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Dancing in the Streets
This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley’s sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously funny account of growing up in the Gallowgate and then Shettleston in the 1920s and 1930s and his working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the 1940s and 1950s. One of the great Glasgow classics, first published in 1957, back in print after many years.
Storm in My Heart
Chronicles John Faulkner's six-decade journey through British and Irish music, revealing personal stories and significant collaborations.For more than six decades John Faulkner has been at the heart...
Welsh Folk Dance Recollections | Atgofion Dawnsio Gwerin Cymreig
Having discovered Welsh folk dancing as a freshman student at University College of Wales, Swansea, in 1960, Tenby-born Mavis Williams-Roberts became hooked for life on this Welsh tradition. She joined...
Siân Phillips
Memoir of renowned actress Siân Phillips by Hywel Gwynfryn. Siân Phillips is one of Wales's most iconic actresses ever. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, this volume records her interesting and...
David Vaughan Thomas
David Vaughan Thomas was the most prominent and influential Welsh composer in the first decades of the 20th century, as he sought to move his country forward from the conservative tendencies of the...
Rhwng Bethlehem A’r Groes
A volume of reminiscences through the songs of musician and tv producer Barry 'Archie' Jones.
Still Singing ‘Yma o Hyd’
Former president of Plaid Cymru and veteran Welsh-language campaigner Dafydd Iwan is also one of the best-known and most respected figures in Welsh-language music. He rose to fame with his satirical...
Age is Just a Number
Francis Brennan is the epitome of someone who is growing old gracefully, with his stylish suits and zest for life ever-present as he prepares to turn 70 in September 2023. Though still full of beans,...
Sandy Kelly: In My Own Words
From her magical childhood being reared in a family of travelling entertainers to building a career as a music star, Sandy recounts the highs – and lows – of a lifetime in music.
Yn Blwmp ac yn Blaen
The autobiography of Cefin Roberts is published by Gwasg y Bwthyn as he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday in October 2023. A highly readable volume, brimming with stories and entertaining anecdotes,...
