The national anthems of the United States and Wales will have been played, the referee will have blown for kick-off and the Group B fixture at Doha’s Al Rayyan Stadium will be underway. But the music ...
If you've been watching the World Cup, you've probably heard a few renditions of Welsh-language folk song Yma o Hyd. Meaning "still here", Dafydd Iwan's tune has become an anthem for Wales football ...
Welsh singer, Dafydd Iwan, shared three interesting facts about his well-known song 'Yma o Hyd' ahead of Wales' first World Cup game since 1958. The patriotic tune has become the unofficial anthem for ...
Dafydd Iwan's 'Yma o Hyd' has been a familiar anthem to Welsh speakers for some time, but has firmly moved into the mainstream in recent years, and sport has had a big part to play in its popularity.
Imagine Dylan Thomas or William Shakespeare appearing in a classroom to talk to children - this is how singer Dafydd Iwan believes he is often seen. Through the national curriculum, pupils learn of ...
Wales are in Qatar to take part in their first World Cup in 64 years. The Dragons beat Ukraine in the UEFA playoff final in June, as they secured a place at football's showpiece tournament for the ...
Peredur Webb-Davies works for Bangor University and has received research grant funding in the past from the ESRC and Research Council UK. The Welsh language, Cymraeg, has changed linguistically a lot ...
It has been a familiar anthem to Welsh speakers for some time, but Dafydd Iwan's Yma o Hyd has been given a whole new lease of life in the build-up to the 2022 World Cup, with fans up and down the ...