Andy Bevan praises Carwyn Graves’s Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape (2024).
Knight Vintage: Weaving fashion and music together in Wales
Jordan Curtis speaks to Jake Knight, owner of independent clothing store Knight Vintage, about his love for fashion and Welsh music, and how these two passions have weaved together in his successful Cardiff-based venture.
Echoes of music, harmony, and heritage
Olatunji Offeyi looks at how Welsh folk music, a vital part of Wales’ intangible heritage, can uniquely address community tensions, foster unity and attract cultural tourists to Wales.
Rufus Mufasa – ‘If you can imagine it, you will create it’
Victoria Kioi talks to participatory artist, literary activist, poet, rapper, singer-songwriter and theatre maker Rufus Mufasa about her latest album Trig(ger) Warning(s).
The glue that holds us together
In an interview for BBC Wales Sunday Supplement, Roger Lewis discusses the funding crisis facing the creative industries in Wales and the UK.
The Era of Cultural Economics in Wales
Dr Ani Saunders and Dr Edward Jones argue a culture-led strategy can help regenerate Cardiff’s economy, but ask what cost such an approach might have for the city’s grassroots scene and communities.
Book review: Coal and Community in Wales: Images of the Miners’ Strike, Richard Williams and Amanda Powell
Lydia Godden reviews an account of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike informed by interviews with miners and by the authors’ own reporting on the events at the time.
In search of Welsh cinema
Fedor Tot investigates the factors currently stifling creativity in Welsh cinema.
Review: Nye, Wales Millennium Centre
Tom Kemp reviews much-applauded production Nye, now running at the Wales Millennium Centre.
Cadw – Shaping our Future
Roger Lewis praises the role of Cadw in preserving Wales’ heritage.
Review: Mr Jones, Theatr Soar ★★★★
Tom Kemp praises Mr Jones, a new play about the Aberfan disaster now touring in West and North Wales.