Music in Wales during the 1950s

After the second world war two significant musical organisations were founded, the Welsh National Opera and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. This saw Welsh composers moving away from choral compositions to instrumental and orchestral compositions. But Welsh folk music was still strong with the likes of Meredydd Evans heavily involved with the folk revival in Wales. 


In 1954, Meredydd Evans recorded his landmark album Welsh Folk Songs. Since then, Evans has created a long and distinguished career as a professor of philosophy, writer, performer, television producer and above all, advocate for the Welsh language and culture.

Below is a link to the BBC Wales site where there is an article on Welsh folk music. 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/folk-traditional/pages/about_traditional_02.shtml