King Arthur.

In 2007, popular Welsh musicians the Manic Street Preachers wrote a song entitled " 1404 " based on Owain Glyndŵr.

* The thirty syllable, Celtic verse form Englyn from the Welsh language is another interesting variation of the quatrain, and is also now popular in the English language.

David's popularity in Wales is shown by the Armes Prydein Fawr c. 930, a popular prophetic poem in which the poet prophesied that in the future, when all might seem lost, the Cymry ( the Welsh people ) would unite behind the standard of David to defeat the English ; A lluman glân Dewi a ddyrchafant (" And they will raise the pure banner of Dewi ").

David Ivor Davies ( 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951 ), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.

Legendary versions of Maximus ' career in which he marries the Welsh princess Elen may have been in popular circulation in Welsh speaking areas from an early point.

Finally, in Descriptio Cambriae, Gerald penned the following words that give so much pride to Welsh singers of today, especially those who participate in the immensely popular Cymanfaoedd Canu ( hymn-singing festivals ) held throughout Wales and North America:

The role of bards in Neo-Druidism ( such as the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids ), in Welsh nationalism and in popular notions on pre-Roman Britain originate in this context.

Huail's enmity with Arthur was apparently a popular subject: he is mentioned as an enemy of Arthur's in the Welsh prose tale Culhwch and Olwen, written around 1100.

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

* Welsh mythology in popular culture

Mai is the modern Welsh name for the month of May, leading to the popular speculation that the name means " Hawk of May ," but this derivation is unlikely.

The island is very popular among French, Welsh and Irish people for strawberry picking during the months of June and July every year.

He was remembered as a King of the Britons in the Welsh chronicles and Geoffrey of Monmouth's highly popular and legendary Historia Regum Britanniae, where he comes to power following Gracianus Municeps ' reign, which had ended with his assassination.

After a handful of low key cassette releases, the label relocated to Cardiff and became a more serious concern, providing a launch-pad for several popular Welsh artists, including Llwybr Llaethog, Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

Only, they carefully substituted old country folk dances for the Virginia Reels and square dances that were so popular among more worldly trains in the great westward migration.

Reincarnation, called gilgul, became popular in folk belief, and is found in much Yiddish literature among Ashkenazi Jews.

The " Amarantos " is the name of a several-century-old popular Greek folk song:

The Thirteen Colonies of the original United States were all former English possessions, and Anglo culture became a major foundation for American folk and popular music.

Shanty repertoire borrowed from the contemporary popular music enjoyed by sailors, including minstrel music, popular marches, and land-based folk songs, which were adapted to suit musical forms matching the various labor tasks required to operate a sailing ship.

*" Poor Paddy Works on the Railway " is a popular Irish and American folk song.

All are commonly seen and heard in popular music genres, including rock, blues, country, and folk.

The folk ( pre-Andreev ) tuning D-F #- A was very popular, as this makes it easier to play certain riffs.

The ballads remained an oral tradition until the increased interest in folk songs in the 18th century led collectors such as Bishop Thomas Percy to publish volumes of popular ballads.

Rather than the more aristocratic themes and music of the Italian opera, the ballad operas were set to the music of popular folk songs and dealt with lower-class characters.

In 1962 and 1963, with his next band, Harmoniler (" The Harmonies "), he recorded cover versions of some of popular American twist songs and rearrangements of Turkish folk songs in rock and roll form, marking the beginning of the Anatolian rock movement, a synthesis of Turkish folk music and rock.

His lyrics with diverse themes, mostly following a somewhat modernized version of the " aşık " ( wandering folk poets ) tradition were heavily marginal in the popular music scene of 1980s which was mostly dominated by love-themed lyrics.

Sometimes described as New England folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world, though they are especially popular in North America.

Plywood laminate basses, which are used in music schools, youth orchestras, and in popular and folk music settings, are very resistant to humidity and heat, as well to the physical abuse they are apt to encounter in a school environment ( or, for blues and folk musicians, to the hazards of touring and performing in bars ).

Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and other Central European countries ' folk traditions.

Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music.

In these terms folk music may be seen as part of a " schema comprising four musical types: ' primitive ' or ' tribal '; ' elite ' or ' art '; ' folk '; and ' popular '.

In the proliferation of popular music genres, some traditional folk music became also referred to " World music " or " Roots music ".

The distinction between " authentic " folk and national and popular song in general has always been loose, particularly in America and Germany-for example popular songwriters such as Stephen Foster could be termed " folk " in America.