Port Talbot residents turn local history into folk music through new songwriting project
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Port Talbot residents turn local history into folk music through new songwriting project

1 hours ago · Originally published 17 Sep 2026 9/10 Original headline: ‘Songwriting instead of doomscrolling’: project inspires Port Talbot to tune into its heritage
The Cân y Cymoedd project is helping community groups and schools in Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf research local history to create original folk songs. By setting stories of past residents to music, participants are finding a new connection to their heritage and building a shared sense of cultural pride.
Source: The Guardian UK Neath Port Talbot
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