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Summary

Cerdd dant is a Welsh vocal art in which a singer or singers set poetry against an independently shaped harp melody. In its familiar modern practice the two lines create a planned relationship rather than simple tune-and-chord accompaniment. Poetic accent, melodic design and the timing of their meeting are part of the artistry. The term has historical meanings connected with string music, so older manuscript references should not automatically be read as descriptions of today's vocal competition format. Here the catalogue concerns the living poetry-and-harp singing practice. [1]

Contemporary and trending

The art continues through teaching, local performance, festivals and eisteddfod competition, with solo and group presentations. A listener unfamiliar with Welsh can still hear the two musical lines, but following the poem illuminates the decisions in setting it. Competitions provide a visible framework without exhausting the practice's cultural life; preparation itself involves careful verbal and musical judgment. New settings allow performers to work with poetry actively rather than merely preserve a fixed song. The aim is not simply to place more notes around a poem but to make its shape interact convincingly with another musical structure. [2]

History

Welsh poetic and string traditions supply a long cultural background, while the particular conventions of modern cerdd dant have their own development. Collections, educational institutions and organized performance helped articulate expectations about setting and presentation. Historical terms can shift their meanings, making it essential to distinguish evidence for older instrumental repertory from accounts of later sung practice. Archives at the National Library preserve documents and festival papers that help trace these changes. This layered history is more useful than claiming that one unchanged art has passed intact from medieval harp manuscripts into modern competition halls. [2]

Musical characteristics

A harp melody, often called the cainc, provides one line; the vocal counter-melody or cyfalaw carries the poem. The singer does not merely double the harp tune. Entry, melodic movement and the alignment of cadences create a relationship that can be followed across the whole setting. Listen first to the harp's contour, then attend to where the voice enters and how its phrase reaches an arrival in relation to it. Group settings add questions of balance and coordination. The technical work serves verbal expression: an ingenious counter-melody still has to make the poem intelligible and persuasive.

Geography and communities

The practice belongs to interconnected Welsh-language teaching and cultural networks, including smaller communities that prepare performers for larger events. It should not be mapped as a single peak at an eisteddfod venue, because the knowledge exists in rehearsal rooms, homes and local lessons across a wider landscape. Western and northwestern Wales provide a strong working core, with broader Welsh participation beyond it. The geographic field is therefore regional rather than venue-sized. It indicates a living musical and linguistic network, not a measured distribution of every singer or an exclusive boundary around Welsh identity.

Artists

Representative practitioners include the solo singers, harp accompanists, teachers and vocal groups documented in cerdd dant festivals and eisteddfod programs. Their collaborative roles are more informative than manufacturing a list of commercial stars for an art organized differently. Harpists' repertory knowledge and teachers' understanding of poetic setting are central creative contributions. Hearing both solo and ensemble performances makes the range clearer: an individual singer may foreground verbal nuance, while a group must solve additional coordination problems. Archive papers and recordings can also reveal how conventions change between generations rather than supplying one permanently authoritative model.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

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MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note
Mared Williams Hiraeth — Y Busnes Cerdd Dant ’Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/qI2kFRlcImI S4C identifies traditional words and J. Eirian Jones’s cainc Cysgod Y Wern, making the relationship between sung poetry and an independent tune explicit.[3] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.
Casi Wyn Cân o Fawl i’r Hydref https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFENQ8IwoVY A second S4C presentation, crediting Wyn’s words and Gwennant Pyrs’s cainc Dwynwen; contemporary poetic setting within cerdd dant.[4] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.
Parti Cerdd Dant a Gwerin, conducted by Gwennant Pyrs; harpists Angharad Wyn Jones and Tudur Eames PARTI CERDD DANT a GWERIN - Cywydd Croeso (Gŵyl Cerdd Dant Caernarfon 2026). Cyngerdd Blynyddol 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/FpUiH8GXt20 Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2026-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Awen and Olive ‘Seren’ Olive ac Awen Deuawd Cerdd Dant o dan 16 🥇 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Y Garreg Las 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyfRPtDKpSI Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2026-08-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Adran Ffynnonddrain 3ydd - Adran Ffynnonddrain - Parti Cerdd Dant Bl.6 ac iau (Unsain) (Adran) - Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/r9N-0lRAo1k Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Adran Ffynnonddrain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2026-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Adran Ffynnonddrain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Emmie Davis ‘Llaw’ / Emmie Davis / Unawd Cerdd Dant / Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Yr Urdd https://www.youtube.com/embed/itpT4pKXAhw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2026-05-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Awen and Olive ‘Pan Dorro’r Wawr’, Awen ac Olive / Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Yr Urdd / Deuawd Cerdd Dant Bl.7, 8,a 9🥈 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OH7gLRtuDbA Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2026-05-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Coleg Cambria Coleg Cambria Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/60Brm3-M1Fw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tim Heeley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2025-11-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Tim Heeley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Emmie Davis 'Y Gwanwyn' by Emmie Davis Unawd bl 5 a 6 Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/4nx0wsEmikk Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2025-08-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Amanda Davis. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Greta Ann Jones 3ydd - Greta Ann Jones - Unawd Cerdd Dant o dan 12 oed - Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/c0c5P9W8YcM Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Greta Ann. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2025-08-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Greta Ann. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Adran Ffynnonddrain Adran Ffynnonddrain - Parti Cerdd Dant Bl.6 ac iau (Unsain) (Adran) - Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xepOAHv_irw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Adran Ffynnonddrain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2025-06-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Adran Ffynnonddrain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Leisa and Fflur Leisa a Fflur - Pam fod eira yn wyn. Gwyl Cerdd Dant Aled 2024 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ML1CnR8KDZQ Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bethan Williams. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2024-11-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Bethan Williams. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Greta Ann Jones 3ydd - Greta Ann Jones - Unawd Cerdd Dant Cynradd - Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2024 https://www.youtube.com/embed/HErTz85VfxI Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Greta Ann. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2024-11-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Greta Ann. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Gŵyl Cerdd Dant2024 welcome ensemble (individual performers uncredited; publisher: S4C) Cywydd Croeso Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2024 er cof am Aled Lloyd Davies | S4C https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZViQWoP_zUk Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2024-11-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Ruth, Ceri and Siriol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2024 Triawd Cerdd Dant Ruth Ceri a Siriol https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVDdkzYeBLw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: The Davieses are off again!. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2024-08-09. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2024-08-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown 2024-08-09 unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: The Davieses are off again!. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2024-08-09. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Elysteg Llwyd Elysteg Llwyd | Ysgol Twm o'r Nant Dinbych | Cerdd Dant | Eisteddfod yr Urdd Maldwyn 1988 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yz5jqkfTbpk Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: AA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2023-11-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: AA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Bro Alaw Bro Alaw - Twm Siôn Cati - Cerdd Dant https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZixUghuvFIw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Owain Gwilym. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2023-06-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Owain Gwilym. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Côr Cerdd Dant Ysgol y Creuddyn Côr Cerdd Dant Ysgol y Creuddyn Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2022 https://www.youtube.com/embed/MsLNPtCFujs Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: julia taylor. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2022-06-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: julia taylor. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Morgan Elwy "Cerrig Cariad" - Morgan Elwy | Mwy o'r Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/GjSEUjVRYww Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2021-12-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Steffan Rhys Hughes Eira ar y Coed | Steffan Rhys Hughes | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/hsMuofMHLCw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Huw Ynyr Mae'r Môr yn Faith | Huw Ynyr | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJhSlq3HzNg Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Llio Evans Llio Evans | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/evMrOZG6CLA Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Rhydian Jenkins Tipyn Bach o Fachwr | Rhydian Jenkins | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma https://www.youtube.com/embed/ySKhYu0gqrg Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Mared Mared - 'Cofio' ar yr alaw 'Siliwen' https://www.youtube.com/embed/4W7wCgVEKsM Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: BBCRadioCymru. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-11-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: BBCRadioCymru. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Côr Unedig Cerdd Dant (2009 National Eisteddfod) Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2009 - Côr Unedig Cerdd Dant https://www.youtube.com/embed/zBJY_T8XY3Y Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Harold Jones. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-03-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Harold Jones. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Awen and Olive Esyllt a Catrin | Cerdd Dant https://www.youtube.com/embed/eHmOslrfPi4 Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Noson Lawen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2020-01-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Noson Lawen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Uncredited competing choir / Gŵyl Cerdd Dant2019 (publisher: S4C) Côr Cerdd Dant Agored #GCD2019 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GqubDdbn868 Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2019-11-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Uncredited competing vocal ensemble / Gŵyl Cerdd Dant2019 (publisher: S4C) Parti Cerdd Dant Agored #GCD2019 https://www.youtube.com/embed/76AKEnMk4Ws Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2019-11-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: S4C. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Cai Fôn Davies Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Uwchradd - Cai Fon Davies https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dn4O-i1JWiw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Pedwarawd Isca Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Pedwarawd Isca https://www.youtube.com/embed/OF4IXZ79o78 Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[32] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Elfed and Catrin Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Deuawd Cerdd Dant - Elfed a Catrin https://www.youtube.com/embed/sUVbHM7vSEo Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[33] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Côr Seiriol Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Cor Seiriol https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ahy-pHzMvOQ Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[34] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Ffion Ellis Davies Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Unawd Uwchradd - Ffion Ellis Davies, Porthaethwy https://www.youtube.com/embed/6kHfxDe1Szw Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[35] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Delwedd. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Côr Merched Canna, Caerdydd Wales - Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2011 https://www.youtube.com/embed/cLu9UHDfnis Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: pedrcymro29. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2012-03-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[36] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: pedrcymro29. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Côr Arianrhod Dyffryn Nantlle Gwyl Cerdd Dant - Cor Arianrhod Dyffryn Nantlle https://www.youtube.com/embed/XPCdOzRG3xk Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: pedrcymro29. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2010-11-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[37] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: pedrcymro29. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Lleisiau’r Nant, Dinbych Gwyl Cerdd Dant, Casnewydd 2009, LLEISIAU'R NANT, DINBYCH https://www.youtube.com/embed/j86AfM2ynYs Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: gwernant. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2009-11-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[38] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: gwernant. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.
Uncredited Cywydd Croeso singers / Gŵyl Cerdd Dant Dyffryn Clwyd2008 (publisher: gwernant) Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2008, Dyffryn Clwyd https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CLQ-KUOljM Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: gwernant. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire. Video publication: 2008-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[39] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Cerdd dant work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: gwernant. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual vocal/harp setting identified at work/competition level, distinct from adjacent Welsh folk and instrumental harp repertoire.

Related genres

Cerdd dant intersects with Welsh folk and poetic performance but differs from a simple folk song accompanied by harp. Chapel hymn singing and choral competition share social institutions while organizing musical lines in other ways. Historical Welsh harp music is a related subject with separate evidence, not a ready-made synonym. For discovery, listen once to the harp line alone if possible, then follow the vocal entry with a translation of the poem. That approach exposes the compositional relationship more clearly than treating the performance as an unfamiliar kind of harmony singing.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ Welsh folk music, Wales.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Welsh traditional music collections — National Library of Wales.
  3. ↑ Mared Williams — Hiraeth — Y Busnes Cerdd Dant ’Ma. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  4. ↑ Casi Wyn — Cân o Fawl i’r Hydref. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ PARTI CERDD DANT a GWERIN - Cywydd Croeso (Gŵyl Cerdd Dant Caernarfon 2026). Cyngerdd Blynyddol 2026.
  6. ↑ ‘Seren’ Olive ac Awen Deuawd Cerdd Dant o dan 16 🥇 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Y Garreg Las 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.
  7. ↑ 3ydd - Adran Ffynnonddrain - Parti Cerdd Dant Bl.6 ac iau (Unsain) (Adran) - Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2026.
  8. ↑ ‘Llaw’ / Emmie Davis / Unawd Cerdd Dant / Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Yr Urdd.
  9. ↑ ‘Pan Dorro’r Wawr’, Awen ac Olive / Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Yr Urdd / Deuawd Cerdd Dant Bl.7, 8,a 9🥈.
  10. ↑ Coleg Cambria Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2025.
  11. ↑ 'Y Gwanwyn' by Emmie Davis Unawd bl 5 a 6 Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2025.
  12. ↑ 3ydd - Greta Ann Jones - Unawd Cerdd Dant o dan 12 oed - Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2025.
  13. ↑ Adran Ffynnonddrain - Parti Cerdd Dant Bl.6 ac iau (Unsain) (Adran) - Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2025.
  14. ↑ Leisa a Fflur - Pam fod eira yn wyn. Gwyl Cerdd Dant Aled 2024.
  15. ↑ 3ydd - Greta Ann Jones - Unawd Cerdd Dant Cynradd - Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2024.
  16. ↑ Cywydd Croeso Gŵyl Cerdd Dant 2024 er cof am Aled Lloyd Davies | S4C.
  17. ↑ Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2024 Triawd Cerdd Dant Ruth Ceri a Siriol.
  18. ↑ Elysteg Llwyd | Ysgol Twm o'r Nant Dinbych | Cerdd Dant | Eisteddfod yr Urdd Maldwyn 1988.
  19. ↑ Bro Alaw - Twm Siôn Cati - Cerdd Dant.
  20. ↑ Côr Cerdd Dant Ysgol y Creuddyn Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2022.
  21. ↑ "Cerrig Cariad" - Morgan Elwy | Mwy o'r Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma.
  22. ↑ Eira ar y Coed | Steffan Rhys Hughes | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma.
  23. ↑ Mae'r Môr yn Faith | Huw Ynyr | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma.
  24. ↑ Llio Evans | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma.
  25. ↑ Tipyn Bach o Fachwr | Rhydian Jenkins | Y Busnes Cerdd Dant 'Ma.
  26. ↑ Mared - 'Cofio' ar yr alaw 'Siliwen'.
  27. ↑ Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2009 - Côr Unedig Cerdd Dant.
  28. ↑ Esyllt a Catrin | Cerdd Dant.
  29. ↑ Côr Cerdd Dant Agored #GCD2019.
  30. ↑ Parti Cerdd Dant Agored #GCD2019.
  31. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Uwchradd - Cai Fon Davies.
  32. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Pedwarawd Isca.
  33. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Deuawd Cerdd Dant - Elfed a Catrin.
  34. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Cor Seiriol.
  35. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2010 - Unawd Uwchradd - Ffion Ellis Davies, Porthaethwy.
  36. ↑ Wales - Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2011.
  37. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant - Cor Arianrhod Dyffryn Nantlle.
  38. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant, Casnewydd 2009, LLEISIAU'R NANT, DINBYCH.
  39. ↑ Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2008, Dyffryn Clwyd.

Hotspot mushrooms

Cerdd dant is sustained by a distributed Welsh-language teaching and poetry network. Western and northwestern communities form a coherent working heartland while broader Welsh participation is lighter; individual competition venues should not become separate cultural islands.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
cerdd-dant-welsh-language-art-network Welsh-language cerdd dant teaching and performance landscape 52.6 -4.0 250 1 A regional field represents distributed knowledge beyond prominent competition halls.
cerdd-dant-wider-welsh-participation Wider Welsh poetry and harp participation 52.1 -3.5 280 0.55 Gentler coverage distinguishes wider participation from the principal transmission core.
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