"Blerwytirhwng?" the Place of Welsh Pop Music
the Place of Welsh Pop Music

By surveying the development of Welsh-language popular music from 1945-2000, this work examines those moments of crisis in Welsh cultural life which signalled a burgeoning sense of national identity, which challenged paradigms of linguistic belonging, and out of which emerged different expressions of Welshness.

By surveying the development of Welsh-language popular music from 1945-2000, "The Place of Welsh Pop" examines those moments of crisis in Welsh cultural life which signalled a burgeoning sense of national identity, which challenged paradigms of linguistic belonging, and out of which emerged new expressions of Welshness.

Part 1 'Blerwytirhwng?': Introduction
Theories of culture
Placing Welsh pop
Identifying Welsh pop. Part 2 A Cultural History of Welsh Popular Music: Wales before 1963: creating the culture
1963-73: locating the audience
1973-82: establishing new traditions
1982-90: breaking the mold
1990-2000: broadening the scope. Part 3 Case Studies: Dafydd Iwan and the new Welsh 'folk culture'
Welsh reggae: the sound of the city
Datblygu and the embodiment of Welsh pop
Y Tystion: Wales joins the hip hop nation
Dis-located: Welsh musicians in the Anglo-American market
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.