Medley of Welsh Folk Songs | DnA Folk | TEDxSwansea
The performers, M deith and their daughter, play traditional Welsh folk music, highlighting that while the first song mentions lovely locations in the Towy Valley, none compare to the farm where their love lives. They conclude the set by performing two traditional Welsh tunes, "Caren mine" and "Ebener."
## Speakers & Context
- M deith and their daughter (implied to be the focus of the performance).
- Performers are sometimes referred to as "DNA."
- The duo plays traditional Welsh folk music and writes original material.
## Theses & Positions
- The beauty of the Towy Valley locations mentioned in the song "Glen Tower" is surpassed by the farm where their love resides.
## Concepts & Definitions
- **Towy Valley:** A region whose lovely places are referenced in the song "Glen Tower."
- **DNA treatment:** A modification applied to two traditional Welsh tunes taken from a hymnal.
## Timeline & Sequence
- Performance structure:
1. Introduction/Greeting.
2. Performance of "Glen Tower" (instrumental version).
3. Performance of two tunes from the Welsh hymnal: "Caren mine" and "Ebener."
4. Conclusion.
## Named Entities
- **Towy Valley:** A valley in Wales.
- **Caren mine:** Title of a traditional Welsh tune, described as "the song of the Slender lad."
- **Ebener:** Title of a second traditional Welsh tune.
## Numbers & Data
- None.
## Examples & Cases
- The song "Glen Tower" lists several lovely places in the Towy Valley, though the performance suggests one farm surpasses all of them.
- The two concluding tunes, "Caren mine" and "Ebener," were taken from a Welsh hymnal.
## Tools, Tech & Products
- The Welsh hymnal (source of the two final tunes).
## References Cited
- None.
## Trade-offs & Alternatives
- None.
## Counterarguments & Caveats
- None.
## Methodology
- Performance via traditional Welsh folk music, incorporating original songwriting and arrangement of existing material.
## Conclusions & Recommendations
- The set concludes with the performance of two specific, traditional Welsh tunes.
## Implications & Consequences
- The music preserves and celebrates Welsh cultural traditions through performance.
## Verbatim Moments
- *"thank you and good evening"*
- *"we play H traditional Welsh folk music and we also um write our own music"*
- *"it's called Glen Tower and the words of the song list all the lovely places of the tow Valley orra but of all the places that the girl mentions in the song None of these quite compare to the farm where sha her Kad her love lives"*
- *"we're going to finish off our little set with two tunes that we found in the Welsh Hy book but um they're almost definitely um are Welsh traditional Tunes"*
- *"The first one is called Caren mine the song of the Slender lad and the second one is called ebener"*