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Womex in Wales – 10 years on

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â–¶   Introduction

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â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

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â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

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â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

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â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

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â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

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â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

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â–¶  7.  The legacies​

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â–¶  8.  New developments​

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â–¶  9. Looking ahead

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â–¶  10. Case Studies

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â–¶  about the author​

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​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

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â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

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â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

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â–¶  7.  The legacies​

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â–¶  8.  New developments​

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â–¶  9. Looking ahead

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â–¶  10. Case Studies

​

â–¶  about the author​

​

​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

​

â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

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â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

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â–¶  7.  The legacies​

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â–¶  8.  New developments​

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â–¶  9. Looking ahead

​

â–¶  10. Case Studies

​

â–¶  about the author​

​

​

Womex in Wales – 10 years on

​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

​

â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

​

â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

​

â–¶  7.  The legacies​

​

â–¶  8.  New developments​

​

â–¶  9. Looking ahead

​

â–¶  10. Case Studies

​

â–¶  about the author​

​

​

Womex in Wales – 10 years on

​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

​

â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

​

â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

​

â–¶  7.  The legacies​

​

â–¶  8.  New developments​

​

â–¶  9. Looking ahead

​

â–¶  10. Case Studies

​

â–¶  about the author​

​

​

Womex in Wales – 10 years on

​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

​

â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

​

â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

​

â–¶  7.  The legacies​

​

â–¶  8.  New developments​

​

â–¶  9. Looking ahead

​

â–¶  10. Case Studies

​

â–¶  about the author​

​

​

Womex in Wales – 10 years on

​

â–¶   Introduction

​

â–¶  1.  WOMEX in the 2000s – Where were the Welsh?

​

â–¶  2.  A Wales WOMEX bid?​

​

â–¶  3.  The legacy objectives

​

â–¶  4.  The bid process and Winning the bid

​

â–¶  5.  WOMEX 2013 – Croeso!

​

â–¶  6.  BBC Wales & Womex

​

â–¶  7.  The legacies​

​

â–¶  8.  New developments​

​

â–¶  9. Looking ahead

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â–¶  10. Case Studies

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â–¶  about the author​

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9. Looking ahead

As news about Manchester hosting WOMEX in 2024 begins to circulate, it feels fitting that on this tenth anniversary of WOMEX in Cardiff, the event will once again return to the UK and the world’s focus will be on these isles’ vibrant and diverse cultural traditions. Who knows what will be in store for us in the dynamic city of Manchester, once the beating heart of the industrial revolution. But while reflecting on the Welsh experience, Hâf asserts that “culturally, WOMEX has been amazing for Wales and for making sure that we’re connected internationally”. 

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As Mandelson says, it may well be a cliché, but “it’s true that it’s the nation that sings”. Now, more than ever there’s a sense that Welsh artists are no longer constrained by their distinct musical traditions but instead are celebrating and fully embracing their Welsh-ness and very much doing their own thing. As the impact of WOMEX in Cardiff continues to resonate, there’s a growing sense of pride and recognition for Wales’s unique national identity and conviction in the words of one of its most famous sons, Dylan Thomas, who proclaimed: “We are a musical nation!”

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â–¶  Case studies

Now, more than ever there’s a sense that Welsh artists are no longer constrained by their distinct musical traditions, but are fully embracing their Welsh-ness and doing their own thing.

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