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Honourable mentions:

Brecon Jazz Festival held every August in this Welsh market town. Largest of its kind in the United Kingdom

Faenol Festival - Founded by renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel in 2000. Held each summer at the Faenol Estate nr. Bangor, North Wales

International Eisteddfod, Llangollen - Annual July spectacular attracts choirs, dancers, musicians, poets & singers from all over the world

National Eisteddfod

Celebration of Welsh cultural heritage held every summer 

Musical Interests

Canadian Artists:

"Mirrorball" - Sarah McLachlan
"Stunt" - Bare Naked Ladies
"The
Book of Secrets" - Loreena McKennitt

Choral, Operatic, Traditional:

Amabile Choirs of London, Ontario. 

Huron Carol (Canada's 1st) - Fr. Jean de Brébeauf, 17th C.

Marquis Classics - Toronto-based company. Good site to purchase CDs, incl. Welsh artists; Bryn Terfel, Carreg Lafar, Crasdant & Robin Huw Bowen, to name a few.

NB: Robin & friends have appeared in Vancouver at such venues as Cafe Du Soleil & the WISE Hall, home of The Rogue Folk Club

Siân James - Singer/musician of traditional Welsh folk music 

Contemporary:

"America" - America   

"The End of the Innocence" - Don Henley

Eric Clapton; Bruce Hornsby; Fleetwood Mac; Lenny Kravitz;      

"Long Distance Voyageur" - Moody Blues;  "Reckoning" - REM
"Shaman" & "Supernatural" -
Carlos Santana & Various Artists
"Fragile" - Yes
"90125" - Yes
"Comes a Time" - Neil Young (Canadian)

Jazz, Blues, R. & B., Swing:

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Bet.e & Stef (Canadian);     Henry Connick Jr.

"Buena Vista Social Club Presents" - Abraham Ferrer

Molly Johnson (Canadian)       Norah Jones

Diana Krall (Canadian)   Gwyneth Herbert (Welsh)