Collection Statement
In accordance with the National Library of Wales' Collections Development Policy, the Welsh Music Archive collects
- the personal papers of musicians who have played, and who continue to play an important role in the life of the nation, and individuals from Wales with a high profile because of their musical work nationally or internationally. Among these are composers, performers, promoters, and scholars who study the musical traditions of Wales
- the archives of national bodies who arrange and promote musical performances, national organisations and societies who promote or study aspects of Welsh music, or groups who perform Welsh music or music in Wales
- the archives of Welsh commercial music publishers, including recording companies
- Welsh music manuscripts of all periods, together with concert programmes and ephemera reflecting music activities in all parts of Wales.