Okay, 

I thought, what the heck, I love a waltz so I'm just going to take a stab at that 3rd video. 

Fifteen minutes later, I pretty much had "Lliw Lili Ymysg y Drain" nailed - didn't even slow the video down. 

So, I wanted to tell you all how easy it is, but thought it a good idea to find the sheet music, first. 

My 1st stop is usually "The Session".  I found it there, but none of their versions match!  They are all Emin! 

Unless I can't hear or my tuner is junk (both entirely possible) this video and what I'm playing is Amin!  There are no sharps/flats.

https://thesession.org/tunes/8370

I want to encourage even beginners to try this because it is a very relaxing tune to learn & play!  If you are a beginner, just try it without the double stops.

- Emily

If anyone is interested, I'll search some more for the sheet music.

@GregW -

Yeah, that's about where the 2nd tune started - of the 2, I liked the 1st in the video, also. 

I still have to find a couple of others, besides "Morfa'r Frenhines", that I jotted down to remember.

Nice area to explore! 

- Emily

I just came across the strangest set.  I was listening to Welsh tunes... and I've been trying to identify what it is I hear that's different in Welsh folk music - been suspicious about possible influence by Nordic music or visa versa.🤔

Pum Chwecheiniog (Wales), Gwŷr y Gogledd (Wales), Forsslundspolskan (Sweden) and Pirun Polska (The Devil's Polska - Finland) - performed by Christine Cooper. 

I thought the "Devil's Polska" was from Norway, not Finland - hmm... blurry music borders?

Btw, the last 2 tunes use the G string tuned up to A. 

- Emily 

Today (er, yesterday), I've been learning "Cuckoo's Nest" (Casey Willis breakdown version in D).  I've been having a lot of fun with it, even though I can't quite play it up to speed. 

Ran across what might be it's traditional Welsh origins - but found 2 that both translate to "Cuckoo's Nest"(?)    

Here's what I think might be it, "Nyth y Gôg" - The Cuckoo's Nest(?) 

This is also a traditional Welsh tune, "Nyth y Gwcw" - The Cuckoo's Nest(?)  Just the bare bones, here - performed nicely by a young fiddler "Emelia". 

Found quite a heated discussion here. 

https://thesession.org/tunes/6380

Digging further, I would tend to think the minor key or dorian mode versions  (not the major) might be truer Welsh, from what I've heard so far of traditional Welsh music - anyone know about this? 

- Emily 

My favorite version...

FINALLY! 

I found a great video to help me understand more about what makes Traditional Welsh music different! 

Here's some explanations with Rhodri McDonagh. 

...cozy!

- Emily 

Thought it was hilarious about singing to the cows/oxen to come toward the farmer for plowing - instead of yelling at them from behind. 

...and selling Welsh cows to the English - who wondered why they couldn't be driven! 

- Emily

Wondering if those Welsh farmers came over here to the New World and got burned at the stake for bewitching cows. 🤣 

...wait a minute, THEY were the Puritans that settled here and burned everyone else at the stake! 😖

Or, did the Puritans only burn up other Puritans?  🙄 

Sorry, I digress - back to Welsh tunes! 

I forgot to mention that in another thread I discovered the large Welsh Community in South America was more into the singing traditions - not so much the fiddle. 

- Emily

Definitely sounds more like Celtic music than any of his other songs. (lol)

The definition of Celtic includes Wales.