Faenol Festival
Opera star Bryn Terfel set up the Faenol Festival in his native North Wales in 2000, to showcase some of the best of classical, opera and pop music.
Feeder
Like Manic Street Preachers before them, Feeder appear to be one of those rare bands that, in the face of tragedy, have the strength and determination to fight on and ultimately eclipse their dark history.
Fernhill
Fernhill formed in 1996 after Julie Murphy met husband Ceri Rhys Matthews at art college and moved to Matthew's native West Wales.
Ffa Coffi Pawb
Ffa Coffi Pawb are best known as the band that later mutated into Super Furry Animals.
Flint Male Voice Choir
Founded in 1975 the choir draws its membership of some 70 singers from communities surrounding the industrial areas of Deeside in North East Wales.
Flying Pickets
The acapella band formed by Welsh singer and actor Brian Hibbard had a huge Christmas Number with Only You.
Folk and traditional music in Wales
Like Ireland and Scotland, Wales has a vibrant, healthy modern music scene based on instruments and music that stretch back hundreds of years.
Freur
Forming from the ashes of Cardiff Art School outfits The Corsairs and Screen Gemz (in addition to featuring - for a short period - future The Who bassist Pino Palladino), Freur were an ethereal synthpop indie quartet who flared briefly before calling it a day, moving to Essex and becoming Underworld, one of the most successful dance acts of all time.
Fron Male Voice Choir
Situated in the beautiful Vale of Llangollen in North Wales, some 15 miles from Chester, the village of Froncysyllte is the home of one of Wales' most distinguished male choirs.
Full Ponty
Currently on hiatus, The Full Ponty in 2006 and 2007 showcased some of Wales' and the world's top rock outfits in Ynysyngharad Park in Pontypridd.
Funeral For A Friend
After the transatlantic success of Lostprophets, eyes turned to the South Wales punk/hardcore circuit to find the next big thing. Funeral For A Friend were the obvious choice.
Future Of The Left
When Mclusky imploded in January 2005, little beyond rumours were heard of frontman Andy Falkous. That was, until the emergence of Future Of The Left.
Galleries
Browse our galleries of artists, festivals and events in Wales.
Gareth Roberts
Jazz trombonist Gareth Roberts has been playing in and around the south Wales area for many years now. He plays in a wide variety of different Welsh bands including the Wales Jazz Composers Orchestra, the Heavy Quartet, Steve Waterman's Jazz Orchestra and his own quintet, for which he writes all the material himself.
Geoff Eales
Throughout a long and distinguished career, Geoff Eales has worked with pop stars, country singers, opera divas and funk legends, and has played on countless soundtracks, TV shows and jingles. He has also composed chamber works, symphonies and concertos and has performed as a featured soloist with symphony orchestras.
Georgia Ruth Williams
Aberystwyth's Georgia Ruth Williams is a student at Cambridge University, but is as talented a musician as she is an academic.
Goldie Lookin' Chain
Alright clart? Sit back and listen to Newport's mighty rap stars: the GLC. You knows it!
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
In 1991 a group of boys in Ysgol Bro Myrddin, Carmarthen decided to form a band. They settled, for better or worse, on the name Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Green Man festival
Since It's Jo And Danny founded this folk-orientated festival in 2003, the Mid Wales-based event has grown in both capacity and public standing.
Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys is the main songwriter and lead singer in Super Furry Animals, and occasional solo star.
Gwilym Simcock
If there's one person to be keeping an eye on in the world of jazz, it's new crossover hero Gwilym Simcock.
Gwyneth Glyn
Llanarmon's Gwyneth Glyn was "conceived following Plaid Cymru's St David's Day dinner at Abaty Maenan, Dyffryn Conwy, North Wales, in 1979".
Harry Secombe
According to Sir Geraint Evans, Harry Secombe could have been a fine comic operatic baritone, and he once offered him the part of Bardolph in Verdi's Falstaff. Had things been different, maybe we wouldn't just remember Harry Secombe's singing with If I Ruled The World.
Helen Love
One of Wales' longest-lived and fondly regarded bands, Helen Love were one of the late John Peel's favourite bands, and remain one of Mark Radcliffe's top listens. Having BBC DJ cognoscenti appeal, though, is only part of the story.
Henry Priestman
The ex-Christians man, an Anglesey resident since 1992, released his debut album in 2008.
High Contrast
Cardiff-born musician who swiftly became one of the UK's hottest drum and bass DJs.
Hot Puppies
Fronted by charismatic singer Becky Newman, The Hot Puppies formed in December 2000.
How to...
Want to get on in the music industry? We have a selection of guides on how to get ahead in your chosen field.
Huw Warren
Since the late 1980s Huw Warren has established a name as a sensitive and versatile jazz musician, blending rich melodies with unpredictable minimalism, and exploring the boundaries of rhythm and improvisation. His music ranges across jazz improvisation to modern classical to folk.
Hybrid
Swansea-bred progressive trance collective practise a fine line in organic instrumentation and chilling spy-movie atmospherica.
Ian Shaw
Ian inherited a love of jazz from his late father, a cornet and trumpet player who was a fan of big band music.
Indie and alternative music in Wales
From the early days of The Pooh Sticks and The Darling Buds, through the commercial and cultural influence of SFA and Catatonia to the third wave of The Automatic and Los Campesinos!, Wales has long had a thriving indie and alternative scene. Here are some of the major players.
It's Jo And Danny
Folktronica duo It's Jo And Danny have become synonymous with the Green Man festival, but their own music is well worth investigating.
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello was a giant of the early 20th century stage and screen: songwriter, playwright, composer, actor and star.
James Dean Bradfield
Manic Street Preachers singer James Dean Bradfield finally took the plunge to record a solo album in 2006.
Jayce Lewis
Jayce Lewis is the former drummer of Losing Sun who's building a career in East Asia.
Jazz in Wales
Unbeknownst to many, jazz in Wales has a healthy following and some adventurous musicians.
Jean Jacques Smoothie
Armed with an analogue synth and a sample of Minnie Ripperton, JJS - Steve to his mum - scored a surprise hit in late 2001 with 2 People.
Jem
While it's become the norm for US artists such as The Bravery, The Strokes or Scissor Sisters making a name for themselves in the UK before taking on their home turf, it's unusual for a British artist to turn the tables. And yet singer-songwriter Jem became a sensation in America without being much more than a well-kept secret in the UK.
John Cale
John Cale is one of the most influential musicians ever to have come from Wales. Born to a coal miner father and school teacher mother in Garnant in 1942, Cale's talent for music - particularly the piano and viola - was spotted early on.
Joseph Parry
Dr Joseph Parry, who died on 17 February 1903, was famous for his compositions both in Wales and the USA. One of the most famous Welsh tunes - Myfanwy - and perhaps the greatest hymn tune ever written - Aberystwyth - came from his pen.
Joy Formidable
Originally from North Wales, and called Sidecar Kisses, The Joy Formidable have since decamped to London, changed their name and began getting a great reputation in the capital's coolest cliques.
Karl Jenkins
The UK's most popular contemporary composer, Karl Jenkins was born in 1944 and was raised in Penclawdd, South West Wales. His father was a school teacher, organist and choir master, who taught Karl music theory and the piano.
Katherine Jenkins
The former school teacher from Neath who became the fastest-selling female classical singer since Maria Callas.
Kids In Glass Houses
One of south Wales' most hotly-tipped acts, Kids In Glass Houses nailed their reputation during 2006 with a series of high-profile support slots.
K-Klass
Forned in Wrexham in the late 1980s, K-Klass were at the forefront of the UK house scene and mainstays of the Hacienda club in Manchester.
Rock in Wales
Miners' benefits
Listen to Billy Bragg talking to us about the shows he played in aid of miners' families.
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