The Art of Music: Branding the Welsh Nation

Ar Ymyl y Tir 2023 On Land’s Edge

Venue: Peppers, West Street

Join us on Sunday May 28th at 7:30pm for an engaging presentation by Peter Lord and Rhian Davies of their new book, The Art of Music: Branding the Welsh Nation. The presentation will be followed by a Q and A session and book signing.

Doors open at 6:30pm for drinks in Peppers Bar – Tickets available via Theatr Gwaun Box Office and online at theatrgwaun.com – £ 10

In Dylan Thomas’ radio drama Under Milk Wood, the Revd. Eli Jenkins eulogised the singing of Polly Garter with the words ‘Praise the Lord! We are a musical nation.’ Visual culture has long been a vital component in creating and disseminating the prevalent national brand and the mythology of Welsh musicality. In their new publication, The Art of Music: Branding the Welsh Nation, the art historian Peter Lord and the music historian Rhian Davies describe the portrayal of Welsh music and musicians over 500 years both in the context of the evolution of the self-image of the people of Wales and its influence on perceptions of Welshness in the wider world.