Twmpath

Twmpath (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtʊmpaθ]) is a Welsh word literally meaning a hump or tump, once applied to the mound or village green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance.

Twmpath dawns were organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru in the late 1950s and 1960s, a form of barn dance, for the entertainment of young people, mainly from rural areas.^[1] These events remained popular until the rise of discos in the 1970s. Twmpath is used today to mean a Welsh version of the barn dance or cèilidh.

The same word is also used to refer to a speed bump.

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^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 893. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

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[1] Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 893. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

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v t Welsh folk music
General	Eisteddfod Noson Lawen Twmpath
Folk song	Cerdd Dant Cymanfa Ganu Cynghanedd Men's chorus
Instruments	Crwth Fiddle Flute Pibgorn Triple harp Tabwrdd Welsh bagpipes
Dance & Tune Types	General Clogging 2/4 Dance Polka 2/2 and 4/4 Dances Barn dance Hornpipe Reel 3/4 Dances Waltz 6/8 Dances Jig Non-dance Tunes Marches and Airs which exist in various meters.
Scales	Aeolian mode Dorian mode Harmonic minor scale Ionian mode Mixolydian mode Pentatonic scale
Relations	Cape Breton fiddling Folk music of England Folk music of Ireland Folk music of Scotland

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