Accepting his supposed hospitality, at a traditional time for settling differences, the influential Welsh leaders of the surrounding areas nearly all arrived, proffered their swords as tokens of peaceful intent to servants and, unarmed, were ushered further into the castle where de Braose's armed soldiers hacked them down in cold blood.

Several contemporary bands have Welsh language songs, such as Ceredwen, which fuses traditional instruments with trip-hop beats, the Super Furry Animals, Fernhill, and so on ( see the Music of Wales article for more Welsh and Welsh-language bands ).

He further suggested that Cavalon / Camelot became Arthur's capital due to confusion with Arthur's other traditional court at Carlion ( Caer Lleon in Welsh ).

It is unclear if the name was borrowed from the Welsh ( if so, it must have been an early loan, for phonological reasons ), or represents an early, pan-Brittonic traditional name for Arthur's sword.

It is prominent in Welsh, Breton, Irish, Scottish and other Celtic cultures within traditional or folk music and as a social and political symbol.

This group moved easily between Welsh and English societies and languages, occupying important offices for the Marcher Lords while maintaining their position as uchelwyr — nobles descended from the pre-conquest Welsh royal dynasties — in traditional Welsh society.

The only traditional Welsh county that never takes " shire " is Anglesey.

The traditional identification of the battle site with Oswestry, probably in the territory of Powys at the time, suggests that Penda may have had British allies in this battle, and this is also suggested by surviving Welsh poetry which has been thought to indicate the participation of the men of Powys in the battle.

Contemporary Welsh artist Jen Delyth created a Celtic Tree of Life symbol, in part based on ancient Celtic veneration of trees and traditional Celtic designs.

The name Mercia is Old English for " boundary folk " ( see Welsh Marches ), and the traditional interpretation is that the kingdom originated along the frontier between the native Welsh and the Anglo-Saxon invaders.

Although the mining communities which gave rise to these choirs largely died out in the 1970s and 1980s with the decline of the Welsh coal industry, many of these choirs continue, and are seen as a traditional part of Welsh culture and perform worldwide.

Monmouth ( ; Welsh: Trefynwy meaning " town on the Monnow ") is a traditional county town in southeast Wales.

The party's colours were changed to yellow from the traditional green and red, while the party logo was changed from the ' triban ' ( three peaks ) used since 1933 to a yellow Welsh poppy ( Meconopsis cambrica ).

Cadfael is a traditional Welsh name derived from the words (" battle ") and (" prince ").

Caer Wydion, the castle of Gwydion, was the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way.

Some wards share a name with the traditional areas above, others include Barnhill, Dudden Hill, Fryent, Mapesbury and Welsh Harp.

Gwalchmei was a traditional hero of Welsh legend whose popularity greatly increased after foreign versions, particularly those derived from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, became known in Wales.

Still, Gwalchmei was clearly a traditional figure ; other early references to him include the Welsh Triads ; the Englynion y Beddau ( Stanzas of the Graves ), which lists the site of his grave ; the Trioedd y Meirch ( Triads of the Horses ), which praises his horse Keincaled ( known as Gringolet to later French authors ); and Cynddelw's elegy for Owain Gwynedd, which compares Owain's boldness to that of Gwalchmei.

Home of the bi-annual " Day at a Country School " where students are invited to learn about Welsh heritage and language from teachers attired in traditional Welsh Costume.

Musician Alan Stivell uses a similar dichotomy, between the Gaelic ( Irish / Scottish / Manx ) and the Brythonic ( Breton / Welsh / Cornish ) branches, which differentiate " mostly by the extended range ( sometimes more than two octaves ) of Irish and Scottish melodies and the closed range of Breton and Welsh melodies ( often reduced to a half-octave ), and by the frequent use of the pure pentatonic scale in Gaelic music.

* Cerdd Dant ( string music ) or Canu Penillion ( verse singing ) is the art of vocal improvisation over a given melody in Welsh musical tradition.

Nicks's music is copyrighted under the name Welsh Witch Music, a reference to her song " Rhiannon ", which she introduced as " a song about a Welsh witch " in concerts between 1975 and 1978.

Welsh has made several reading tours around the world and has been involved with his beloved house music as a DJ, promoter and producer.

* Welsh bardic music

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Others who acknowledge Norman's influence on their career or music include American drummer Hilly Michaels, who recorded with Norman and Randy Stonehill in 1970 ; Grammy Award-winning recording artist and rapper TobyMac, who described Norman as " socially relevant, spiritually significant and passionate about challenging his generation to new heights of love ", considered Norman his " greatest lyrical influence "; Mark Salomon, the lead singer of Christian metal band Stavesacre and thrash metal band The Crucified, who reveals that it was Norman's concert performance that connected him to Christian music ; and Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph.

The " Welsh Capitol of the Great Plains ," Wymore became home to generations of immigrants from Wales, who continued their culture in day-to-day life, founding a Welsh-language church, school and cemetery, as well as preserving the Welsh traditions of poetry, dance, and intricate music in minor.

As well as writing poetry he wrote many light hearted lyrics which he adapted to old Welsh tunes, or the original music of various composers.

His fascination with Welsh folk music led to an investigation of the history of the music and particularly the harpists who would often accompany then.

The service, including music, is conducted entirely in Welsh ( despite only a small minority of the choir usually being native speakers of the language ).

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The music was recorded in 1992 with a Welsh boys ' choir and a Russian orchestra, on an Eno-produced album: Words for the Dying.

The principal Welsh festival of music and poetry is the annual National Eisteddfod.

The Welsh traditional and folk music scene is in resurgence with performers and bands such as Crasdant, Carreg Lafar, Fernhill, Siân James and The Hennessys.

In 1991, Lamacq was unwittingly involved in one of the most infamous events in British rock music of recent times during a post-gig interview at the Norwich Arts Centre with Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers for the NME.

Amongst other items, it featured a regular cookery item hosted by Myfanwy Howell and the popular Welsh music show Gwlad y Gan.

Tudor modified his proposal into an independent music festival and found support for this idea from W. S. Gwynn Williams, Welsh composer and music publisher and George Northing, a teacher from Dinas Brân County School and chairman of Llangollen town council.

Bevan contended that his Welsh mining constituency did not send him to Parliament to " dress up " and declined to wear formal attire at Buckingham Palace functions.

During the nineteenth century the use of the Welsh language declined generally in Wales, with the development of compulsory education in the English language, but more so in the south because of immigration from England and Ireland as a result of industrialisation.

References to Aneirin are found in the work of the Poets of the Princes, but his fame declined in the later Middle Ages until the re-assertion of Welsh identity by antiquarian writers of the Tudor period.

However, in recent years the runs of salmon in the Wye have declined dramatically and according to the Environment Agency rod catch returns for 2009 it is not even the most productive salmon river in Wales, as more salmon were caught from the Welsh Dee.

As interest in the Welsh arts declined, the standard of the main eisteddfod deteriorated as well and they became more informal.

The Ancients should have been relegated from the Welsh Premier League in April 2005 after finishing in the bottom two, but were given a last minute reprieve by Cymru Alliance winners Buckley Town, who declined promotion.

Born Robert Davis in Tallahassee, Florida to Welsh American Eugene Davis ( a dentist whose career declined due to alcoholism ) and his wife, Anne Davis, who was Irish American.

Many attributed Welsh success to the fact that their forwards were toughened by manual work, according to the theory when Welsh industry declined and players started to be drawn from ' soft jobs ' the team suffered.

By 1994 Romania's rugby fortunes had declined sharply, when a Welsh team travelled to Bucharest for an uncapped international the visitors came away with a 16 – 9 win.

With the decline of the Marcher Lords, and peace along the Welsh border, Cleobury's importance declined during the Middle Ages, leaving it as an undistinguished market town, with a long history, a market, and a dependent hinterland.

However, the number of Welsh speakers declined in Gwynedd from 72. 1 % in 1991 to 68. 7 %, and in Ceredigion from 59. 1 % in 1991 to 51. 8 %.