List of Welsh musicians explained

The following is a list of notable Welsh musicians and musical groups.

Traditional

This category includes music that has its roots in the Middle Ages and Renaissance or the instruments of these periods, as opposed to traditional vocal music or folk music (see below).

• Nansi Richards – a triple harp player
• Robin Huw Bowen – a triple harp player
• Ceri Rhys Matthews – a multi-instrumentalist, plays the pibgorn or Welsh bagpipes, wooden flute, and others
• Fernhill – a folk band, that features Ceri Rhys Matthews and often employs the pibgorn
• Carreg Lafar – a traditional Welsh folk group, featuring Antwn Owen Hicks, Linda Owen Jones, Rhian Evan Jones, James Rourke and Danny Kilbride

Choirs

• Côr Godre'r Aran
• Gwalia Singers
• Morriston Orpheus Choir
• Pontarddulais Male Choir
• Treorchy Male Voice Choir

Choral conductors

• Sioned James (1974–2016)

Classical

• Charlotte Church
• Hannah Stone
• Rebecca Evans
• Bryn Terfel
• Gwawr Edwards
• Katherine Jenkins
• Aled Jones
• Catrin Finch
• Wynne Evans
• Llŷr Williams
• Shân Cothi

Folk

• Ar Log
• Fernhill
• Dafydd Iwan
• Sian James
• Carreg Lafar
• Julie Murphy
• Max Boyce
• Meic Stevens
• Morus Elfryn
• Roy Harris
• Allan Yn Y Fan
• Martyn Joseph
• Novo Amor

Pop, rock and metal

• 60ft Dolls
• The Alarm
  • Amen Corner Anhrefn or Yr Anhrefn
• Attack! Attack!
• The Automatic
• Badfinger
• Y Bandana
• Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles
• The Blackout
• Blonde on Blonde
• Bonnie Tyler
• Bright Light Bright Light
• Budgie
• Bullet for My Valentine
• Burke Shelley
• Candelas
• Catatonia
• Cate Le Bon
• Catfish and the Bottlemen
• Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
• Crys
• Cuba Cuba
• The Darling Buds
• Datblygu
• Dave Edmunds
• Deke Leonard
• Donna Lewis
• Ricky Valance
• David Alexander
• Desecration
• Dream State
• Dub War
• Duffy
• Elin Fflur
• Euros Childs
• Feeder
• Ffa Coffi Pawb
• Funeral for a Friend
• Future of the Left
• Gene Loves Jezebel
• Goldie Lookin Chain
• Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
• Green Gartside
• Gruff Rhys
• Gwenno
• Himalayas
• Holding Absence
• Islet^[1]
• Jarcrew
• Jayce Lewis
• John Cale
• John Lawrence (musician)
• John Porter (musician, born 1950)
• The Joy Formidable
• Karl Wallinger
• Kids in Glass Houses
• Kristian Lavercombe
• Llwybr Llaethog
• Lisa Scott-Lee
• Los Campesinos!
• Lostprophets
• Love Sculpture
• Man
• Manic Street Preachers
• Marina and the Diamonds
• Mary Hopkin
• mclusky
• Murry the Hump
• Neck Deep
• People in Planes
• Phil Campbell
• Pino Palladino
• Gary Pickford-Hopkins
• The Oppressed
• Pocket Venus
• Pretty Vicious
• Ray Phillips
• Roger Glover
• Racing Cars
• Sassafras
• The School
• Scritti Politti
• Shakin' Stevens
• Shirley Bassey
• Shooting at Unarmed Men
• Sibrydion
• Sion Russell Jones
• Skindred
• Spencer Davis
• Stereophonics
• Steve Strange
• Steve Williams
• Super Furry Animals
• Sŵnami
• Tigertailz
• Tom Jones
• Tony Bourge
• Toy Horses
• Who's Molly?
  • World Party Young Marble Giants
• Yws Gwynedd

Electronic

• DJ Sasha
• High Contrast
• Hybrid
• Underworld^[2]
• Tim Wright aka. CoLD SToRAGE

Bluegrass

• The Beef Seeds

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phares. Heather. Islet biography. AllMusic. 12 April 2012.
2. Web site: Olympics a dream gig for Ammanford musician. South Wales Guardian. 22 November 2012.