Learning
Trac Cymru recognises that making space for the arts to exist is the key to their growth. We create the opportunities that offer the room to learn, explore and develop Welsh music and dance traditions in and outside of mainstream education. Through this work, we are able to take steps forward in widening the accessibility, support, practice, development and celebration of Welsh traditional arts and cultural heritage with as many people as possible. You can find examples of our educational work at the bottom of this page, and across our other pages.
Courses
Our residential and weekend courses offer a range of instrumental, dance and song workshops delivered by leading artists and professionals in the Welsh folk scene. Our courses are designed for learning but also behave as social retreats, bringing people from all over the country together to share in mutual passions and interests.
Youth & School Projects
Working with fantastic freelancers, we deliver quality workshops and demonstrations in schools and venues across Wales. Learning to clog, playing an instrument, writing a tune or making your own Mari Lwyd are examples of the activities we explore, engaging young people with Welsh traditional arts through memorable interactive experiences.
Resources
Over years in the making, Trac Cymru have built a factory of resources to help you take the next step and explore Welsh folk arts further. If you want to learn… tunes, songs, how to clog dance, folklore, history; or to find… tutors, instrument repairers, folk clubs, twmpath callers and everything in between, click the button below!
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Ambell i Gan: Folk Singing Weekend
Ambell i Gân is a weekend of Welsh folk singing with three of Wales’ leading singers – Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Beth Celyn and Gwenan Gibbard. On the banks of the picturesque Mawddach estuary, this…
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Gwerin Gwallgo: Youth Folk Course
Gwerin Gwallgo is a high-energy, four-day residential course for young people aged 11-17, where you can meet friends, develop new skills and build a repertoire in Welsh traditional music, dance and song.
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Gwerin Iau: Junior Folk Weekend
Gwerin Iau is a fun-filled weekend of singing, clogging and instrument playing for younger folks aged 8-12, held at Glan Llyn Urdd centre in Bala…
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GCSE Pack: Traditional Music in Wales
Trac Cymru partnered with Arts In Education body NAWR to produce a resource pack for music teachers and tutors. Traditional Folk Music from Wales is now an option as part of the WJEC Music GCSE! Educator and composer Sioned Webb was commissioned by…
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BEAM: Folk Weekend
Big Experiment Arbrawf Mawr (BEAM) was our all-age folk weekend course that ran successfully for 10 years.
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Alawfa Cymru/Tunery Wales: Lockdown Series
Jordan Price Williams of trio Vrï, presents a tune video series teaching 20 contemporary Welsh folk tunes from the past 20 years, as we celebrated Trac Cymru’s 20th birthday!
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Clogging with Beth: Lockdown Series
Bethan Rhiannon of band Calan, presents a weekly series of 8 half-hour lessons to take you from absolute beginner to impressive footwork in the art of Welsh clog dance.
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Tune Chain: YouTube Series
Tune-Chain is a series of short films that illustrate the way traditional musicians learn and share music. Nine players from across Wales contributed their stories, connections and tunes to the project…
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Mari Lwyd: Developing Tradition in Multi dimension
In 2013, we embarked on an exciting project to develop the Mari Lwyd tradition in communities and schools across Wales, working with professional designer David Pitt to create the first ever ‘flat pack’ Mari lwyd kit…
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European Folk Day
Each year, Trac Cymru engages with a continent wide celebration of folk music, established by the European Folk Network. For 2024, we collaborated with our Cornish and Manx neighbours to…
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Cân y Cymoedd: When Valleys Sing
When Valleys Sing is a project currently running in Rhondda Cynon Taf & Neath Port Talbot dedicated to fostering the new creation of Welsh folk music by bringing together young people, communities and seasoned musicians.
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Gwerin Glas: School Project
Our new school project called Gwerin Glas introduces primary school children to Welsh traditional music through a series of workshops, funded through the The Arts Council of Wales ‘Explore’ fund.
